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Vorsdonkbos and Turfputten Nature Reserve

Vorsdonkbos and Turfputten Nature Reserve

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Vorsdonkbos and Turfputten Nature Reserve

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Location: Aarschot, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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June 7, 2024

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The Vorsdonkbos (and Turfputten) nature reserve is located in the Demer Valley, on the border of Gelrode and Betekom. It is bordered by the Leuven-Aarschot railway line in the south, …

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June 7, 2024

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The Vorsdonkbos and Turfputten nature reserve owes its water wealth to the witness hills Eikelberg and Ijzerberg (and others). The water that penetrates the soil on those hills finds its …

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April 10, 2021

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It is an area with a fairly extensive alder pants interspersed with open spaces, which bear witness to former peat pits and bomb craters. The swamps that have arisen provide an extraordinarily fascinating landscape and biological variation.

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Walk Along the Demer – Rivers Bridge Over the Demer loop from Betekom

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Demer – Walk Along the Demer loop from Aarschot

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Vorsdonk Peat Pits and Vorsdonk Forest loop from Gelrode

3.00km

00:46

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Location: Aarschot, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Vorsdonkbos and Turfputten Nature Reserve

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