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Viewpoint – Heks Castle loop from Borgloon

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Viewpoint – Heks Castle loop from Borgloon

Hard

3.7

(3)

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Viewpoint – Heks Castle loop from Borgloon

02:16

19.8km

230m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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1.47 km

Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

You do indeed have a wide view here, but still pay attention at the lookout point. A piece of plank has broken off just where you enter the platform.

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4.27 km

Manshovenhof and Cobblestone Avenues

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Access roads of beautiful rustic cobblestone... Surrounded by orchards with cattle...

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5.01 km

Heks Castle

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The castle of Heks is a Belgian castle, located in the village of Heks (part of Heers) in the province of Limburg.
The palatial castle was built from 1770, probably …

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5.36 km

Heks Village

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Witch was first mentioned as Herxe (1174) and has been known as Hex from the 16th century. This municipality in Droog-Haspengouw has as its highest points the wooded Zalenberg (120 …

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10.4 km

Old Tramway (Sugar Tram Hasselt–Borgloon–Oreye)

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This path was part of the tramway of the NMVB line 495 that ran from Oreye (Oerle) to Vechmaal-Bommershoven-Borgloon-Kortessem-Wimmertingen and so to Hasselt.
Because many sugar beets were transported to …

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13.5 km

Magneebos

Forest

15.7 km

Twijfelgrens Sculpture by Fred Eerdekens

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In Borgloon, Fred Eerdekens (°1951, Belgium) shows a pleated line in the landscape. Along the Roman cobblestone you will find a wood-like sculpture in which you can read the word …

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18.5 km

Reading Between the Lines (See-Through Church)

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This transparent church, aptly named 'Reading Between the Lines', is a work of art by PIT, designed by the architectural duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh. It symbolises the decay of the …

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19.4 km

View of Borgloon

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View of the church of Borgloon...

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19.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.46 km

5.87 km

4.22 km

2.26 km

Surfaces

7.23 km

7.11 km

2.58 km

1.50 km

1.38 km

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Tuesday 28 July

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Viewpoint – Heks Castle loop from Borgloon

Viewpoint

Manshovenhof and Cobblestone Avenues

Heks Castle

Heks Village

Old Tramway (Sugar Tram Hasselt–Borgloon–Oreye)

Twijfelgrens Sculpture by Fred Eerdekens

Reading Between the Lines (See-Through Church)

View of Borgloon

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