The route starts at the Hemelrijk site (Moerkantsebaan 50), near De Kiekenhoeve (brasserie/resaturant), the Karrenmuseum (old carts museum), and the Essen tourist office, and leads you through peaceful lanes and avenues into the Grenspark, where you can connect with other walking routes.
Thanks to this trail, the most remote and northernmost access point of the Grenspark is linked to the nature reserve. The signposts show an image of a “hoge bi” (penny-farthing) — an early version of the modern bicycle. This refers to Henri Calmeyn, who owned most of the Essen-Hoek district in the early 20th century. He was the first person from Essen to own a bicycle and used it to ride to the Stappersven for hunting ducks and geese.
The trail is not very memorable. Passing through residential areas. Sure they were green areas but rather artificial. For some weird reasons people were allowed to built houses. Some plots are completely out of sync. All high trees cut, a Wimbledon like lawn. I just don’t like it when people want to live in the woods but don’t like nature.
Unfortunately part of the trail was not accessible due to an event. The Cloister Garden of the Redemptorist Fathers is one of the main features of the trail.
Additional info and photos can be found here.
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