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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Kruidentuin Rondje vanuit Kuringen

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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Kruidentuin Rondje vanuit Kuringen

Marc Truyens planned a hike

January 19, 2021

Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Kruidentuin Rondje vanuit Kuringen

Hard

05:12

20.5km

3.9km/h

50m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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8.05 km

Ponds of De Wijers

Highlight • Lake

The unique landscape of De Wijers reflects its special location on the transition between the Kempen plateau and Haspengouw. The Kempen plateau, with its permeable sandy soil, forms the infiltration …

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12.5 km

De Wijers Observation Tower, Zonhoven

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The 15-meter-high lookout tower in the Bolderdal pond area is partly in the water and offers a view over the hundreds of ponds.
From the 15 meter high tower you …

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13.0 km

De Platwijers-Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

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The 200-hectare nature reserve is best known for its abundance of birds. It consists mainly of fish farming ponds and meadows and is the heart of the large landscape unit de Wijers, the largest contiguous pond area in the Benelux.

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14.6 km

Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Stations of the Cross Hamelheide

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This chapel is known as the chapel of Hamelheide and was built by order of machinist Frans Machiels from Hasselt, who owned a piece of land here. In 1944 Machiels …

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18.7 km

Limburg Lavender Farm

Highlight • Natural

The Lavenderhoeve or "Limburg Lavender" as some have known it has been closed since January 1, 2023. You can still buy lavender plants there, but in terms of visits, only …

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19.3 km

Cows

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19.5 km

Herb and Inspiration Garden Herkenrode

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The Herb and Inspiration Garden, covering two hectares, is best described as a contemporary herb park. So don't expect an abbey garden or a reproduction of it, but a modern …

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20.0 km

Herkenrode Abbey Site

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This abbey is over 800 years old. The historic buildings have been restored, and today it's a place to visit and relax. The surrounding nature reserve houses a botanical garden …

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20.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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11.7 km

4.55 km

2.86 km

860 m

459 m

Surfaces

7.81 km

7.47 km

3.29 km

1.20 km

369 m

253 m

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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Kruidentuin Rondje vanuit Kuringen

Ponds of De Wijers

De Wijers Observation Tower, Zonhoven

De Platwijers-Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Stations of the Cross Hamelheide

Limburg Lavender Farm

Cows

Herb and Inspiration Garden Herkenrode

Herkenrode Abbey Site

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