Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 28, 2025

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4.13 km

The Cross of De Hutten

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The story of the cross of De Hutten is told on the blue nameplate. During the Austrian rule, which lasted from 1713 to 1794, a certain canon Barth from Westerlo, …

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6.41 km

Kwachtloop Peatland and Drainage Ditch, Meerhout

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With a path next to a stream...

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10.0 km

Belse Heide Nature Reserve

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The Belse heide is a heathland area with an area of 170 ha. There are also some beautiful heathland ponds in the heathland. The area is accessible to everyone, but …

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10.4 km

Pond View

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View of the water...

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10.5 km

Grazing Zone in the Heathland

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Where the sheep live in the seventh heaven...

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10.9 km

View over the Belse Heath

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Even now, at the end of 2023, this part is still predominantly 'bare' and waiting to become part of the beautiful heathland. There are (unfortunately) many people walking, jogging and …

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11.7 km

Kapucienenberg Land Dunes

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Dunes in the Kempen? Anyway. Land dunes are sandy hills that were created after the last ice age, by blowing sand from the rivers. This specific landscape of high, dry …

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12.0 km

The Grote Netewoud

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The Grote Netewoud is a collective name for a series of quasi-contiguous nature reserves along the Grote Nete with a total area of 340 hectares of swamps, fens, wetland forests …

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20.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

4.79 km

1.45 km

1.30 km

354 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

3.76 km

1.85 km

1.60 km

1.41 km

Elevation

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The Cross of De Hutten

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