Last Updated: August 15, 2024

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General: – Due to the roll-out of a new walking junction network, many markings will disappear.
We update quickly.
Tip our volunteers: link.
– In case of a lot of rain and high water, see points of attention below. – Dog with you? Small detour at 3 points: link. Roadmap 1: Getting Started
You only have to report to the Stevenskerk at the end of your tour.
So not when leaving. Lake.Roadmap 3: Public sex spot The far top corner of Bison Bay is used as a public sex spot for men. Usually only in good weather and from noon. You walk around it, but it is experienced by some as confrontational. Prefer to avoid the whole place? Go to the right of map 3, dot 3.
You then walk under the bay to the Oortjeshekken stop. Route map 4: barbed wire for hiking trail Bolletje 3: the path to the right – after the ditch – is sometimes closed by barbed wire.
Due to the crossing of cows.
Just bend over!
(in front of the barbed wire). Route map 4 (Bronnenbos): diversion and nuisance Diversion Bolletje 8: after the pedestrian bridge, the gates to Bronnenbos will be closed for maintenance from mid-August to mid-October.
Turn left (motorway on the left) and walk 170 metres on the cycle path to the gates of De Klispoel farm.
Get in here.
Straight ahead on sandy path.
Turns into a cobblestone road to Rijksstraatweg.
You are back on the route: dot 10.
See photo on the right. Diversion Bolletje 8 – when Bronnenbos is open -: Local residents complain about nuisance defecation.
Please do not use this forest for the ‘big message’ of you or your dog!
Or cover it with soil/leaves (a good idea all around). Roadmap 9: biting dog In 2021 and 2022, complaints about an aggressive dog were at Bolletje
2. Situation seems to have been resolved (dog in kennel).
Eliminate any risk?
At map 8, dot 6, do not turn left on the cobblestone road, but go straight on until you reach a disused railway line.
Here on the left.
After the second railway crossing you are back on the route: map 9, dot 2 and
3. Problems? Mail us.Route map 24: detour Wijchen The municipality of Wijchen invites you to take a nice detour to the historic center and station.
Ideal for pilgrims who walk only day trip.
For others it’s a bit of a charm, but with a reward: special, old castle of daughter William of Orange, cozy terraces and shops.
Start from dot 6: look here. Roadmap 33 and 34: Railway bridge closed for maintenance!
Dot 10 card 33 and dot 1 card 34: the railway bridge is closed until mid-August due to maintenance.
Continue walking towards the old Waal bridge.
Cross here and go down the first flight of stairs.
Continue on the Waalkade for 1 kilometre until you see the Labyrinth on your left.
You are back on the route, dot 4, map 34.
It is about 2.5 kilometers longer, but you get a beautiful piece of Nijmegen in return with, among other things, an iconic statue of a Roman legionnaire and a view of the Stevens Church.
Prefer to cut it off?
Then go straight ahead at map 33, dot 8.
Follow the cycle path over the dike to the city centre.
After the underpass of the railway bridge, turn left and you will arrive at the Waalkade again.
Dot 4: the Labyrinth.

Only in case of high tide or heavy rain

Roadmap 1: flooding in Ooijpolder The Ooypoort bridge at route map 1, dot 11 is flooded at high tide. Now, in the winter of 2024, an area after the Waal beaches will also be flooded. – Therefore, turn right at the Ooypoort, up the stairs to the road. Turn left at the top. The houseboats are on your left. – Then take the first exit on the left. You walk over a lock (Hollands Duits Gemaal) that turns into the Ooyse Bandijk. – Keep walking on the Ooyse Bandijk. Ignore turns. On your left will be a group of houses. – Keep ignoring turns. After 500 meters there will be a large pool of water on your left. After the puddle of water, there is another small group of houses on the right. Keep walking straight ahead. – After 200 meters, turn right at Langstraat. You are back on the Walk of Wisdom route map 2, dot 5. – Please note: around Bison Bay it is flooded again. Turn right on the dike and follow it to our stop Oortjeshekken.

