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Koningssteen Nature Reserve

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Koningssteen Nature Reserve

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Koningssteen Nature Reserve

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Location: Kinrooi, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. View of Grote Hegge Lake – View of the Meuse at Grensmaas loop from Thorn

13.6km

03:27

30m

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

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2. View of the Meuse at Grensmaas – Zwanepad – View of Thorn loop from Thorn

7.41km

01:53

20m

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

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3. Thorn Abbey Church – View of the Meuse at Grensmaas loop from Kessenich

18.7km

04:45

40m

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

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Jeff S

June 12, 2023

Flirting with the border, walking between the large lakes, with a robust green nature...

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July 30, 2023

Koningssteen was once a gravel island in the Maas. Such islands lay like pieces of no man's land between both sides of the river. They were allotted to the king's possessions. The area owes its name to the combination of property rights (‘king’) and the gravelly subsoil (‘stone’). Due to major diversions of the Maas between 1743 and 1806, Koningssteen, together with Kollegreend, came to lie on the left side of the bank and its current location was determined. Between 1951 and 1957, the gravel from Koningsteen was extracted. Subsequently, the area was largely filled again with mining stone and gravel residues. Because gravel was also dredged on Flemish territory, a dike was built on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium: the current Koningssteen. Source and more: limburgs-landschap.be/koningssteen-kollegreend

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Karina

May 11, 2021

If you come early in the morning it is nice and quiet here.

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Elevation 20 m

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Location: Kinrooi, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Koningssteen Nature Reserve

1. View of Grote Hegge Lake – View of the Meuse at Grensmaas loop from Thorn

2. View of the Meuse at Grensmaas – Zwanepad – View of Thorn loop from Thorn

3. Thorn Abbey Church – View of the Meuse at Grensmaas loop from Kessenich

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