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C-Mine – Winterslag Mine Headframe loop from Genk

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C-Mine – Winterslag Mine Headframe loop from Genk

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C-Mine – Winterslag Mine Headframe loop from Genk

01:57

33.0km

110m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Tenhaagdoornheide

Natuurdomein Klaverberg

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Natuurreservaat Hengelhoef

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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688 m

Sint Martinusplein Genk

Highlight • Settlement

The Sint Martinusplein and the adjoining Marktstraat are lined with many shops and restaurants. Everyone should be able to find refreshment or refreshment here. There are also other locations in the neighboring streets.

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3.15 km

C-Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

Parts of Flanders look back on a long history as mining regions. The city of Genk in the province of Limburg has always been one of the most important industrial sites. There, the important era of coal mining is preserved for future generations in the "C-Mine" complex. Otherwise, the remains of the facility are now primarily used by cultural institutions.
Since July 2, the C-Mine has been offering a very special expedition into the world of the miners: visitors can immerse themselves in the working world and all its hardships in an authentic underground environment with the help of a virtual reality tour. This unique journey back in time to the 1950s is made possible with the help of a helmet and goggles. It is enriched with numerous anecdotes from the miners' lives.

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3.40 km

Winterslag Mine Headframe

Highlight • Monument

A headframe is a construction mounted above a mine shaft, which is used in coal mines for the transport of miners, material and coal. Shaft trestles are visual landmarks in the landscape due to the rotating wheels.
The Winterslag coal mine was one of the seven mines of the Kempen coal basin in the Genk district of Winterslag.

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7.82 km

Kasteel Engelhof

Highlight • Castle

Engelhof Castle
from 1903. Located in an English landscape garden with old trees including lindens, acacias, beech, oaks, maples and conifers, and on the street side a beech hedge, two cast iron posts and a recent cobbled access road.

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9.43 km

Tenhaagdoornheide Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

De Teut in Zonhoven, together with Ten Haagdoorn in Houthalen-Helchteren, forms an extensive nature reserve of more than 1700 hectares and can call itself the largest heathland in Central Limburg. The variety of stream valleys, fens, dunes, forests, fields and heathland invite you for a pleasant visit. So put on your walking shoes, jump on your bike or discover this beautiful piece of nature on horseback. Thanks to industrious sheep, the heathland splendor is preserved.

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24.2 km

Thorpark/Klaverberg

Highlight • Natural

Park your bike and take a walking path to the hills of Klaverberg.

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25.2 km

View of Terril van As

Highlight • Viewpoint

The As slag heap, a former coal mountain, offers a beautiful view of the surrounding Limburg landscape and the vast nature of the Hoge Kempen National Park. From the top you look out over forests, heathland and old mining landscapes, which makes for a unique panorama that shines especially at sunrise or sunset. A great place to enjoy the views and the natural revival of this special area.

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27.8 km

André Dumont Coal Mine (Waterschei) – Thor Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Thor Central is an impressive industrial building. After the hard coal plants were closed, it was considered a cultural heritage.
A restaurant, a brasserie and the Food Plaza invite you to stay and are open every day.

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33.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.5 km

4.24 km

2.02 km

456 m

242 m

199 m

187 m

Surfaces

19.6 km

12.1 km

802 m

279 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

31°C

16°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

August 20, 2023,Ter Hagedoornheide – Thor Park boucle au départ de Genk

The passage through a field of flowering heather is absolutely beautiful. At the end of the route, the planned route had to be adapted due to works

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C-Mine – Winterslag Mine Headframe loop from Genk

Sint Martinusplein Genk

C-Mine

Winterslag Mine Headframe

Kasteel Engelhof

Tenhaagdoornheide Nature Reserve

Thorpark/Klaverberg

View of Terril van As

André Dumont Coal Mine (Waterschei) – Thor Park

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