Roadmap 3 and 4: chance of mud and slipperiness Has it rained a lot for a few days in a row? Then there is often mud in the Ooijpolder and a chance of slipperiness. For some a hilarious adventure, for others reason for a detour. You can usually go via a dike or a parallel street around it. Prepare yourself for dirty shoes and possibly make sure you have a stick for support.

Route map 19: fish pond Nederasselt At bolletje 9 you will pass a fish pond. In case of prolonged and abundant rain, it can flood, making the path impassable. Continue for 200 meters and take the first exit to the right. You will then automatically arrive at the dike. Turn right and almost immediately left. You are now back on the route: map 20, dot 1. Route map 26: behind Hernen Castle The paths from bolletje 5 to 10 are passable, but swampy. Route map 31: flooded floodplains The Waal beaches (walking route) just after the Ewijk motorway bridge are sometimes blocked by high water. After the highway bridge, you can then follow the trail of the cattle that goes around the water until you can stroll along the Waal again. The walking route is highly recommended instead of the main route via the asphalt dike!

Tips catering and pilgrim discount

In your route guide, there is a symbol on the route maps where you can find restaurants. Because there is little catering in some areas, below are a few tips. In addition, in Nijmegen there are a few special offers for pilgrims of the Walk of Wisdom.

Please note: conditions pilgrim discount/offer (1): only valid if you are walking! In case of abuse, the discount will expire, so don’t ruin it for others. (2) How do you show that you are walking? Show your route guide and pilgrim’s lace from the starter pack. (3) Be understanding if a staff member is not familiar with the offer. Check this if necessary. before your order and show this page if necessary.

Route map 1 and 34: Nijmegen – Stevenskerk, Noorderkapel, Droom! Beautiful location with social objective. Our logbook and pilgrim register will soon be available here. Pilgrim discount: 10% final bill. – Grote Markt, Lunch at the Bruijn. Near church, with heated terrace. Also has bird ring Nijmegen. Pilgrim discount: 15% on final bill. – French town of Nijmegen, Foodbar de Pelgrim and brewers’ café de Hemel. Has all the bird rings. Attractive and quiet old Nijmegen, 200 meters from Stevenskerk. Pilgrim’s offer: beer with 8 bitterballen €10,-. Route map 7: coffee/tea at B&B d’n Hoaf Just after bolletje 10 you will find B&B d’n Hoaf on the right at the Waldgraaf 3. Owner Annet makes coffee or tea with love for a voluntary contribution. PLEASE NOTE: NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 DUE TO RELOCATION. Route map 7 : petrol station with refreshments On route map 7 you can turn left after dot 10 at the Waldgraaf for gas station Argos at the end with food, drinks, ice cream.
Breiter Weg 13, Wyler. Route map 9: bakery terrace When café stop Niederrhein is closed, many pilgrims know where to find Bakkerij Dercks in the center of Kranenburg, near the (Catholic) pilgrimage church. With terrace and indoor café. Grosse Strasse 73-75. Route maps 14 and 15: Mookerheide Hunting Lodge open again After a long renovation, the Mookerheide Hunting Lodge has catering facilities again. Special location: it was once the headquarters of the Waffen-SS and then of dear sisters. Click here for opening hours. Route maps 18 and 19: ‘honesty bar’ 7 days a week
On maps 18 and 19 you can see ‘ The Treasure Pit’ on the left. A farm terrace with self-service and delicious berry pie in the middle of the fields. Swallows fly back and forth in their season here, a beautiful sight. April – November, open every day 08.00 am – 9.00 pm. Schatkuilsestraat 7. At Route Map 19, turn left at dot 1 instead of to the right. Take the next exit to the right and then keep left and you almost run into it. Route map 23: Tourist Office, Donatos and Fieziete In Ravenstein, the Keurvorst city inn is often closed. Opposite is now Donato’s and the VVV (official Tourist Information Point), where you can ‘score’ a bird ring in addition to a drink. Many enthusiastic messages from pilgrims about this. At Fieziete a little further on Monseigneur Zwijssenstraat 3 you can get a foot bath. Route map 24: detour to the center of Wijchen and farm terrace Please note: the farm terrace in your guide has become an inspired Country Shop where you can get all kinds of local products and also coffee/tea.
Have a look here: link. If you want to drink or do some shopping on the terrace in Wijchen, walk the alternative route that the municipality has mapped out for us.
This leads to a beautiful terrace near a centuries-old castle: link.Route map 27: Bergharen and Afferden The supermarket is closed (after dot 10). But fortunately, there are some alternatives.

