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Augustijnen Pond

Name: Augustijnen Pond
Rating: 2

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

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1. Augustijnen Pond – Stiemerbeek loop from Oud-Termien

5.98km

01:31

20m

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

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2. De Maten Nature Reserve – Bokrijk Castle loop from Bokrijk

23.6km

06:01

90m

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

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3. De Maten Nature Reserve – De Maten Nature Reserve loop from Genk

25.5km

06:32

100m

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

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Jeff S

October 9, 2022

Nice view of the pond...

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An 🇧🇪

July 20, 2024

The name Maten is related to the English "meadows". The area is part of De Wijers, a pond complex on the transition from the Kempen Plateau to the Demer Valley. On the poor sandy soils of the Kempen, fish farming was a source of extra proteins. Already in the Middle Ages, series of ponds were constructed via simple transverse dikes in the valley. The overflow from one pond simultaneously forms the supply for the next pond. The Stiemerbeek valley was dammed several times for the ponds in De Maten. As fish farming became more intensive in the first half of the twentieth century, many ponds were given separate inlets and outlets. In De Maten you will find a mix of both systems. Water management is therefore a complicated part of the management of one of the oldest nature reserves in Flanders.

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

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1. Augustijnen Pond – Stiemerbeek loop from Oud-Termien

2. De Maten Nature Reserve – Bokrijk Castle loop from Bokrijk

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