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

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Last updated: October 1, 2025

De Teut and Tenhaagdoornheide Nature Reserve

De Teut is a nature reserve in the Belgian municipality of Zonhoven. The nature reserve is located south of the E314 and forms a unit with the Tenhaagdoornheide nature reserve …

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Herkenrode Abbey Site

This abbey is over 800 years old. The historic buildings have been restored, and today it's a place to visit and relax. The surrounding nature reserve houses a botanical garden …

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Ponds of Natuurdomein Klaverberg

A smaller and larger water feature that you can see from just about everywhere when you climb the slag heap with the viewing platform in Waterschei, which has also been …

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Floating Chapel of Helshoven

At the highest point of Helshoven, "De Galg," is this floating, or floating, cherrywood chapel. It's a work of art by Frits Jeuris, inspired by the Helshoven Chapel.

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Waterschei spoil heap

The terril of Waterschei, in the Thor Park hiking area, is an old spoil heap that bears witness to Genk's rich mining past. The stones come from the surrounding layers …

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Kattevennen Nature Reserve

Access gate Kattevennen is the only gate of the National Park that is easily accessible by public transport. You take the train to Station Genk. From there you have a …

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Avonturenberg and be-MINE Spoil Heap

The Adventure Mountain is a unique attraction that connects the foot of the small slag heap at the track park with the top, at a height of 55 m. A …

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Pond and bench in Natuurreservaat De Maten

The name Maten is related to the English "meadows". The area is part of De Wijers, a pond complex on the transition from the Kempens Plateau to the Demer valley. …

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Zwarte Beek

The Zwarte Beek rises in Hechtel-Eksel and then flows through Beringen to Lummen. There the Helderbeek and the Halbeek flow from Heusden-Zolder into the Zwarte Beek.

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Floating Chapel (Helsh(ea)ven)

A work of art by Frits Jeuris inspired by the chapel of Helshoven, located about a kilometer from this location.

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De Teut and Tenhaagdoornheide Nature Reserve

Herkenrode Abbey Site

Ponds of Natuurdomein Klaverberg

Floating Chapel of Helshoven

Waterschei spoil heap

Kattevennen Nature Reserve

Avonturenberg and be-MINE Spoil Heap

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