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Steep edge of the Campine Plateau

Natural Monuments

Steep edge of the Campine Plateau

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Steep edge of the Campine Plateau

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Pietersembos

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Location: Lanaken, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Pietersheim Water Castle (ruins) – Beech Avenue in Pietersembos loop from Lanaken

12.0km

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

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2. Aspermans Pond – Valley of the Ziepbeek loop from Lanaken

21.6km

05:33

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3. Valley of the Ziepbeek – Pietersheim Water Castle (ruins) loop from Lanaken

21.2km

05:28

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

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VISITFLANDERS

September 6, 2021

The Kempische Plateau covers a third of the surface of the province of Limburg. The plateau was formed from the deposits of sand, gravel, rock and boulders that the Maas washed up from the Ardennes during the last ice age. The Meuse has thus created a new river bed in its own debris field and a steep edge and a sudden height difference of 50 meters have arisen.

This so-called steep edge runs from north to south, parallel to today's Maas, from Opoeteren (Maaseik) to Gellik (Lanaken), over a length of 20 kilometers. Perpendicular to this rim, small valleys were carved out by rainwater and meltwater. Water still flows out of some of these small valleys (Asbeek, Zijpbeek), but in most of them the water has run dry. In this case one speaks of a dry valley.

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Hartwig Schöndube

August 20, 2023

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luktob07

November 13, 2022

Sand dunes run through this area. Yellow grass and pine and birch trees in fall colors, a dream

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Location: Lanaken, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Steep edge of the Campine Plateau

1. Pietersheim Water Castle (ruins) – Beech Avenue in Pietersembos loop from Lanaken

2. Aspermans Pond – Valley of the Ziepbeek loop from Lanaken

3. Valley of the Ziepbeek – Pietersheim Water Castle (ruins) loop from Lanaken

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