  • B&B de Donk on route map 28 (after dot 6) often has an honesty bar with coffee/tea for a voluntary contribution, there is a sign along the road. Strengstraat 5. Beautifully situated on a river sand drift (‘donk’) with a beautiful view and toilet!
  • For the Donk you can also go to the trout pond Forel at Dorpsstraat 39 in Bergharen with a large terrace for coffee and snacks. Open many days between 08.00h/09.00h and 16.00h/17.00h. Check the website: link.
  • The village hall de Zandloper in Bergharen has Wed, Fri and Sat from 08.30 am to 12.30 pm coffee/tea. The address is de Weem 1 in Bergharen. To do this, at route map 27 at dot 4, do not enter the Wijksestraat, but walk two streets further. Opposite the beautiful church you can turn right and you will come to the village hall.
  • The next address for groceries is in Afferden at the gas station on the left opposite the Tabaksplant stop with homemade sandwiches from the owner.
  • In Afferden you will also find country shop de Zandroos with a lunch café that is warmly recommended by various people: https://zandroos.nl/, Van Heemstraweg 48.

Route map 30: restaurant, café and snack bar Deest Deest is home to restaurant Nonna and community centre Het Dorpshuis. Dense? The snack bar on the Kerkplein is open almost every day and has everything. At 250 meters from the dike and our route. Route map 31: terrace and supermarket Winssen In Winssen, near the dike temple of Kortekaas (bolletje 1), there is a café terrace and restaurant: the Arend.
A few hundred meters away is a supermarket. Route map 32: catering at bus stops Beuningen and Weurt Dijkmagazijn Beuningen has a pop-up terrace on weekends during the summer months. Unfortunately, Café het Centrum is closed due to the sad death of the owner. There is a snack bar in Weurt. Route map 33: at the bridge the Crossing At bolletje 1, next to the bridge de Oversteek, there is an old factory hall: the Vasim. The culture spinning mill has a hip café and terrace.

Latest news staging points (bird rings)

Bring your pilgrim’s lace Several stops ask for your pilgrim’s lace when picking up a bird ring.
Start and end point the Stevenskerk Please note that you can only sign up here at the end of your tour, not at the beginning (opening hours). Church closed ? Ring the bell at the white door, which you run into when you walk under the gate from the Markt. Sometimes there is a rental and the volunteers don’t have time, please respect this. For missing bird rings, go to Lunchen bij de Bruijn or Foodbar de Pelgrim (see route guide). Mail [email protected] to be added to our register of participants with your arrival date. Bird ring Mook-Middelaar: the Hunting Lodge is open again! But our birdhouse with the rings is located on the information board of the greenhouses behind the Hunting Lodge, opposite the picking garden. Recently, there is also a birdhouse with rings next to the office of the Mookerheide Nature Cemetery , a little further on. Address: Heumensebaan 18, 6584 CL Molenhoek, The Netherlands.

Bird ring grave: If you can’t get rings at the Gouden Leeuw or the VVV, there is a birdhouse with rings at the monastery Bij de Capuchins in Velp, after Grave (route map 21, dot 6). Bird ring Oss: The bird rings can now also be picked up at the Tourist Information Point at Donato’s in the middle of the historic city (Sint Luciastraat 2). Or walk a bit further to Fiezie Homestyling on Mgr. Zwijsenstraat 3. The latter has cordial owners where you can also have a drink and even get a foot bath. Bird ring Wijchen: There is a house at café de Leurse Hof in Leur, to the right of the entrance. Bird ring Druten: In Afferden there is a house next to the entrance of the miniature golf at Tabaksplant. In Deest you can get a ring at Italian restaurant ‘la grande Nonna’ or in Het Dorpshuis opposite, but they are regularly closed. So get your ring at Tabaksplant. Bird ring Beuningen: many pilgrims miss the beautiful ‘Dijkmagazijn’. You can find the exit just before dot 1 on map 32. Missed? Get your bird ring in the Waalgaard in Weurt. This is located on the dike at the beginning of the village just before you get a large puddle of water on your left. The ‘pick-your-own orchard’ has a large information board below the dike with a birdhouse with our rings. Please note: Café het Centrum in Weurt is closed.

