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Black Brook – The Thousand-Year-Old Oak loop from Natuurreservaat De Schurfert - Lange Beemden

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Black Brook – The Thousand-Year-Old Oak loop from Natuurreservaat De Schurfert - Lange Beemden

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Black Brook – The Thousand-Year-Old Oak loop from Natuurreservaat De Schurfert - Lange Beemden

07:04

27.6km

110m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Rotbroek

Diesters Broek

Webbekoms Broek

Natuurreservaat De Schurfert - Lange Beemden

Natuurreservaat Willekensberg

Waypoints

Start point

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2.22 km

Valley of Zwarte Beek (Zelem)

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The sporty and fit fellow human being can normally combine a walk in the Valley of the Zwarte Beek that starts in Zelem quite well with a trip in the …

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3.21 km

Rotbroek Wetlands, Zwarte Beek Valley

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Working on the wetlands at time of visit, some parts closed. Beautiful like all "pants" in this region.

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3.99 km

Footbridge Over the Zwart Water

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And immediately you are next to the Demer...

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4.69 km

Diesters Broek Viewing Platform

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This viewing platform - which you can also use as a shelter in case of unexpectedly bad weather - offers a view of the Diesters Broek, nature towards Zelem (with …

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11.4 km

Black Brook

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The Zwarte Beek rises in Hechtel-Eksel and then flows through Beringen to Lummen. There the Helderbeek and the Halbeek flow from Heusden-Zolder into the Zwarte Beek.
In Halen she squeezes …

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13.9 km

Schurfert Bridge Over the Zwarte Beek

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This part of the Zwarte Beek Valley is called "de Schurfert". The creation of pools and marshes has created an ideal habitat for meadow birds. Curlew, stonechat and common snipe …

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19.7 km

The Thousand-Year-Old Oak

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The Thousand-Year-Old Oak is an oak tree in the hamlet of Mellaar in the Belgian municipality of Lummen. The tree is located in a small forest area north of the …

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22.6 km

Hollow Passage

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The Willekensberg is a cuesta characterized by the presence of hollow roads. They originated from centuries of use.

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25.0 km

Willekensberg

Forest

27.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

8.79 km

4.33 km

1.55 km

Surfaces

15.8 km

4.86 km

3.39 km

1.81 km

1.68 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 16 May

16°C

9°C

80 %

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Black Brook – The Thousand-Year-Old Oak loop from Natuurreservaat De Schurfert - Lange Beemden

Valley of Zwarte Beek (Zelem)

Rotbroek Wetlands, Zwarte Beek Valley

Footbridge Over the Zwart Water

Diesters Broek Viewing Platform

Black Brook

Schurfert Bridge Over the Zwarte Beek

The Thousand-Year-Old Oak

Hollow Passage

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