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View of the Lommelse Sahara – Blekerheide loop from Lommel

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View of the Lommelse Sahara – Blekerheide loop from Lommel

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View of the Lommelse Sahara – Blekerheide loop from Lommel

03:34

14.0km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Natuurreservaat Bleekerheide

Nationaal Park Bosland

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1.29 km

Birdwatching wall Lommelse Sahara

Highlight • Natural

There are many places in the Sahara where you can observe water birds, but with this bird watching wall you can sit quietly with information about the birds that you can see here.

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1.47 km

View of the Watchtower in Bosland National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

As the name of this highlight suggests, you can see the watchtower from here. With the water as a foreground always good for a photo. On the very other side …

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1.89 km

Sahara Beach

Highlight • Beach

The Sahara is a unique nature reserve in Belgium of about 200 ha.
The bare, desert-like sandy soil is a result of industrial activities and silting up due to the …

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2.91 km

View of the Lommelse Sahara

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice and wide view

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5.20 km

Lommel Sahara

Highlight • Natural Monument

In Lommel, don't just hang around but go...
The summer temperatures are on our side...
A perfect day to venture into the Sahara.
Sporty as we are, we park and …

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11.8 km

Blekerheide

Highlight • Natural

The Blekerheide is a beautiful piece of nature consisting of shrub heath that borders on the east with a small building of a few houses and on the south with …

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12.1 km

Bocholt Canal Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

12.1 km

S-Bridge Over the Bocholt-Herentals Canal

Highlight • Bridge

The beauty of bridges: They connect. This architectural masterpiece by the architect W. Grauwner connects two nature reserves: the Lommel Sahara and the Blekerheide.

The S-shaped construction is made of steel and wood and is suspended from two steel pylons.

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14.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.80 km

4.70 km

826 m

649 m

Surfaces

7.85 km

2.07 km

1.84 km

1.33 km

793 m

102 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 25 August

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Comments

March 2, 2024,Sahara - Lommel

Sahara - Lommel, red route.
Slightly shortened at the end because we didn't want to walk around the sports park.

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January 28, 2023,Sahara Lommel Belgium - Red Route

Sahara is a wonderful place to visit. It includes a nice contradiction between desert and forest. In a couple of minutes you can enjoy from sandbox and then proceed with beautiful forest and pond view from watch tower.

March 9, 2025,sahara wandeling lommel

Highly recommended this walk Sahara walk Lommel, red triangle follow enormous variety of nature. Certainly panorama tower not to be missed 12 km.

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August 4, 2024,Lommelse Sahara

Today we cross the border into Belgium. And what a beautiful area it was! So beautiful that going back again is definitely an option.
We were amazed by (dunes) sand, heathland, forests and other natural beauty. We set out early and that was nice because more people wanted to enjoy this

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September 12, 2021,🌟🌟 Natuurgebied De Sahara (Lommel)

Our second visit to the De Sahara near Lommel and again we loved it. A varied route with forest, heathland, dunes, lakes and canals. You're not alone here at the weekend, but it wasn't overcrowded either.

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February 10, 2023,Rond de Lommelse Sahara en de Blekerheide

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The Sahara in Lommel is a protected, desert-like nature reserve with a large lake in the middle where many water birds settle. I enjoyed a beautiful, varied walk of 12.5 km.
It is not for nothing that this place was voted one of the most beautiful in the Lage Kempen. The walk is also very suitable for children.
Literally …

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February 24, 2024,Nationaal Park Bosland - Lommel – Lommelse Sahara en uitkijktoren

On the road again with my father. What a beautiful walk this was. From start to finish! Sometimes you have walks where you experience one surprise after another throughout the route. This walk had everything. Bosland and Sahara National Park are highly recommended to visit. The observation tower, the winding pedestrian bridge, the sand of the Sahara, the slopes in …

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April 14, 2025,Heidelandschaft – Lommelse Sahara Runde von Lommel

A beautiful hike. Dogs are welcome, but must be kept on a leash. There's a small area where dogs are allowed to run off-leash.

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View of the Lommelse Sahara – Blekerheide loop from Lommel

Birdwatching wall Lommelse Sahara

View of the Watchtower in Bosland National Park

Sahara Beach

View of the Lommelse Sahara

Lommel Sahara

Blekerheide

Bocholt Canal Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge

S-Bridge Over the Bocholt-Herentals Canal

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