Hemelbeek Tunnel – Elslooërbos Nature Trails loop from Bunde

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Hemelbeek Tunnel – Elslooërbos Nature Trails loop from Bunde

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Hemelbeek Tunnel – Elslooërbos Nature Trails loop from Bunde

03:45

13.7km

220m

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 7, 2026

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Bunder- en Elslooërbos

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.70 km

Bunderbos

Forest

2.07 km

Tunnel under the railway in Bunder- en Elslooërbos

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If you walk through the tunnel you come to the other side of the railway line, and you can continue walking. You have to share the tunnel with the stream. …

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3.63 km

Waterfall at the Old Watermill

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We thought it very strange to see that the water from the pond, behind the mill, ran through a gutter through the house to the other side. And there, like a beautiful waterfall, plunged down into the next stream.

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4.05 km

Peaceful Picnic Spot

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When leaving the Bunderbos, you arrive here in the quiet hamlet of Snijdersberg. To the right of the triangular square, there are a few picnic benches on a lawn between pollarded trees. An ideal resting and picnic spot.

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5.55 km

Steel Steps in Bunder- en Elslooërbos

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Stalentrap Hellingbos in Bunde/Elsloo
Steel stairs:
wandelzoekpagina.nl/wandeling/elslooerbos-tocht/20175

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5.56 km

Bunder and Elslooërbos rail tunnel

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In addition to pedestrian traffic, the place also serves as a passage for the fast-flowing Hemelbeek. The pedestrian path is narrow and dark, especially if you encounter oncoming traffic, it …

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5.65 km

Hemelbeek Tunnel

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Nice crossing under the railway. Great to do with the MTB.

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5.66 km

Elslooërbos Nature Trails

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The Natura 2000 area Bunderbos and Elslooërbos includes a series of forests on the steep, eastern slope of the Meuse valley between Elsloo and Bunde, namely the Hoge and Lage …

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8.12 km

Bench with views over the Meuse Valley toward Belgium

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There are (now?) two benches, but more importantly, and simpler: for me a magnificently beautiful view. Wow.

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13.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.97 km

1.70 km

1.53 km

1.07 km

440 m

Surfaces

6.33 km

3.08 km

1.87 km

1.30 km

868 m

268 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

July 22, 2023,Zuid Limburg | Duiker – Elslooërbos/Bunderbos, rondje vanuit station Bunde

the first walk with height differences after my corona.

Nice walk, but harder than I expected. Especially the narrow, overgrown paths were tough. Some paths were also difficult to follow as a result.

On a part of the route, the access to the path is difficult to find if you walk next to the track (see the photo "path difficult …

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April 27, 2022,Duiker – Duiker Rondje vanuit Bunde

Beautiful walk with the necessary climbs. I compare this with other hikes that are listed as difficult: this one is also quite tough, even difficult. Well worth it!

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September 8, 2024,Gruppenwanderung Bunderbos [NL] Sonntag, 8 September 2024

“Hiking in the Euregio”
---- Today we went on a hike through the Bunderbos with 9 participants. In this beautiful old hillside forest (old Maas terraces) the narrow paths went up and down (sometimes steeply), some paths were half overgrown. The mood was good and we took a long lunch break in Geulle. The forests lie to the left and …

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October 6, 2024,Geulle - Elsloo - Bunde

Today we started from the parking lot in Geulle. A beautiful walk through the beautiful Bunder and Elslooërbos.

The Bunder and Elslooërbos are narrow slope forests that run from Bunde to Elsloo. Characteristic are the many spring streams that run down the slopes.

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