If you want to experience natural surroundings with your kids, the Mechelse Heide is the right place for you! Here is a summary of a few fun activities that are suitable for your little MaasMonsters.
MaasMauve Heather Days
In the month of August, parents and their children can go on a hike, with a ranger, in the Mechelse Heide. If you want to be a junior ranger, or if you are a budding artist, make sure you sign up for these free activities! Click here for more information.
Spider Walk (Spinnenwandeling)
The spider walk is a ‘Boekstappers’ walk. These are short walks with additional listening games or play tasks linked to a picture book. Ideal for a family excursion.
Recreational family cycle ride (14 km). Click here for more information.
Kids’ Safari (Kidsafari)
Follow the Zandloperpad in an anti-clockwise direction, and look for the QR codes on the wooden poles. Scan all 4 of them, using a smartphone or tablet, and learn all about the Big 4 of our kids’ safari. Who knows, maybe a lion (cub) is lurking under a tree? Click here for more information.
B’Oscars
Maybe you’ll win the ‘B’Oscars’ prize, with these sign-posted walks of 3.5 - 5 km in the National Park. Together with your ‘B’Oscars’ booklet, set off to crack the code and receive your reward. Will you take on the role of a shepherd?
You will need: B’Oscars booklet (€ 2) and the IZI Travel App. Click here for more information.
‘Beestige Boelbos’ (animal-themed play area)
In this woodland play area, children and parents discover the animals of the National Park. Children are led from one adventurous discovery to another. There’s a fox stalk, a snake slither, a toad leap, and much more. Close by is the play dune (speelduin), with a water game and a climbing tree to make the fun complete. Click here for more information.
Mechelse Heide – Green Loop (Groene Lus)
This 3.1 km route leads you through the Mechelse Heide (Mechelen Heathland). The route surface is mostly unpaved, as it runs through woodland. A wonderful route for introducing kids to Belgium’s only National Park. Click here for more information.
Recreational family bike ride
This recreational family route is perfect for the whole family. You cycle in a small circle through the Mechelse Heide, passing highlights such ‘Fietsen door de Heide’ (‘Cycle through the Heath’) the Mechelse Heide (Mechelen Heathland) and the Vallei van de Kikbeekbron (Kikbeekbron Valley). A short route with fun places of interest, and various stops for you to enjoy the beautiful view, and perhaps a picnic. Click here for more information.
