Dirt Path in Tenhaagdoornheide Nature Reserve

Tenhaagdoornheide, also called Ten Haagdoorn, is a nature reserve and Flemish nature reserve in the Belgian municipality of Houthalen-Helchteren between Houthalen and Houthalen-Oost.
The area, which is approximately 360 ha in size, contains heathland, forests, and drifting sands and is managed by the Agency for Nature and Forests. Tenhaagdoornheide is located on the Kempens Plateau and its height exceeds 75 meters. This is where the source area of the Laambeek and the Huttebeek is located. A marshy area formed there, while in the past, with the help of ditches, dikes and locks, the water was used to irrigate some hayfields. The spotted orchid and the common snipe can still be found here today.
A number of walks have been laid out through the area. The Limburg Golf & Country Club was established on Tenhaagdoornheide in 1966.
The area is separated from the Teut in Zonhoven by the A2/E314. In 1999 an ecotunnel was built to the Teut. To the north of Tenhaagdoornheide lies the Kelchterhoef domain and to the east the Hengelhoef domain.