  • Beforehand: check your route guide to see which edition you have. Current edition: 7. Below are the changes per edition.
  • Always: When in doubt, always follow the markings on the route. These follow the latest (7th) edition.

Edition 6

Roadmap 10: At dot 9, the overgrown path between the forest rangers’ reminder signs is permanently closed. Instead, take the next road on the left and then the sloping path on the right. You’re back on the route. Route Map 12: At ball 4, the picnic table has disappeared.
Follow the marking. Roadmap 14: Busy new mountain bike route!
To avoid them, the route has been adapted to this and the following map: Turn right at dot 10 after the gates and immediately right again. Follow the sandy path along fence and heather. (If you want to go to the railway station, turn left after the gate, go down the stairs to the left). Route map 15 – Turn left at the T-junction at dot 1, cross the mountain route and turn right at the next intersection. – At ball 2 straight ahead, past greenhouse on the left. At the end of the stairs go down and left (Hunting Lodge is on your right). – At dot 3 in a bend to the right, left and immediately right again. After water (l’eau d’amour) keep right, straight on until the asphalt road, then left. – At the end of the 4th round, cross the busy road and turn right into the forest before the railway pit. Continue route.

Edition 5

Roadmap 10 At dot 9, the overgrown path between memorial signs is closed. Take the next road on the left and then the sloping path on the right. You’re back on the route.

Roadmap 12 At ball 4, the picnic table has disappeared. Follow the marking.

Roadmap 14 Busy new mountain bike route!
To avoid them, the route has been adapted to this and the following map: Turn right at dot 10 after the gates and immediately right again. Follow the sandy path along fence and heather. (If you want to go to the railway station, turn left after the gate, go down the stairs to the left). Route map 15 – Turn left at the T-junction at dot 1, cross the mountain route and turn right at the next intersection. – At ball 2 straight ahead, past greenhouse on the left. At the end of the stairs go down and left (Hunting Lodge is on your right). – At dot 3 in a bend to the right, left and immediately right again. After water (l’eau d’amour) keep right, straight on until the asphalt road, then left. – At the end of the 4th round, cross the busy road and turn right into the forest before the railway pit. Continue route. Roadmap 27 At dot 9 the path is closed.
The markings and new guide have therefore been adjusted: – Turn right at the asphalt road at the level 7 and immediately left into the parking lot of the chapel mountain. – At the gate of the chapel mountain, turn left (visit recommended, freely accessible). A windmill will appear on your right. – Ignore the exit until you reach the street (Elzendweg). Turn right and follow this road for a few hundred meters until you can turn left, into the Elzend nature reserve. Continue route. Roadmap 28 Route has been adjusted due to nuisance. The path along the campsite at dot 5 is now closed. – At dot five on the Bredeweg, take the first exit to the right. – Turn left at the T-junction (Strengstraat). Walk all the way down this street. On your right hand side large meadows and in the distance a busy road. – Next t-junction on the right. You will soon arrive at the five-way junction of ball 8. Continue route. Roadmap 33 Route has been changed to reduce the need to walk on asphalt. – From bolletje 4 you go left down the stairs immediately after the lock bridge. At the bottom right and then left through the gate, this gate is closed with a string (close again after opening). – Via grass dike to fence of old power plant / future energy park. To the right, follow the dike all the way along the fence. – At the end through the fence (same kind of string), on the cobblestone road on the right and on the T-junction on the left. – At the next T-junction turn right towards the bridge De Oversteek. – Under the bridge, turn left via the stairs onto the bridge and at the top right across the Waal. Continue your route

Editions 1 to 4

Roadmap 10 At dot 9, the overgrown path between memorial signs is closed. Take the next road on the left and then the sloping path on the right. You’re back on the route.

