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Hertberg Ponds – Hertberg Trail loop from Westerlo

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Hertberg Ponds – Hertberg Trail loop from Westerlo

Moderate

4.7

(28)

116

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Hertberg Ponds – Hertberg Trail loop from Westerlo

04:57

19.5km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.06 km

Information board Welcome to Hertberg East

Highlight • Rest Area

All sorts of info about Hertberg Oost can be found on the board. Hertberg-Oost, a 75-hectare forest, consists mainly of monotonous coniferous forests with Scots pine and Corsican pine. Besides …

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3.61 km

Hertberg Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Spend some time by the water in a wooded area...

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5.26 km

Provinciaal Groendomein Hertberg (de Merode)

Forest

8.76 km

Hertberg Picnic Area

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Rest and picnic area with a shelter in the Hertberg Provincial Green Area. There are clear information signs, and you can pick up a free hiking map of the area. …

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8.95 km

Bat Tower

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This bat tower was built as a summer roost for several local bat species, such as the common pipistrelle, the serotine bat, and the common long-eared bat.
The tower provides …

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11.6 km

Helschot Nature Reserve

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Let yourself be guided between Westerlo, Averbode and Herselt...

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15.6 km

Hertberg Trail

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Beautiful trails through the Hertberg area

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18.0 km

Varenbroek information board

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Information board at the entrance of the Varenbroek...

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18.4 km

Bergom Marian Grotto

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Mariagrot on the Grote Dreef on the border of Bergom (Herselt) and Westerlo. The cave dates from 1874 and is, especially with its location, quite busy. There are benches in …

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19.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

4.17 km

1.99 km

696 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

5.64 km

2.04 km

1.16 km

332 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

23°C

9°C

0 %

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Comments

October 30, 2023,Paden Hertberg – Rode Vis Rondje vanuit Bergom

During the walk, APP was going crazy, which is why the data was not correct at all 😄, otherwise a nice presentation at a walking speed of 8 km per hour. This is the first time I have had this happen, are there any of you who have had this before?

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August 21, 2022,Z18: Bossen langs de Rode Laak, Varendonk

We resume the "original walks" of the site originallopen.be and in Veerle-Laakdal the first of two Antwerp walks will start.
This one is top notch. You start at the tavern 'Laak van Toen', where we gain strength. Furthermore, this is a walk in real nature. The wooded area comes in handy with these summer temperatures.
The walk runs through the …

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October 22, 2022,OW : Valleien en bossen in de Rode Laakvallei

Today we did a walk of the "original walks.be" ... nice walk over well-known terrain. 5 years ago my daughter and I crossed this region on horseback...
Komoot let me down after 10km...planned walk,..goodbye! Then walked back an "original" return.

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Hertberg Ponds – Hertberg Trail loop from Westerlo

Information board Welcome to Hertberg East

Hertberg Ponds

Hertberg Picnic Area

Bat Tower

Helschot Nature Reserve

Hertberg Trail

Varenbroek information board

Bergom Marian Grotto

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