Nature discovery
Research 10 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Nijmegen, grouped across 6 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Nijmegen. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Nijmegen. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Nijmegen, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Showing all 10 places.
Veur-Lent is a island reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Veur-Lent, about 2 km (1 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: sandertheone / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Duivelsberg is a mountain reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Duivelsberg, about 7 km (4 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: Gouwenaar / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Ketelwald is a forest reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ketelwald, about 13 km (8 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: Bj.schoenmakers / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keent is a forest reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Keent, about 14 km (9 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: ekstijn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oostereng is a forest reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Oostereng, about 20 km (12 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: JonneVee / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Planken Wambuis is a forest reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Planken Wambuis, about 21 km (13 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: Agnes Monkelbaan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sysselt is a forest reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Sysselt, about 24 km (15 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: Ben Bender / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Veluwezoom National Park is a national park reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Veluwezoom National Park, about 26 km (16 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: MartinD / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hoge Veluwe National Park is a national park reachable from Nijmegen as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hoge Veluwe National Park, about 27 km (17 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: Deb Collins / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
De Maasduinen National Park is a national park of river dunes, forests and heathlands along the Meuse south of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — De Maasduinen National Park, about 33 km (20 mi) from Nijmegen
Image credit: Image: Michielverbeek / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0