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Asbeek Trail in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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Asbeek Trail in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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Asbeek Trail in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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

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1. Pietersheim Moated Castle Ruins – Beech Avenue in Pietersembos loop from Lanaken

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2. Pietersheim Water Castle Ruins – Asbeek Stream in Pietersembos loop from Lanaken

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3. Asbeek Stream in Pietersembos – Wooden Lounge Chairs by the Stream loop from Gellik

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VISITFLANDERS

September 6, 2021

If you look closely and pay attention to the steep edge of the Kempisches Plateau, you will see that the Asbeek (i.e. Asbach) is artificial. Because there the course of the stream is higher than the soil to the east, which slopes down to the Meuse. Ramparts keep it within its banks. It was created centuries ago so that it could power the heather mills.

The water of the Asbeek is of good quality. Here you can find animal species such as the brook lamprey and the spring damsel.

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Roland

May 5, 2018

Romantic path at the small brook Asbeek through the forest.

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December 17, 2024

The Asbeek originates from spring water in the Asbroek, slightly east of the Zutendaal hamlet of Bessemer on the Kempens Plateau. The Asbeek is a defining feature of the Pietersembos in the Hoge Kempen National Park, as the stream irrigates the forest over a distance of approximately 5,500 metres. The source area consists of a number of springs, situated in a moist meadow area at an altitude of 70 to 80 metres above sea level.

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Distance 296 m

Downhill 0 m

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

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