Walking through the Blue Gate
'Blue Gate Laarbeek' refers to the municipality of Laarbeek as the water gate of the Peel. The area used to be referred to as De Leek and was often flooded. Now, when it rains heavily, the water storage area fills with water from the large industrial estate on the opposite side of the N279. From the water storage area, the water is pumped to the water farm. The result: a large tank of water as a reserve for farmers in dry times. Since 2018, there has been an innovative water storage and water husbandry system here, which also makes meadow birds and fish like the big mud creeper happy. Over new walking and cycling paths and from an educational watchtower, you can enjoy this area. If you like playing with water, there is a special pedal boat with which you can pump water from the storage area into the farm yourself.
Sights on this route
Starting point:
Kruising Middenweg in Beek en DonkMiddenweg
Beek en Donk
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Starting point
Kruising Middenweg in Beek en Donk
Middenweg
Beek en Donk
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Directions
Starting point:
Kruising Middenweg in Beek en DonkMiddenweg
Beek en Donk
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The route starts on the Middenweg, a little past the roundabout at the junction N279 (Broekdalerbaan) - Bosscheweg - Middenweg in Beek en Donk (Go on the roundabout towards Boerdonk).
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