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Open Wetland Area – Heusden-Zolder Mining Heap loop from Vallei van de Zwarte Beek (Beringen)

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Open Wetland Area – Heusden-Zolder Mining Heap loop from Vallei van de Zwarte Beek (Beringen)

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Open Wetland Area – Heusden-Zolder Mining Heap loop from Vallei van de Zwarte Beek (Beringen)

03:59

15.0km

150m

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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Your route passes through protected areas

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Vlaams Natuurreservaat Helderbeek-Terril

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690 m

Wooden Boardwalk Through Wetland

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Beautiful view from the path of the wet zone.

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710 m

Open Wetland Area

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A solid piece of wet and even swampy open zone when you come out of the wet forests where the hiking trails sometimes dare to overflow. In the middle you …

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1.22 km

Pond

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A fen is a natural pool in a heathland area. It is fed by groundwater or rainwater. This water is acidic, just like sandy soil. Moreover, it contains almost no …

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1.35 km

Visitor Center De Watersnip

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The visitor center is the perfect starting point for cycling and hiking tours in the area, which is particularly beautiful due to the alternation of hay meadows, pastures and forests. …

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7.13 km

Three-Star Point, Summit of Heusden-Zolder Spoil Tip

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At the top of the slag heap that you reach via the footpath from the car park (on the other side there is also a climb that you can do …

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8.25 km

View Indicator on Helderbeek-Terril

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Near the second top of the slag heap, which is a small descent and ascent from the first (the star spot), you can orientate yourself thanks to this viewpoint. It …

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8.27 km

Heusden-Zolder Mining Heap

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Nature reserve 124 ha, 155 m above sea level. The mine spoil heap is located in an important open space on the western edge of the Kempens Plateau. The spoil …

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11.8 km

View of the Heath in Helderbeek-Terril Nature Reserve

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One of the more beautiful pieces of heathland with a sandy path and various heathland shrubs such as broom and blueberries next to both the heather and the heath itself …

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15.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.63 km

2.85 km

1.53 km

982 m

Surfaces

5.34 km

3.26 km

3.11 km

2.53 km

757 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 12 August

36°C

12°C

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Comments

September 2, 2023,Houthalen

Walked a beautiful route in Houthalen in the Lindeman nature reserve, through the valley of the Zwarte Beek
And at the end the slag heap to the top at a height of 140 meters. Very nice route through the woods of Koerselsheike with small heaths and moors in between.
in the valley of the black stream a very nice club …

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July 28, 2023,Op en rond Mijnterril Heusden-Zolder

Started today from the parking lot at the bottom of the slag heap in Heusden-Zolder. I immediately entered the terril and then started walking around this terril.

At the end of this hike we went up the slag heap again. Good for a total of 265 actual altimeters and more than 13 kilometers of walking pleasure!

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Open Wetland Area – Heusden-Zolder Mining Heap loop from Vallei van de Zwarte Beek (Beringen)

Wooden Boardwalk Through Wetland

Open Wetland Area

Pond

Visitor Center De Watersnip

Three-Star Point, Summit of Heusden-Zolder Spoil Tip

View Indicator on Helderbeek-Terril

Heusden-Zolder Mining Heap

View of the Heath in Helderbeek-Terril Nature Reserve

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