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Mombeek Valley Path – Mombeek Valley Nature Reserve loop from Alken

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Mombeek Valley Path – Mombeek Valley Nature Reserve loop from Alken

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Mombeek Valley Path – Mombeek Valley Nature Reserve loop from Alken

02:20

9.04km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Mombeekvallei

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1.64 km

Boardwalk and Ponds in Mombeekvallei

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A boardwalk takes you past pools, where the environment is also not dry...

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1.69 km

Wooden Boardwalk in Mombeekvallei

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As in most accessible nature areas in valley landscapes where streams and other waters sometimes cause a lot of mud and wet, you can also bridge parts here and there …

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2.16 km

Nature Bench in Mombeekvallei

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These nice benches can be found on the routes of Natuurpunt.
With the logo carved into it.

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2.52 km

Picnic bench

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Located on the hiking trails and on the cycle path from Alken to Sint-Lambrechts-Herk on the bridge over the Mombeek - with information sign for those who would board here or just want to read.

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4.88 km

Mombeek Valley Path

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beautiful quiet walking path in Mombeekvallei

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6.62 km

Mombeek Valley (St.-Lambrechts-Herk)

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The Mombeekvallei nature reserve winds like a narrow green ribbon through fertile agricultural land in the border zone between Alken and Sint-Lambrechts-Herk. It is a typical brook valley of Vochtig-Haspengouw. …

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6.66 km

Natuurpunt Heritage Orchard

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Here you will find a young standard orchard with a hawthorn hedge that was planted by Natuurpunt around the turn of the century on the edge of the Mombeek valley. …

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7.88 km

Mombeek Valley Nature Reserve

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The nature reserve Mombeekvallei is situated between agricultural lands in Alken and Sint-Lambrechts-Herk. You will find bushes and thickets. But also meadows full of flowers and small bushes. The heart …

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9.04 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.59 km

1.82 km

1.79 km

1.74 km

Surfaces

4.78 km

3.03 km

531 m

379 m

221 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

23°C

14°C

82 %

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Comments

December 4, 2024,Mombeekvallei Alken combi rode/gele route

Valley area! Boots are recommended!

Hidden between meadows and swamp forests flows the Mombeek. The stream has gnawed at the landscape for centuries. The valley was eventually created by a constant interaction of water drainage and flooding.

The Mombeekvallei nature reserve is managed by Natuurpunt Hasselt-Alken. The area winds like a narrow green ribbon through fertile agricultural lands in the …

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March 1, 2023,Wandeling door de Mombeekvallei

Today we crossed the provincial border to go for a walk in Limburg, more specifically in the Mombeek valley. We started the red walk with a starting point at the Mombeekvallei car park in Muntelbeekstraat, to switch to the yellow walk towards the end of it and continue walking to the end point. The Mombeek valley is a stream valley …

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Mombeek Valley Path – Mombeek Valley Nature Reserve loop from Alken

Boardwalk and Ponds in Mombeekvallei

Wooden Boardwalk in Mombeekvallei

Nature Bench in Mombeekvallei

Picnic bench

Mombeek Valley Path

Mombeek Valley (St.-Lambrechts-Herk)

Natuurpunt Heritage Orchard

Mombeek Valley Nature Reserve

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