Best Walking Trails & Routes in Oostrum

A very quiet route with some rare plants like the juniper. The heather is beautiful this time of the year

This is one of my favourite walking routes nearby the place I live, it’s also a historic one. At the beginning of the route is a parking place where you can park your car. After about 2 km walking through the Forrest is a small lake on your left hand side, you can walk around it by following the route I walked with the pacer gps function. when you have walked around the lake there is a building named the Rosmolen, build in 1667 it’s a water mill still in use every Friday for making flour. Cross the first bridge and go left, now follow your route by following the river called the Oostrumse beek. When you have crossed the second bridge go left and than right. Walk straight ahead until you see a small Chappell. This is the Willibrordus Chappel build around 1500. At backside of the Chappell stands a border post. The border post was placed in 1551 to indicate the border between the Land van Cuijk and the Land van Kessel. Follow the route trough the Forrest by using the gps function in pacer. After about 1,5 km is a area with some sand dunes the loose sand could be a bit hard for some people, But it’s worth it. There is a lot of flowering heather around this time of year. And there are juniper trees allover the place. The juniper is pretty rare in the Netherlands. Navigating in the dunes is a bit tricky so it’s recommend following the route I walked by using pacers gps function. Follow this route until you’re back at the parking place. if you're lucky you can spot deers, wild boars, woodpeckers or foxes! I hope you will enjoy this route as much as I do.

This is the most popular route of the village I live in, Venray. this route is called the singels because the route goes through 4 streets where the name ends in singel. The north, east, south, and west-Singel. At the locals the route is better known as rondje singels. The route goes through 2 psychiatric terrains for which venray is known. The Saint Anna terrain is no longer in use. In the past nuns nursed psychiatric clients here. The buildings are still there. The other terrain is the Vincent van Gogh terrain. Today, clients with addiction, depression or other mental illness are cared for here. With 5.3 kilometers, this is the perfect after dinner route. A lot of locals run or walk this route in the evening after dinner. Navigating this route is pretty easy: Start at the roundabout at the intersection of the North and East Singel. - Head west at this roundabout. - Go straight at the first 2 roundabouts - Go left at the 3rd roundabout - For the next 4 kilometres take the second exits at the following roundabouts and go straight ahead at all intersections until you reach the starting point again.

I walk this route every day with my dog. Head south east. After 150 meters you will see a dog playing field on the left. Here I always let the dog play, there is a water tap and various play equipment. The dogs are allowed on the playing field without a leash. After playing, continue with the route and keep left. Follow this path to the end. Turn left and left again after 70 meters. Turn left again at the end of the road. After about 350 meters you turn left at the T-junction in the direction of the Spurterdijk. Follow this road for 1.2 kilometers. Early in the morning and late in the evening it is possible to see deer here. Turn left at the T-junction. After about 300 meters, turn left again and follow the path until you reach the starting point again.

This is a very nice route to walk, it has changing landscapes and beautiful views. The route is more than 6 kilometers, this makes it a good workout. Directions: - Go north north east and follow the path up. - Walk 120 meters and turn right - Walk 480 meters, then turn right into the forest. - Walk 130 meters and follow the path to the left. - Walk 300 meters, then turn right. - Walk 280 meters, then turn right. - Walk 150 meters, then go left. - Follow this road for 450 meters and turn right after the railway crossing. - Walk 640 meters, then go left. - Walk 340 meters, turn right at the end of the path. - Walk 170 meters, make a slight turn to the right. - Walk 130 meters, then turn right - Walk 400 meters and turn left at the end of the road. - Walk 180 meters, then turn right and cross at the railway crossing. - Walk 830 meters, then turn right. - Walk 1.2 kilometers, then go left. - Walk 270 meters, then go left. - Walk 120 meters, then you are back at the starting point.

What to expect from this route: This route runs through the village of Oostrum, from there the route goes to the village of Geijsteren where you enter the forest. In the forest you walk through the nature reserve Landgoed Geijsteren there is a small lake, a small river (Oostrumse beek) and the Rosmolen (see history below). Than you follow your route through the nature reserve Boshuizerbergen. When you walk out of the forest you go back to the starting point. History of the Rosmolen: There is a building in this route named the Rosmolen, build in 1667 it's a water mill still in use every Friday for making flour. The small lake: With a little luck at the small lake you can see deer and wild boar drinking water. Directions: - Walk south - Turn left after 1 kilometer - After 800 meters, cross the railway crossing and turn left - Turn right after 400 meters - Turn right after 340 meters - After 170 meters, turn slightly left - After 2.2 kilometers, enter the parking lot on the left. (Halfway through this section you cross the Oostrumse beek for the first time). - Walk onto the forest path on the left in the parking lot. - Walk 800 meters and cross the Oostrumse beek again. (On the right you see the Rosmolen) - Turn right after 50 meters. - After 260 meters turn left (on the way cross the small bridge) - After 130 meters turn left (on the left you see the small lake) - Follow the path to the left after 50 meters. - Turn right after 250 meters. - Turn left after 860 meters. (walk out of the forest) - Turn right after 100 meters. - Turn left after 290 meters. - cross the train track at the first railway crossing - Follow this road until you are back at the starting point.

This trail is located near de village of venray. When you walk this trail you can see the juniper trees, These are rare for the Netherlands. It’s also possible to see some wildlife. There are multiple parking spots.