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Oudsberg Sand Dune – Oudsberg Dune loop from Gruitrode

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Oudsberg Sand Dune – Oudsberg Dune loop from Gruitrode

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4.7

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291

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Oudsberg Sand Dune – Oudsberg Dune loop from Gruitrode

02:48

10.9km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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: July 17, 2026

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Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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2.60 km

Forest Chapel of Our Lady of Rest (Gruitroderbos)

Highlight • Religious Site

The Boskapel or the Kapel der Bossen is a chapel located in the Gruitroderbos in Gruitrode, which was named after Our Lady of Rest. The chapel is located on the …

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3.36 km

Oudsberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful sand dunes with heather, relatively small but well worth it. A highlight of our walk.

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3.79 km

Heather landscape in Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

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Beautiful sand dunes with heather, relatively small but well worth it. A highlight of our walk.

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3.81 km

Oudsberg Sand Dune

Highlight • Natural Monument

Now you are in the middle of the dune belt: 3,000 hectares of pure gold! An overwhelming mix of untouched forests, colorful heaths, beautiful moors, fields and meadows.

In the …

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4.24 km

Oudsberg Dune

Highlight • Natural Monument

Land dunes surrounded by beautiful nature. Forest and fens at their best.

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4.39 km

Oudsberg Inland Dune

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful serene place, small climb up through the loose sand

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5.09 km

Heath and Forest in Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

Highlight • Forest

Heathland and forest alternate and provide a varied walk.

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10.2 km

The Commandery of Gruitrode is an important cultural-historical heritage in Gruitrode, in the municipality of Oudsbergen. Until 1801, the commandery was one of the twelve commanderies within the Biesen bailiff …

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10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.88 km

1.86 km

1.52 km

677 m

Surfaces

6.95 km

1.48 km

716 m

267 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

22°C

12°C

18 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

March 3, 2024,Boucle dans le Oudsberg au départ de Gruitrode

On this spring day, here we are in the dunes. But not those in the North Sea (even if you might think so in some places). Very nice varied route with passages in the woods, in the dunes, on sandy paths or on good soil. And a few passages on tarmac. But little contact with traffic. There is obviously also …

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September 17, 2025,Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen (B) - Oudsberg Route

Start of the Oudsberg Hiking Trail (Gruitrode)

Weg naar Opoeteren 1, 3670 Oudsbergen, Belgium

51°05'21.6"N 5°35'20.8"E

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"The 'Hoge Kempen' region, as a region in the province of Limburg, is primarily known as the 'Hoge Kempen' National Park. But just a little further north, you will find forest and nature areas that are by no means inferior and also feature …

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December 26, 2023,Oudsbergen

Today we enjoyed a nice walk in the sun ☀️ in Oudsbergen.
A nice change after all that rain 🌧️
The drifting dunes remain fantastically beautiful.
At the end we came across Santa Claus with the sleigh 🤣😂

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Oudsberg Sand Dune – Oudsberg Dune loop from Gruitrode

Forest Chapel of Our Lady of Rest (Gruitroderbos)

Oudsberg

Heather landscape in Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

Oudsberg Sand Dune

Oudsberg Dune

Oudsberg Inland Dune

Heath and Forest in Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

Commanderij van Gruitrode

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