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Sleeping Giant Route

Moderate

4.6

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Sleeping Giant Route

01:29

5.91km

10m

Hiking

Hoo hoo hoo! How spooky! On this tour, about halfway between Eindhoven and Mechelen, you will meet a host of fairytale characters. It’s likely to also be a bit spooky and you’ll have to be careful not to wake up Slapende Reus, the slumbering giant that gave the hike its…

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Last updated: August 9, 2024

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1.76 km

Iron Age Play Zone

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you - or your offspring - can romp, swing and climb around to your heart's content. Of course, the whole thing also has an educational aspect: children can practice …

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2.66 km

Aerial Roots of the Kabouterberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Aerial roots are actually known from tropical countries from plants that grow epiphytically or lithophytically - i.e. on other trees or on stones and rocks. They provide stability and absorb …

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2.97 km

Kabouterberg, Kasterlee

Highlight • Forest

The kabouter is a subspecies of earth creatures. The same species includes gnomes and goblins, as well as trolls (endemic to Scandinavia) and dwarves.

Speaking of which, doesn't the name …

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4.64 km

Devil's Pit Pond

Highlight • Lake

You can listen to the story of the emergency telephone while sitting on a couch.

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4.89 km

De Hoge Mouw with its sleeping giant

Highlight • Monument

The name "Slapende Reus", meaning "Sleeping Giant", does not come from this work of art by the architect and artist duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh - it was rather inspired by …

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5.42 km

Zandplek Play Area

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Wonderful location where young and old can have a good time. You can still get dirty here...

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5.91 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.79 km

704 m

631 m

406 m

373 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

454 m

263 m

185 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 July

23°C

17°C

57 %

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Comments

March 5, 2025,Kasterlee slapende Reus Route

The Sleeping Giant – a short but healing walk

Between the stately trees and the soft rustling of the wind, there it lies: the Sleeping Giant. An impressive work of art that seems to dream in the middle of nature. Today it was not a long walk for me, because my lower back is still playing up a bit. But …

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February 6, 2025,Slapende Reus Route - Kasterlee

Good to do in these very wet months, mostly a dry course except for a small section along the Lichtaartsebaan track where it was a bit more difficult without boots.

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August 13, 2023,Hoge Mouw / Slapende Reusroute Kasterlee

This afternoon we honored our southern neighbors with a visit, a beautiful walk that is also very suitable for children up to the age of 12 because there are various starting points to the play zones / sand spot & Iron Age, the Kabouterberg and the TrekJanPad.
The beautifully undulating terrain of the Hoge Sleeve is characterized by coniferous trees, …

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February 15, 2025,Slapende Reus Route

Great walk...lots of elevation...not for beginners...wonderful in the woods.

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November 12, 2022,Kasterlee - Hoge Mouw

The walking wire is gradually taking up again after much too long mandatory rest. This walk is ideal in terms of miles to get back into it and there are plenty of rest benches to give the foot and knee a welcome break.

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October 19, 2022,Natuurgebied De Hoge Mouw en de Kabouterberg

Today we had to toss.
It was a walk in the woods. We went to Kasterlee and of course our Woffer was allowed to come with us.
In terms of trails, we had a lot of choice. We visited the sleeping giant. We also encountered several gnomes. It led us to beautiful roads. It was also a very educational trip …

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January 6, 2022

Hoo hoo hoo! How spooky! On this tour, about halfway between Eindhoven and Mechelen, you will meet a host of fairytale characters. It’s likely to also be a bit spooky and you’ll have to be careful not to wake up Slapende Reus, the slumbering giant that gave the hike its name.
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You will need to be brave

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Sleeping Giant Route

Iron Age Play Zone

Aerial Roots of the Kabouterberg

Kabouterberg, Kasterlee

Devil's Pit Pond

De Hoge Mouw with its sleeping giant

Zandplek Play Area

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