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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Turnhout

Turnhout’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Turnhout. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 8, 2025

The Zwart Water

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Het Zwart Water consists of a fen with woods on the edge, gale thickets, willow breeches and lean grassland. In the middle of the water there is a floating platform …

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Bridge over the Grote Nete (Het Trammetje), Westerlo

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A very special location ... not so much the bridge but "Het Trammetje" = is a unique Lock system from a bygone era. Definitely think about it. How simple it can be sometimes ...

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Kapucienenberg Land Dunes

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Dunes in the Kempen? Anyway. Land dunes are sandy hills that were created after the last ice age, by blowing sand from the rivers. This specific landscape of high, dry …

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Belse Heide Nature Reserve

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The Belse heide is a heathland area with an area of 170 ha. There are also some beautiful heathland ponds in the heathland. The area is accessible to everyone, but …

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Wortel-Kolonie

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At the beginning of the 19th century, the Wortel colony was the first free agricultural colony, which meant that poor families were allowed to live on small farms here. They …

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Devil's Pit Pond

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You can listen to the story of the emergency telephone while sitting on a couch.

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Bootjesven

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The Bootjesven - in German as much as Bötchen-Moor - is a natural bog that was deepened by the extraction of peat. At that time, the colony's watchdogs swam here, …

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Achtzaligheden Tree

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The Achtzamehedenboom is a coarse fly near the Rollekensberg in the Lilse woods. The tree is known for its capricious shape. The Achtzamehedenboom has been a tourist attraction for years. …

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Duivelskuil Pond

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Here you walk through a nature reserve called the Duivelskuilpad. At the beginning of the 19th century, there was a brickyard here with clamp kilns and, of course, accompanying clay …

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Rauw Pit

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Nice view here too...

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Turnhout

The Zwart Water

Bridge over the Grote Nete (Het Trammetje), Westerlo

Kapucienenberg Land Dunes

Belse Heide Nature Reserve

Wortel-Kolonie

Devil's Pit Pond

Bootjesven

Achtzaligheden Tree

Duivelskuil Pond

Rauw Pit

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