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Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Eisden

Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Eisden

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Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Eisden

02:54

47.9km

160m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.34 km

St. Barbara Church, Eisden

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The monumental St. Barbara Church was built in 1934-1937 to a design by architect Auguste Vanden Nieuwenborg.

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2.44 km

Cycle path between Café De Statie and Mechelse Heide

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Good way through the green. Busy when the weather is nice.

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9.24 km

As Bicycle Bridge

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Great way to cross a busy street.

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11.7 km

Stokkemerbos

Forest

29.5 km

Car-free Cycle Path Zutendaal

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Former N730, car-free. Wide, straight through the forest.

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35.5 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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35.5 km

Cycling Bridge 'Fietsen Door De Heide'

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From the almost 300 meter long wooden bicycle bridge, you get a wide view of the natural environment.

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37.6 km

Mechelse Heide

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The Mechelse Heide is the perfect gateway to explore on foot. From mid-August to mid-September, the blooming heather transforms this landscape into a purple painting. Unlike at the other entrance …

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37.8 km

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley

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There is a little air of Sweden here, but you are in Belgium! The Kikbeekbron Valley is a nature reserve located on a former sand and gravel quarry.

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40.5 km

Halfbunders

Forest

47.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

19.7 km

3.50 km

2.30 km

2.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.1 km

13.6 km

11.2 km

3.70 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 20 August

22°C

13°C

91 %

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Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Eisden

St. Barbara Church, Eisden

Cycle path between Café De Statie and Mechelse Heide

As Bicycle Bridge

Car-free Cycle Path Zutendaal

Cycling through the Heath

Cycling Bridge 'Fietsen Door De Heide'

Mechelse Heide

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley

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