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Demer River

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Demer River

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Location: Diest, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Bottesvijver / Footpath 153 – Fort Leopold loop from Diest

17.8km

04:37

120m

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

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2. View of Roye Bosschen – Schaffensepoort loop from Diest

11.0km

02:53

80m

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

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3. Grote Markt Diest – Fort Leopold loop from Schaffen

16.1km

04:10

100m

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

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May 20, 2025

The Demer rises in Ketsingen, a sub-municipality of Tongeren, and meanders via 's Herenelderen (Riemst), Hoeselt, Bilzen and Hasselt to Diest. The river then meanders via Zichem and Aarschot to Werchter. Here it merges into the Dijle – 85 km after the source. Or … the other way around: because the Demer is the larger of the two.

Without the Demer, Diest would not be the bustling city it is today. Our ancestors already populated the left bank in prehistoric times. Logical. They find fish here, there is running water. Shipping on the Demer would stimulate trade and therefore also the growth of the city centuries later. This also developed on the high left bank.

On the right – on the low bank – the soil is generally too unstable and too wet for house building. The Demer valley is also not suitable for arable farming. The silt soil is ideal for grasslands and haymaking. It contains many nutrients from Haspengouw that the river deposits in this flood plain. This alluvial plain is known as the ‘Webbekoms Broek’.

Source and more in the Demerwandeling brochure of Diest at visitdiest.be/media/eytd1wwq/demerwandeling-totaalspread_v5.pdf

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Elevation 90 m

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Location: Diest, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Demer River

1. Bottesvijver / Footpath 153 – Fort Leopold loop from Diest

2. View of Roye Bosschen – Schaffensepoort loop from Diest

3. Grote Markt Diest – Fort Leopold loop from Schaffen

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