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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

(25)

120

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Hertberg Ponds – Hertberg Trail loop from Westerlo

04:56

19.4km

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: April 2, 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 Corsican pine and Scots pine, you will also find Rowan, Alder buckthorn, Narrow and Broad buckler-fern, Bilberry and Wild honeysuckle.

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3.62 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

6.26 km

Hertberg Play Forest and Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Beautiful and fun location for a picnic in the Hertberg nature reserve

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8.69 km

Hertberg Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

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. An eco-toilet is available on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The picnic area is located near hiking junction 36.

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8.88 km

Bat Tower

Highlight • Structure

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 the bats with a daytime roost and shelter from the sun and predators of these winged mammals. If the bats feel at home there, the tower will likely serve as a maternity roost.
The tower was placed in a quiet, sunny spot near several rows of trees and ponds. These are important hunting grounds for the bats.
(De Merode Landscape Park)

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11.5 km

Helschot Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

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

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15.5 km

Hertberg Trail

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful trails through the Hertberg area

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18.4 km

Bergom Marian Grotto

Highlight • Religious Site

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 front of the cave and a few on the other side of the small lane. When you hear "ave maria" sung, you know where it comes from.

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19.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

3.91 km

1.99 km

696 m

Surfaces

9.32 km

6.38 km

2.05 km

1.16 km

461 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 30 June

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Hertberg Ponds – Hertberg Trail loop from Westerlo

Information board Welcome to Hertberg East

Hertberg Ponds

Hertberg Play Forest and Picnic Area

Hertberg Picnic Area

Bat Tower

Helschot Nature Reserve

Hertberg Trail

Bergom Marian Grotto

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