De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park
Open heathland straddling the Belgian–Dutch border north of Antwerp
A very large part of this border park is heath, shaped by centuries of grazing, sod removal and peat digging on land that was once deciduous forest. Kalmthoutse Heide in Belgium and De Zoom in the Netherlands are managed together as one park.
Things to do
- On footWalk the Kalmthoutse Heide (Kalmthout Heath) on the Belgian side near Kalmthout and Essen
- Try thisCross the border to explore De Zoom around Huijbergen and Putte
- Try thisLook for the remaining bogs, once drained for peat, in this Ramsar-listed wetland area
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Kalmthoutse Heide
The best-known part of the park, in the north of Antwerp province.