Nature reserve 124 ha, 155 m above sea level. The mine spoil heap is located in an important open space on the western edge of the Kempens Plateau. The spoil …

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Ann

August 7, 2020

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Very nice view at the top of the site.

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An 🇧🇪

February 16, 2026

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@jeroen driesen: It's because of this behavior from you cyclists that we keep hearing about "cycling terrorists." The Heusden-Zolder slag heap is a protected nature reserve, and if cycling is prohibited there, there's a good reason for it, and you shouldn't be disrupting nature there!

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