フースデン・ゾルデルの絶景の山頂・トップ6

At the top of the small slag heap is a 360° viewing platform with explanations and directions in all directions of where you are looking.

Hiking to the top of the slag heap does indeed require some effort, but you will be rewarded with beautiful panoramas of the surroundings. And along the way there are benches here and there where you can, if necessary, recover.

The top of the Heusden-Zolder mine spoil tip was rewarded with no less than three landscape stars. The three-star spot is located at an altitude of 155 m above sea level. The top extends 85 meters above the surroundings. More about the Heusden-Zolder mine spoil tip and that top: https://www.visitlimburg.be/nl/wat-te-doen/mijnterril-heusden-zolder

Coal mining in Heusden-Zolder started in 1923 and lasted until 1992. The slag heap is made up of stones that were brought to the surface during coal mining. Over the years, the top has risen to 155m above sea level. Since 1997, it has been a Flemish nature reserve. Sheep are used for the nature management of the slag heap and the adjacent heathland. By grazing, they ensure a firm grass mat and prevent the growth of trees. This is necessary to prevent erosion. The slopes on the south side of the slag heap have their own microclimate, which is why many rare plant and animal species find their home here.

The slag heaps rise more than a hundred metres above the landscape and are therefore the ideal places to get an aerial view of the green, wooded Limburg. The view of the slag heap of Heusden-Zolder is so phenomenal that this spot has been awarded three landscape stars.

Tough walk, but once at the top you have a beautiful view of the surroundings

magnificent view of, among other things, the Lommel Sahara

Unfortunately, all that remains now is a corroded wooden stake in the ground where no information can be found about what it was once used for. Its a shame, but there is nothing to do about it.