The large hole is the remains of a fortification that once housed a cannon. The cannons used by the Belgian army were of the "Grande Portée C75" type. They could fire 7 to 8 km and reached the other side of the Albert Canal, which is about 5 km away.

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1. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – Millennium Forest Entrance loop from Lummen

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2. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – Hollow Passage loop from Lummen

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3. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – The Cannons of Belgium loop from Lummen

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

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1. The Thousand-Year-Old Oak – Millennium Forest Entrance loop from Lummen

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