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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Abdijsite Herkenrode Rondje vanuit Kuringen

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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Abdijsite Herkenrode Rondje vanuit Kuringen

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August 5, 2022

Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Abdijsite Herkenrode Rondje vanuit Kuringen

Hard

05:09

20.3km

3.9km/h

50m

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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.

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Start point

Bus stop

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12.4 km

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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12.7 km

View of Kleine Vijver

Highlight • Lake

You can safely take Kleine Vijver with a grain of salt, at least if you interpret it literally without context. Quite a few ponds and also the wine areas themselves …

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12.9 km

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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14.4 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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18.4 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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19.2 km

Herkenrode Abbey Mill

Highlight • Monument

The abbey mill on the Herkenrode abbey site in Hasselt has been completely renovated. For 10 years, volunteers from Molenzorg Zuid-Limburg worked on making the mill ready to grind again. …

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19.4 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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20.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.94 km

5.53 km

4.45 km

2.61 km

1.75 km

Surfaces

7.20 km

5.25 km

3.37 km

2.23 km

1.88 km

355 m

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Uitkijktoren Wijers Zonhoven – Abdijsite Herkenrode Rondje vanuit Kuringen

De Wijers Observation Tower, Zonhoven

View of Kleine Vijver

De Platwijers-Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

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

Limburg Lavender Farm

Herkenrode Abbey Mill

Herkenrode Abbey Site

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