Parking Noord Grenspark — Attraction in Kalmthout

I've been walking here since it was a military training ground, a long time ago. As a kid, I used to call this "the Bullet Forest" because of all the spent ammo lying around. Also, one might find an occasional flashbang or canteen - super great if you're eight years old.

Now I take my kids here and the soldiers are gone - so has the ammo. Maybe I took it all home, I don' t know, but there's none to be found. If you check satellite pictures you can still see where the tanks used to drive and where log bunkers used to be, but if you come walking, you'll just see sheep.

It's a nice, open heath - pine trees, grass, open land and sand. Lots of walking tracks but please, stay on them. The heather is fragile!

Go here, it's very beautiful. But make sure you leave only your tracks in the sand and take...

You can park in the area and have a catwalk along the heide, around lakes, nature preserve area, climb in the tower for better overviews and try to ride...

Prachtig natuurgebied op de grens tussen BE en NL met uitgestrekte heidelandschappen en bosrijke stukken met verschillende bewijzerde wandelpaden. Hier is voor elk wat wils met wandelingen gaande van 5 km tot 20 km of naar eigen smaak aangepast voor de meer ervaren wandelaar. Er zijn verschillende invalswegen met parking om je bezoek of wandeling aan te vatten, met ook voldoende horeca nabij om honger en...