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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Vogelbeobachtungshütte Circuit à partir de Zonhoven

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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Vogelbeobachtungshütte Circuit à partir de Zonhoven

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September 13, 2021

Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Vogelbeobachtungshütte Circuit à partir de Zonhoven

Moderate

03:51

15.1km

3.9km/h

40m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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531 m

De Wijers Observation Tower, Zonhoven

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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990 m

De Platwijers-Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

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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2.45 km

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

Highlight • Religious Site

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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6.02 km

Albert Canal Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful during sunrise and sunset. On this side you also pass by part of the Platwijer ponds which are at this point easy accessible for a picture.

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9.57 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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12.4 km

Meadows and fields at Vlaams Natuurreservaat Platwijers

Highlight • Natural

During the spring rains, this area is partially flooded. A nutrient-poor grassland provides a flowery grass carpet. Fortunately, the water seeps very quickly into the succulent earth and the groundwater level is maintained.

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14.0 km

Birdwatching hide at 't Winkeltje, Rode Vijvers–Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

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This first of two bird hides a short distance from each other overlooks a pointer that was baptized 't Winkeltje. And just like the others, you will also find a …

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15.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.64 km

4.73 km

2.36 km

670 m

666 m

Surfaces

7.33 km

4.88 km

2.57 km

283 m

< 100 m

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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Vogelbeobachtungshütte Circuit à partir de Zonhoven

De Wijers Observation Tower, Zonhoven

De Platwijers-Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

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

Albert Canal Towpath

Ponds of De Wijers

Meadows and fields at Vlaams Natuurreservaat Platwijers

Birdwatching hide at 't Winkeltje, Rode Vijvers–Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

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