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The summit of the Bolderberg has been awarded the "2-star landscape spot." Imagine yourself standing by the sea. Millions of years ago, it was! The Bolderberg, a "heritage hill," was once a sandbank left behind after the sea retreated. At 60 meters, the summit of the Bolderberg is among the highest peaks in Limburg. The Bolderberg is located in the Wijers region, where you'll find more than 1,000 ponds! These are fed by the Echelbeek and Laambeek streams. They make the region a valuable nature reserve for numerous bird species and other animals. From the star-studded spot, you can look out over the ponds and Terlaemen Castle. These ponds were created around the 13th century by the mining of iron sandstone. Later, they were used as fish breeding ponds by the abbeys of Herkenrode and Averbode.

Witness hill The Bolderberg and especially its origins were the subject of heated discussions within the geological community for more than a hundred years, but its geological history is now well known. Today, this hill is the reference or type location for what is known in stratigraphy (the study of the succession of the earth's layers) as the Bolderberg Formation. It consists of yellow to white very fine sand, mainly composed of quartz grains. When the sun reflects in the sand, thin flakes, mica sheets, light up. Fossil shells also occur in the sand in various places. All these sediments were deposited in a shallow sea about 20 million years ago. The first descriptions of the geological structure of the Bolderberg date from the second half of the 19th century. André Dumont Sr., the author of the first detailed geological map of Belgium, defined his Système Boldérien there. The bulk of the hill belongs to this Système Boldérien or the current Formation of Bolderberg. The top of the hill, separated from the underlying Sand of Bolderberg by a gravel of black and blue flint pebbles, is formed by the Sand of Diest. Typical for this 10 million year old sand package is the rusty brown color and the presence of iron sandstone banks, formerly frequently used as building stone in many important buildings. These iron sandstone banks are the weathering product of minuscule dark green round glauconite grains that occur in the sand. It is probably the cap of resistant rusty iron sandstone that has ensured that the underlying sand has not been washed away and the Bolderberg has remained as a witness hill. Source: https://www.hbvl.be/regio/limburg/heusden-zolder/de-bolderberg-belangrijk-limburgs-geologisch-erfgoed/32387063.html

Beautiful walking on these hilly sandy paths between the heath. 👌

When I was about 5 years old. So a long time ago my mother and some sisters and I went there with a self-made cart to collect pine cones and kindling to light the stove. But now that is not allowed anymore. At that time the vault was empty and completely dilapidated. When I was there in October, nice memories came up. Because I spent a lot of time there in my youth

The Hamelwijer belongs to the Vogelzang Domain. This is the large pond on the southern flank of the Bolderberg, at its south-eastern end. The Hamelvijver is one and a half km long, narrow, often not much wider than 200 meters. The surface area is approximately 30 ha. The sandy road that runs from Kasteel Vogelzang to the hamlet of Bolderberg follows the southern edge of this pond. (Historical ecology in Limburg Partial study De Wijers)

A beautiful path to walk and relax. find a stone along the way to add to the pilgrim cross at the hermitage.