Starting and finishing point: De Steengroeve, Industriestraat 24 Chaam
Distance: 12 km

First have a cup of coffee at De Steengroeve and then put on your walking shoes. Your route leads you through the Chaamse Bossen. The area you walk through once consisted of sand drifts, wet heath and fens. Between 1900 and 1934, much of the heathland was planted with Scots pine and wet spots were converted into grassland. At the beginning of the 21st century, many old agricultural areas were restored to their former state, making the area wetter again. The original fens were also excavated again, creating new wetlands. As a result of these developments, today you can find more animals and plants in the Chaamse Bossen again, including all kinds of birds and salamanders. You walk back through Chaam and the hamlets of Dassemus and Kalishoek.

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