Bollisenbeek Suspension Bridge – Begijnenvijvers loop from Hechtel

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Bollisenbeek Suspension Bridge – Begijnenvijvers loop from Hechtel

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Bollisenbeek Suspension Bridge – Begijnenvijvers loop from Hechtel

04:43

18.6km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Bosreservaat In de Brand

Nationaal Park Bosland

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.30 km

Resterheide (Diestersedijk entrance, Peer)

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With no less than three child-friendly walks, Resterheide, on the border between Hechtel-Eksel and Peer, is the ideal place to explore with the whole family. You will encounter playful and …

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6.64 km

On the right track

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Here you can learn to recognize animal tracks in the sand. Very interesting.

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7.55 km

Resterheide Lookout Tower

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Climb this observation tower and get on the trail of a big scam: the Resterheide is not a heath at all!

The name is misleading, because most of the heath …

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7.70 km

Boardwalk Along the Bollisserbeek

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This beautiful boardwalk runs parallel to the Bollisserbeek along the forest edge at the Begijnenvijvers.

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7.85 km

Bollisenbeek Suspension Bridge

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Attention, it wobbles... does it hold up? This little bridge is not as long and dangerously rotten as suspension bridges from adventure films like Indiana Jones. It also only spans …

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7.99 km

Begijnenvijvers

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The Begijnen ponds owe their name to their former owners: the nuns of the Agnetendal monastery in Peer. Originally, the sisters created them as fish farming ponds to supply the …

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14.2 km

Tree Bench in Bosland National Park

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Trees with a wooden closed construction at the base? Ideal for a rest or even something to eat.

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15.1 km

Kamp van Beverlo

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To the west of the nature reserve is an extensive military training area known as the Beverlo Camp. The site covers approximately 55 km², making it the largest military training area in Belgium.

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17.5 km

Bosreservaat In de Brand

Nature Reserve

18.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.94 km

6.69 km

2.26 km

1.74 km

Surfaces

11.8 km

2.74 km

1.65 km

1.53 km

811 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

11°C

4°C

0 %

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Comments

May 25, 2026,Dwalen door de zandbak van Vlaanderen

Het weekend blijft maar tropische temperaturen op me afvuren. Ik was gisteren op Nerdland en een goede nachtrust was na een drukke dag wel op zijn plaats. Ik begin dus pas rond half twaalf aan mijn wandeltour wanneer het kwik een poging waagt om het dertigste positieve streepje op de thermometer te overschrijden. Het wordt puffen dus wanneer ik niet …

August 21, 2022,Hechtel (B)

Walked 2 loops in Hechtel today. A lot through the forest and along some purple heather. The second loop went through the village a little too long, but after that we were treated to beautiful ramparts through the forest

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