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Heiderbos Nature Reserve – Cycling through the Mechelse Heide loop from Grote Plas

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Heiderbos Nature Reserve – Cycling through the Mechelse Heide loop from Grote Plas

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Heiderbos Nature Reserve – Cycling through the Mechelse Heide loop from Grote Plas

03:03

52.9km

210m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Bosreservaat Lanklaarderbos - Saenhoeve

Natuurdomein Klaverberg

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Mechelse Heide

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

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123 m

Cycling Across the Floating Bridge – Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

A great example of cycling tourism by Visit Limburg, a unique experience that will leave you speechless.

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2.18 km

Lanklaarderbos

Forest

6.38 km

Panoramic View of Hoge Kempen National Park

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Nice resting place with a beautiful view over the Hoge Kempen.

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7.13 km

As Bicycle Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Great way to cross a busy street.

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7.48 km

Station As

Highlight • Cafe

The oldest preserved station in the province of Limburg can be found in As. After the closure of the coal mines there was no future. In 2014 the last local train drove to football club KRC Genk.

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11.3 km

In 1970 the Heiderbos nature reserve was established to protect the largest remaining juniper population in Flanders. In addition to the conifers, there are also various types of heather, numerous breeding birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects.

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17.6 km

André Dumont Coal Mine (Waterschei) – Thor Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Thor Central is an impressive industrial building. After the hard coal plants were closed, it was considered a cultural heritage.
A restaurant, a brasserie and the Food Plaza invite you to stay and are open every day.

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22.4 km

Arboretum Bret

Forest

40.2 km

Viewpoint

41.0 km

Cycling through the Mechelse Heide

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Mechelen heath is at its most beautiful in the months of August and September because the heather is then in full bloom.

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50.6 km

Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

Highlight • Monument

Anyone looking for Eisden's mining past will discover traces that are as diverse as they are striking. They stood like exclamation marks in a history that threatened to be erased …

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52.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.9 km

7.94 km

6.58 km

2.37 km

1.12 km

Surfaces

39.4 km

11.6 km

871 m

474 m

440 m

107 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 10 May

12°C

5°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Cycling Across the Floating Bridge – Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Panoramic View of Hoge Kempen National Park

As Bicycle Bridge

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