Old Town Hall – The Borrelmanneke loop from Hasselt
Old Town Hall – The Borrelmanneke loop from Hasselt
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Old Town Hall – The Borrelmanneke loop from Hasselt
01:12
4.67km
20m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 21, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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243 m
Street Art Carll Cneut "The Golden Cage"
Highlight • Monument
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673 m
Facade sculptures Old Courthouse
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857 m
Hasselt City Center
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929 m
Old Town Hall
Highlight • Historical Site
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1.21 km
Townhouse 'De Drij Dragonders'
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1.43 km
Hasselt Tourist Office
Highlight • Rest Area
I highly recommend popping in beforehand. Once you're inside, you'll be drawn to Hasselt.
Being well-prepared saves you time.
Opening hours:
Every day from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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1.50 km
The Borrelmanneke
Highlight • Monument
The cycle of grain-jenever-cattle-land reclamation is depicted here; pigs and oxen were fattened with the draff (pulp of the distilled grain) and poor heathlands were made fertile with the manure of these stable animals, so that grain could be grown again for jenever production.
The Borrelmanneke symbolises the close bond between the city of Hasselt and the jenever industry.
An ox stands on a pedestal. A man sits astride the back of the cow. The ox forms a whole with the pigs that root around beneath him. The man has a jenever barrel on his right shoulder. Until the end of the previous century, jenever was supplied to shopkeepers and drinking houses in barrels and casks. Private individuals started to stock up 'at the barrel' with their jugs and stoppers. The most common tonnage was the wine stainless steel or 'ox head' (approximately 268 litres). Hence the nickname 'de Ossekoppen' that the Hasselt residents were given.
Hasselt expressions 'Zoe zat as è verke' and 'Zoe zat as nen os' also clearly refer to the connection between cattle breeding and jenever distillation. After all, the distillation waste (the draff) still contained traces of alcohol when it was served to the pigs or oxen.
Once a year in October during the jenever festival, real Hasselt jenever comes out of the fountain.
Source: Hasel
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1.82 km
Saint Quintinus Cathedral
Highlight • Religious Site
When the diocese of Hasselt was founded in 1967, this church, which has been protected as a monument since 1933, became the bishop's church or cathedral. It is also the only Belgian cathedral that never bore the title of collegiate or basilica, but was directly promoted from ordinary deanery parish church to cathedral.
A thorough restoration began in 1994 and was completed at the end of 2000. The restoration of the protected Binvigat-Niehof organ was completed two years later. The organ is unique because it still contains a large amount of original pipework from an earlier organ from 1793, which is also the oldest pipework in Belgium. Furthermore, the interior contains several important works of art such as the Renaissance choir stalls from 1549, the painting Calvary by Lampsonius, the Stations of the Cross and several murals by the Hasselt artist Godfried Guffens. The oldest known monstrance in the world is also owned by the cathedral, but it is exhibited in Het Stadsmus.
Source: hasel.be/sint-quintinuskerk-sint-quintinuskathedraal
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4.67 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.19 km
688 m
638 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.18 km
392 m
< 100 m
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We once again enjoy the beautiful old town and discover many sights. Since a reserved table awaits us at Maison Mathis, we gladly head to Quartier Bleu for dinner.
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