Mechelse Heide – Asbroek Lookout loop from Neerglabbeek

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Mechelse Heide – Asbroek Lookout loop from Neerglabbeek

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Mechelse Heide – Asbroek Lookout loop from Neerglabbeek

06:08

85.5km

400m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Vlaams Natuurreservaat Mechelse Heide

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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16.0 km

Dilserbos

Forest

17.9 km

Sparrendal Bicycle Bridge

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24.7 km

Mechelse Heide Entrance Pavilion and Bike Path

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The Hoge Kempen National Park is the first and so far the only one in Belgium. It was opened in 2006 and, among other things, the pine forests and the heathland are protected here.

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25.7 km

Mechelse Heide

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Heather can be found along the cycle path, which is particularly beautiful in summer/late summer.

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28.7 km

Cycle path through the Mechelse Heide

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A busy bike path, but still manageable without any problems. Every now and then there is a train of racing cyclists, but there are no problems with roots under the road surface.

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32.2 km

Aspermansvijver

Lake

46.2 km

Asbroek Lookout

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Nice view point from here over the heath. Tip: in August it turns a beautiful purple!

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54.5 km

Cycling through the Heath

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Cycling across the heath takes you right through the Hoge Kempen National Park. In this park, vast pine forests alternate with endless heathlands. Thanks to the new connection between cycle …

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68.3 km

As Bicycle Bridge

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Bicycle bridge (of course also for walkers) over the busy Europalaan.

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68.6 km

Station As is a former railway station on lines 21A (Hasselt-As) and 21B (As-Eisden). The station building now houses a restaurant and the Kolenspoorvereniging (Coal Railway Association) uses it for the operation of the tourist railway line Waterschei-As-Eisden.

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79.3 km

Domeinbos Aerdshouw

Forest

85.5 km

End point

Parking

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