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Gerhagen Nature Reserve Entrance and Picnic Area

Gerhagen Nature Reserve Entrance and Picnic Area

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Gerhagen Nature Reserve Entrance and Picnic Area

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Location: Tessenderlo, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. To the bird watching hut in Gerhagen nature reserve

5.52km

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

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2. Averbode Bos en Heide Vennen – Footbridge Over Weefbergven loop from Laakdal

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3. Averbode Forest and Heath – Averbode Abbey loop from Laakdal

11.5km

02:56

30m

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

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December 16, 2022

This is one of the many entrances to Gerhagen but not the main entrance, for that you best park near the sand hill and the forest museum. This parking is ideal for those who want to explore the western part of Gerhagen and/or the eastern part of Averbode Vennen en Heide that is just across the Turnhoutsebaan. You are also not very far from Achterheide here which is a bit further south.

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December 11, 2020

Gerhagen is a nature reserve, located between Schoot and Engsbergen in the Belgian municipality of Tessenderlo.

The area has a surface area of 945 ha. In the west, it connects to the nature reserve Averbode forest & heath, located in the municipality of Averbode. To the east lie the Schoterse Bossen. In the south, one finds the nature reserve Groot Asdonk on the territory of Diest.

Gerhagen has a number of owners, including the municipality of Tessenderlo, the Province of Limburg, the Flemish Community (on behalf of the latter: the Agency for Nature and Forests) and a number of private individuals. More than half of the area is forested with conifers, mainly Scots pine, and the oldest existing forest dates from 1915.

The area consists of a number of sub-areas, including:
* Flemish Nature Reserve De Pinnekensweier, 32 ha, consisting of two fens. Surrounding this is a mixed forest. * Flemish Nature Reserve De Houterenberg, 210 ha, consisting of forests and heathland with drifting sands. The Houterenberg is a witness hill consisting of Diestian, and belonging to a series of such hills to which the more easterly situated Rodenberg also belongs.
* Achterheide
* Heuvelken
* Schoterheide
* Gerhees
(information source: wikipedia)

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February 1, 2021

Free parking.
Ideal for a walk or bike ride from here.
Varied possibilities. Picnic area nearby.

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Location: Tessenderlo, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Gerhagen Nature Reserve Entrance and Picnic Area

1. To the bird watching hut in Gerhagen nature reserve

2. Averbode Bos en Heide Vennen – Footbridge Over Weefbergven loop from Laakdal

3. Averbode Forest and Heath – Averbode Abbey loop from Laakdal

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