Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Tongerlo Abbey – Entrance Abbey Tongerlo loop from Herselt

Tongerlo Abbey – Entrance Abbey Tongerlo loop from Herselt

Moderate

4.2

(10)

358

riders

Tongerlo Abbey – Entrance Abbey Tongerlo loop from Herselt

03:10

55.1km

170m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: August 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

4.76 km

Path Along the Grote Nete

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful path along the winding Grote Nete. Good for walking.

Showing Translation

Tip by

7.88 km

Forest Walking Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

mtb pad Hertberg

Tip by

27.2 km

Wide Trail Between Bergom and Westerlo

Highlight • Trail

Good to walk wide path between Bergom and Westerlo.

Showing Translation

Tip by

34.6 km

Gothic Gatehouse - Tongerlo Abbey

Highlight • Monument

Anyone who enters the beautiful courtyard of the abbey, under the late Romanesque and Gothic gatehouse, immediately gets an overview of the most important sights.
The Romanesque substructure of the gatehouse dates from the 14th century. It is built of iron sandstone layered with white sandstone. The gatehouse is the "only" architectural remnant of the Romanesque-Gothic abbey from the 13th / 14th century. The Gothic superstructure in white marl sandstone was built in the 16th century. In the niches are statues of Our Lady. Saint Catherine (left) and Saint Barbara (right).
In the brick façade, in a niche, stands the statue of Saint Dimpa.

Continue through the gate and discover the heavenly paradise of the Norbertines.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

34.8 km

Tongerlo Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the 3 abbeys of the Norbertines in the region: Tongerlo, Averbode and Postel.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

35.2 km

Entrance Abbey Tongerlo

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the entrances to the Norbertine abbey...

Translated by Google •

Tip by

41.6 km

Stassenbos

Forest

42.8 km

Domeinbos Sterschotsbos (de Merode)

Forest

47.2 km

Bedder Mill

Highlight • Monument

The Beddermolen used to belong to the abbey of Tongerlo and is only a stone's throw away. The mill domain, which originated in the 15th century, is a good example of the typical Kempen mill sites of the past, of which unfortunately not many remain.
In 2010, Kempens Landschap vzw bought the bedder mill. Since the restoration in 2017, the mill is ready to grind again. In December 2014, the site around the mill became the property of the municipality of Westerlo and was given on a long lease to Kempens Landschap vzw, which restored the mill house, barn and outbuildings.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

50.3 km

Jeanne de Merode Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle was built between 1909 and 1911 and is a beautiful example of Brabant neo-Gothic. It belonged to the Countess Jeanne de Merode. After her death (1944) it was used for a while as a rest home for priests. Since 1972 it has served as the town hall. The name de Merode appears in the history books of Westerlo as early as the end of the 15th century. Then Westerlo even came into the hands of the noble family through marriage. It remained that way until the French Revolution. Then Westerlo was 'lent' to the Duchy of Brabant. In front of the town hall there is a beautiful fountain with three bathing women, a work of art by Rik Poot.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

55.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.9 km

13.9 km

8.90 km

6.88 km

4.47 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

14.1 km

10.7 km

9.46 km

3.33 km

182 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Saturday 5 September

23°C

10°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

5.0

Kempense Heuvelrug and Zeven Neten MTB Loop

08:29h

111km

200m

Moderate

4.4

143

Route Turnhoutse Vennen area - Gravel biking in the province of Antwerp

03:54h

53.9km

80m

Hard

4.6

Kortenberg and Silsombos MTB Loop

03:55h

51.5km

240m

Hard

4.4

Warande Wheels Herent Gravel - Gravel biking in province of Limburg

02:50h

36.6km

190m

Hard

4.6

579

Meerdaal Forest and Heverlee Forest – Gravel path through Heverleebos loop from Leuven

02:37h

42.7km

310m

Hard

5.0

239

Gravel path through Heverleebos – Meerdaal Forest and Heverlee Forest loop from Heverlee

06:35h

99.2km

870m

Moderate

4.8

182

Entrance Abbey Tongerlo – De Merode Castle, Westerlo loop from Geel

04:48h

79.4km

160m

Moderate

4.3

495

Wortel-Kolonie – Torendreef loop from Turnhout

04:12h

72.3km

100m

Moderate

4.4

138

Meerdaal Forest and Heverlee Forest – Gravel path through Heverleebos loop from Heverlee

03:11h

46.5km

380m

Moderate

3.7

300

Netekanaal Towpath – Third Lock on the Kleine Nete loop from Malle

03:43h

67.8km

100m

Moderate

4.2

358

Tongerlo Abbey – Entrance Abbey Tongerlo loop from Herselt

03:10h

55.1km

170m

Hard

5.0

The Zwart Water – Retie Watermill loop from Herentals

05:39h

92.4km

170m

Tongerlo Abbey – Entrance Abbey Tongerlo loop from Herselt

Path Along the Grote Nete

Forest Walking Trail

Wide Trail Between Bergom and Westerlo

Gothic Gatehouse - Tongerlo Abbey

Tongerlo Abbey

Entrance Abbey Tongerlo

Bedder Mill

Jeanne de Merode Castle

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️