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Butterfly Valley Lommel – Malou Memorial Cross loop from Kwaadmechelen

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Butterfly Valley Lommel – Malou Memorial Cross loop from Kwaadmechelen

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Butterfly Valley Lommel – Malou Memorial Cross loop from Kwaadmechelen

03:43

55.0km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 6, 2026

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Nationaal Park Bosland

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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885 m

F77 Cycle Highway (Diest–Leopoldsburg)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The cycle path runs on a former railway line and connects Diest with Leopolsburg

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5.53 km

Schans van Gerhees

Archaeological Site

6.65 km

Gerheserbossen

Forest

13.0 km

Militaire visvijver Patria

Lake

21.4 km

Geodetic Station Lommel (Iron Man)

Highlight • Monument

The Lommel Geodetic Base is a line between several measuring points whose distance was accurately determined in 1852 as a starting point for making a new map of Belgium.

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23.1 km

Butterfly Valley Lommel

Highlight • Natural

Lommel has the ambition to become the butterfly city of Flanders.

Industrial estates, road verges, railway edges and the mill surroundings were sown in a butterfly-friendly manner.

Lommel planted butterfly …

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26.7 km

German War Cemetery Lommel

Highlight • Historical Site

The German Military Cemetery is the largest Western European cemetery from WWII. Here 39,111 German soldiers were given their final resting place. Walk along the endless rows of graves, discover …

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29.2 km

Kattenbos Butterfly Walk

Highlight • Monument

The pine forests you cross here are transformed into more natural, mixed deciduous forests and tree heaths. You walk along a beautiful heath reserve where you can even see a …

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34.0 km

Kattenbos

Forest

45.1 km

Malou Memorial Cross

Highlight • Monument

Historical interpretation of the Malou Memorial Cross.
Let's go back in time:
On September 11, 1944, 10 residents of Schoorheide were shot. Two of them escaped this atrocity, albeit seriously …

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47.4 km

Rest Area by the Pond

Highlight • Rest Area

48.6 km

Adventure Centre - Balen

Highlight • MTB Park

Nice stop for those interested in motorized offroad riding. Everyone is welcome here to enjoy (between pot and pint) the antics of novice crossers.

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55.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.3 km

11.7 km

9.11 km

8.33 km

6.59 km

Surfaces

25.6 km

16.9 km

11.7 km

418 m

220 m

102 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 30 May

23°C

15°C

26 %

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Butterfly Valley Lommel – Malou Memorial Cross loop from Kwaadmechelen

F77 Cycle Highway (Diest–Leopoldsburg)

Geodetic Station Lommel (Iron Man)

Butterfly Valley Lommel

German War Cemetery Lommel

Kattenbos Butterfly Walk

Malou Memorial Cross

Rest Area by the Pond

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