Moon cat

The sunny weather invites me to go for another walk today. After yesterday's rather strenuous walk, I'm looking for one where I can stretch my legs a bit. Although that predicate might be a bit of an understatement for a route of almost twenty kilometers.



Mooistig Haspengouw is a region I don't visit

Een smet op mijn wandelblazoen waar ik niet graag mee rondloop is een maandenlang Ardennenvrij wandelpalmares. Het is namelijk van oktober geleden dat ik nog in de Belgische Alpen ben geweest en met het aanbreken van de lente moet ik uiteraard deze fout goedmaken. Op de site Extratrail heb ik deze stevige

I type 'Weather today' into my smartphone, still half asleep. Google promises a radiant sun. But Google behaves like a politician. Little comes of the promised sun. It's a political Sunday.



A big bang of fog has burst this morning. An infinite universe of fog envelops my hiking world in an impenetrable

At the beginning of the twentieth century, a collective of painters had found a home in the Mol hamlet of Achterbos. The artists—the most famous of whom was Jakob Smits—had a predilection for the simple farm life in the Kempen region, where religious traditions and agricultural labor coexist in an austere

Nature is pushed to the background on this walk as it runs into a mosaic of highways. Mostly car-free, sometimes a bit busier.



Patches of woods, avenues, and field paths appear regularly, but they're never present for long. Take the path next to the Raambeek stream as an example. I'm coming from a highway

With the changeable weather, I opted for a short hike through the Grote Netewoud this Saturday morning. The starting point is the Lissenvijver, where this shortened version of the 2022 Walk of the Year begins.



The heathland is devoid of all its blooms in this late winter, but it's still a pleasure to

This is a tour that runs primarily on unpaved, sandy forest paths and can therefore also be done in wet periods. These words catch my eye as I search for moisture-free hiking pleasure. One reality check later, I can tell you that this is not the case.



The forest around Teunenberg has its fair share of

In my repertoire of hikes I'd already completed, I was looking for a nice walk, but one that wasn't too long. After yesterday's nearly 27 kilometers, it could use a bit more tranquility.



So, this one caught my eye. A rather unusual one. In this region, the meandering Gete River carves out a truly beautiful

Long. Straight ahead. This thought flashes through my mind when I look at a walk here on Komoot. Modest as I am, I know I can do better.



Twenty kilometers turns into almost twenty-seven kilometers, and I try to embellish the long, straight stretches wherever possible. I've succeeded quite well. Thanks

Higher, Lower. In the eighties, this TV program dominated the ratings on Flemish television. These days, I use it to decide whether I want to wear high or low hiking boots. Protected from the mud, but carrying more weight. Or perhaps the lighter low hiking boots with the risk of a mud bath for my feet