Roadmap 12 Work Koningsven completed, route slightly changed. The bench at ball 1 has disappeared. Now follow the markings straight ahead and turn right at the end towards the forest. At ball 4, the picnic table has disappeared. Follow the marking. Roadmap 14 Busy new mountain bike route!
To avoid them, the route has been adapted to this and the following map: – At dot 10 after the gate, turn right and immediately right again.
Follow the sandy path along fence and heather. Route map 15 – Turn left at the T-junction at dot 1, cross the mountain route and turn right at the next junction. – At ball 2 straight ahead, past greenhouse on the left. At the end of the stairs go down and left (Hunting Lodge is on your right). – At ball 3 in a bend to the right, left and immediately right again. After water (l’eau d’amour) keep right, straight on until the asphalt road, then left. – At the end of the 4th sign, cross the busy road and turn right into the forest before the railway pit. Continue route. Roadmap 27 At dot 9 the path is closed.
The markings and new guide have therefore been adjusted: – Turn right at the asphalt road at dot 7 and immediately left into the parking lot of the chapel mountain. – At the gate of the chapel mountain, turn left (visit recommended, freely accessible). A windmill will appear on your right. – Ignore the exit until you reach the street (Elzendweg). Turn right and follow this road for a few hundred meters until you can turn left, into the Elzend nature reserve. Continue route. Roadmap 28 Route has been adjusted due to nuisance. The path along the campsite at dot 5 is now closed. – At dot five on the Bredeweg, take the first exit to the right. – Turn left at the T-junction (Strengstraat). Walk all the way down this street. On your right hand side large meadows and in the distance a busy road. – Next T-junction on the right. You will soon arrive at the five-way junction of ball 8. Continue route. Roadmap 32 The area here has been redesigned. – at bolletje 1, the tunnel has been replaced by a walking route to Weurt. You don’t have to go up the dike now, but unless it’s high tide, you can stroll through to Weurt, including through the historic “Weurtsche Straatje”. Roadmap 33 Route has been changed to reduce the need to walk on asphalt. – From bolletje 4 you go left down the stairs immediately after the lock bridge. At the bottom right and then left through the gate, this gate is closed with a string (close again after opening). – Via grass dike to fence of old power plant / future energy park. To the right, follow the dike all the way along the fence. – At the end through the fence (same kind of string), on the cobblestone road on the right and on the T-junction on the left. – At the next T-junction turn right towards the bridge De Oversteek. – Under the bridge, turn left via the stairs onto the bridge and at the top right across the Waal. Continue your route

Latest ‘sleep news’ Are you looking for the most recent and complete list of accommodation options? A link to this digital list can be found in the confirmation email of your registration as a pilgrim. Please note: the route guide and our website do not mention the host families and only the B&Bs that sponsored us. For the complete overview, see the digital list. Registered, but not a digital list? Please email us with your registration number.

Public transport schedule: walk the route consecutively and not in stages: that’s our advice. Then you can free yourself from your daily routine and get into the rhythm of being on the road. If you want to do it differently, look here for the public transport schedule of Patricia Akkermans of D’ankh : link. The schedule is from 2016, updates welcome!Tick alert: Ticks are very small, black bloodsuckers that can be infected with unsightly diseases such as Lyme. Contrary to popular belief, they don’t fall from trees. They crawl up your legs through tall grass and bushes. Therefore, when you walk through this, it is good to check yourself. On this route this is at the ‘Ooijpolder’ (maps 3 and 4), the ‘Duivelsberg’ (7 and 8) and the ‘Reichswald’ (9 and 10). Wear protective clothing such as long pants or zip-off legs. Or tuck your pants into your socks. Season: April-October. More: RIVM The oak processionary caterpillar can also cause problems (itching!). The caterpillar is active between mid-May and mid-July. The hairs of the caterpillar can cause severe itching. For more information, click here: link.Other corrections: the route guide to route map 5 in the information block states that the mural was made by a teenager. That is not correct. The painting was made by local resident Nicole Aarts. Mail us for additions

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