Dineke de Velde Harsenhorst

Dearest darling: in memoriam Dineke de Velde Harsenhorst

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"What do I have to do to be there?" We are sad to announce that on Saturday morning, November 16, Dineke de Velde Harsenhorst passed away. Dineke, who has inspired many a ceremony and meeting of the Walk of Wisdom with her self-written songs.…
Bronnenbos Heerlijkheid Beek

€150,- for the Geldersch Landschap spring forest

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At the Walk of Wisdom , we don't just want to consume the landscape, we also want to give something in return. We do this, among other things, by saving €1 for every pilgrim who registers (our piggy bank 'landscape contribution'). Thanks…
Labyrinth Waalkade

Walking as a tribute

'I dedicate the remaining kilometres to my girlfriend.' Pilgrim Willy hooked up on the route, to accompany a friend whose hiking partner had dropped out. A nice joint experience, but it didn't go as expected. Read her moving report here: 'What…
Tuinreservaten.nl

The 5,000th pilgrim is coming…

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We have great news: the starter pack for the 5,000th pilgrim has been packed! Barely 4.5 years after our opening - on 21 June 2015 - and with a major provincial prize in our pocket - the Gelderland Landscape Election - we can safely say…
Report pilgrim Walk of Wisdom

Johann and Goof on the path of wisdom

The assistance dog Goof from Johann van Rossum Johann van Rossum walked the Walk of Wisdom with his loyal dog Goof. Goof gently bites Johann in his hand when he is in danger of getting into a stress situation and wakes him up in case of…
Duivelsberg, Walk of Wisdom, door Thomas Hontelez

Falling leaves in beautiful forests – join our silent walk on Saturday

Devil's Mountain, Walk of Wisdom, by Thomas Hontelez Saturday 26 October is our second silent walk in the series 'the Walk of Wisdom in a year around'. In ten stages, we walk the entire pilgrimage route in one year. You can participate in…

Maria and Walk of Wisdom

(Without pictures) Inspired by a woman from our circle of acquaintances, who walked the Walk of Wisdom last August, together with one of her daughters, I had the wish to walk the Walk of Wisdom for 2019, together with my partner Robert. Was…
Actie Thuismus Walk of Wisdom Hatertse Vennen

Action Thuismus: the first nesting boxes are hanging!

At the end of August, we handed out more than 40 nest boxes on our route for the house sparrow with Vogelwerkgroep Nijmegen. The first cabinets are already hanging. The house sparrow is not doing well due to the disappearance of nesting opportunities…
Burgemeester Hubert Bruls, Nijmegen

Mayor of Nijmegen Bruls reflects on pilgrims’ lauds on 5 October

The mayor of Nijmegen, Hubert Bruls, will be the reader of our upcoming pilgrim lauds 'See the sun!' on Saturday 5 October at 8.13 am. The mayor reads a page from our book of hours Seasons of Life, which was published at the opening of our…

“Wake up the birds in your soul”

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Departure ceremony Walk of Wisdom (photo Yolanda van Diepen) At our departure ceremony last Saturday, Marjolein Pieks made her debut with three songs that she wrote especially for the Walk of Wisdom . Marjolein is the city poet of Heumen -…