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At Kattendijk, we deviate briefly to the left, to the beautiful picnic area at the Leyssensmolen. This important landmark is a corn mill with a very turbulent history. The wooden Leyssensmolen, surrounded by a green hedge and crowned with a pyramidal roof, is a must-see in Kattenbos. The mill, named after the Leyssen family who managed it from 1860 to 1905, has been a protected monument since 2001. After three relocations, the last in 1964, the mill now rests in this idyllic location amidst the vast natural landscape. If you've brought a picnic, this is undoubtedly the most beautiful picnic spot of the day.

The Bailey Bridge in Mol At the beginning of World War II, the bridges on the Kempen canals were blown up. With the liberation, the British built a temporary bridge in Mol, which still stands today. The bridge is a so-called Bailey bridge, named after its designer, R.C. Bailey. He developed this ingenious, modular bridge for military purposes. A Bailey bridge can be assembled without machinery, using only manpower. Such a bridge is actually only meant to be there for a short time, but in some places, such as in Mol, it remained. The pillars of the old bridge are still clearly visible.

You cycle under the S-shaped bridge...

Narrow concrete path. Don't drive over it in the afternoon, it's busy then.

Perfect for racing bike and gravel bike. Find a good time. If it is busy here you have to watch out for other cyclists because the path is very narrow. Avoid on the racing bike in the weekends with nice weather. The speed differences are really too big then.

At this location you are standing in front of the iconic and historic lifting bridge in Balen-Wezel. The sturdy lifting bridge is an important connection over the Beverlo Canal, both economically and recreationally. Information about the Beverlo Canal runs from the harbour basin in Leopoldsburg in a northerly direction to the Bocholt-Herentals Canal. The canal has a length of 14.8 kilometres. The canal is no longer of great importance for commercial shipping and is therefore a beautiful canal for pleasure craft. There are eight bridges over the canal, some of which are still made of wood. The banks are mostly natural and reinforced in some places. The canal runs through many nature reserves and passes many bodies of water.

Beautiful, quiet and scenic section. With a great cycle path in a wonderful forest.

From mid-August the heather is in bloom, this makes the Lommel Sahara even more beautiful than usual. Definitely worth it, many picnic spots, nice cycle path, ideal also to put the bike aside and take a walk along the water.