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View of Kleine Vijver – Path Among the Fish Ponds loop from Natuurreservaat Rode Vijvers-Wijvenheide

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View of Kleine Vijver – Path Among the Fish Ponds loop from Natuurreservaat Rode Vijvers-Wijvenheide

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View of Kleine Vijver – Path Among the Fish Ponds loop from Natuurreservaat Rode Vijvers-Wijvenheide

01:33

6.11km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Vlaams Natuurreservaat Platwijers

Natuurreservaat Rode Vijvers-Wijvenheide

Waypoints

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Parking

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478 m

View of Kleine Vijver

Highlight • Lake

You can safely take Kleine Vijver with a grain of salt, at least if you interpret it literally without context. Quite a few ponds and also the wine areas themselves (eg Platwijers) have existed since before most visitors were born. The Small Pond is the one with the watchtower and you immediately see that it is anything but small.

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717 m

De Wijers Observation Tower, Zonhoven

Highlight • Viewpoint

The 15-meter-high lookout tower in the Bolderdal pond area is partly in the water and offers a view over the hundreds of ponds.
From the 15 meter high tower you can enjoy a breathtaking view over the ponds. If you don't dare go up, you can enjoy the panorama through the periscope.

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2.08 km

Reflecting Pond

Highlight • Lake

The pond landscape looks like a huge mirror broken into thousands of individual pieces. When the weather is nice, it flashes and sparkles like a diamond or like a disco ball (depending on your (pop) culture background). No matter what you see in it: It's beautiful!

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2.43 km

Vrankenweijer Pond with Water Lilies

Highlight • Lake

There is a small bench at this fish pond. It is one of several privately owned and behind the bench you will find a small fence. However, a walking path was provided so that you can enjoy the view. Depending on where you come, there is a pond with water lilies a little further or earlier, but there is more vegetation in front of it. Otherwise beautiful.

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3.28 km

View of the field at Vlaams Natuurreservaat Platwijers

Highlight • Viewpoint

During the spring rains, this area is partially flooded and yellow marigolds and other marsh plants show themselves. A nutrient-poor grassland provides a flowery carpet of grass in the summer.

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3.91 km

De Wijers Wildlife and Bird Paradise

Highlight • Natural Monument

Why exactly a highlight was created here is not really clear because the place is located on the connecting hiking trail between the Platwijers and Wijvenheide. Here is mainly agricultural area with streams and some beautiful pieces of forest which is also very beautiful. And of course the forests, fields and wetlands you will find here are paradises for birds, in short: the whole area here. This was probably created as part of one of the Wijer walks that pass here and which you can find at wandeleninlimburg.be/nl/routes/3377858 - some pictures of what can be seen at this point and of the walk in the photo section of this highlight. The next ponds are still a bit of a walk from here, just keep going :)

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4.60 km

Path Among the Fish Ponds

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

In 1865, Antoon Bijnens was the first to register as a fish farmer. His company grew into no less than six fish farms. Of these, three are still located in Zonhoven, still owned by his descendants.

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5.13 km

Birdwatching hide at 't Winkeltje, Rode Vijvers–Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

Highlight • Structure

This first of two bird hides a short distance from each other overlooks a pointer that was baptized 't Winkeltje. And just like the others, you will also find a lot of information, including info and questions tailored to the kids.

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6.11 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.91 km

2.83 km

168 m

136 m

Surfaces

3.75 km

1.81 km

179 m

168 m

145 m

Elevation

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Sunday 5 July

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View of Kleine Vijver – Path Among the Fish Ponds loop from Natuurreservaat Rode Vijvers-Wijvenheide

View of Kleine Vijver

De Wijers Observation Tower, Zonhoven

Reflecting Pond

Vrankenweijer Pond with Water Lilies

View of the field at Vlaams Natuurreservaat Platwijers

De Wijers Wildlife and Bird Paradise

Path Among the Fish Ponds

Birdwatching hide at 't Winkeltje, Rode Vijvers–Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

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