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Beukenberg Roman Aqueduct Walk

Beukenberg Roman Aqueduct Walk

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Beukenberg Roman Aqueduct Walk

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Location: South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Castle of Betho – Statue of Ambiorix (Tongeren) loop from Tongeren

13.6km

03:32

90m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Jesseren Church – Scenic Cobblestone Path loop from Jesseren

17.0km

04:26

110m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Demerpad Nature Trail – Church of 's Herenelderen loop from Tongeren

21.8km

05:41

150m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jeff S

August 29, 2022

Here you also have a view of the castle...

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February 28, 2023

The landscape significance of the Beukenberg goes back to Roman Tongeren at the end of the first century. The city was located on a strategic hill site along the Bavai-Cologne highway and the Jeker. To provide it with running water, the Romans built an ingenious aqueduct. Between the natural sources of the Mombeek in Widooie (+105 metres) and the first Roman ramparts (+100 metres), an artificial ridge was constructed, of which the Beukenberg forms a part. Pure water was carried to Tongeren in a wooden drainage channel over that earthen wall of about 4 kilometers long. Of the aqueduct, the route between Sint-Truidersteenweg and Legioenenlaan is the best preserved and clearly visible in the relief. In the pronounced arable farming area south of the Sint-Truiden - Tongeren road, the profile fades fairly quickly and finally disappears completely from the microrelief. Here the natural fall was sufficient to allow the water to flow into the city and the wooden drainage channel was simply on the ground level.

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Gert | Pellin - Unleash The Biker

September 2, 2020

A wooden platform has been constructed over the sometimes swampy footpath that extends between the walls of the castle of Betho and the remains of the Roman aqueduct.

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Beukenberg Roman Aqueduct Walk

1. Castle of Betho – Statue of Ambiorix (Tongeren) loop from Tongeren

2. Jesseren Church – Scenic Cobblestone Path loop from Jesseren

3. Demerpad Nature Trail – Church of 's Herenelderen loop from Tongeren

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