Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Rekem

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Rekem

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Rekem

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34.7km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Mechelse Heide

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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12.0 km

Gemeentelijke visvijver De Kiezelkuil

Lake

13.2 km

Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

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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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14.8 km

St. Barbara Church, Eisden

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The parish church of St. Barbara was commissioned by the mining company. It is dedicated to Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners. The church was built in neo-gothic style …

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15.8 km

Between Steinweg and Eisden

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The section leads through the middle of the forest and is perfectly paved.

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19.9 km

Cycling through the Mechelse Heide

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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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23.5 km

Cycling through the Heath

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Cycling across the heath takes you right through the Hoge Kempen National Park. In this park, vast pine forests alternate with endless heathlands. Thanks to the new connection between cycle …

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25.6 km

Kikbeek Spring Valley

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The Valley of the Kikbeek source

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25.7 km

Mechelse Heide

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The Mechelse Heide is the perfect gateway to explore on foot. From mid-August to mid-September, the blooming heather transforms this landscape into a purple painting. Unlike at the other entrance …

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25.9 km

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley

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There is a little air of Sweden here, but you are in Belgium! The Kikbeekbron Valley is a nature reserve located on a former sand and gravel quarry.

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27.5 km

Halfbunders

Forest

34.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.0 km

8.88 km

2.86 km

1.33 km

696 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

11.3 km

1.33 km

528 m

477 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

21°C

8°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 9, 2025,Ride; Uitzicht Kikbeekbronvallei 🇧🇪 – Mechelse Heide 🇧🇪 - Steenkolenmijnen Eisden 🇧🇪 - fiets rondtocht vanuit BUNDE 🇳🇱🚲🚲🌤️☀️

Startpunt:
Avia tankstation Bunde
Fiets-knooppunt nr. 14 in Bunde

Onze weekend fietstocht naar België
Even met het veerpond naar België [De Jung2]
zie voor vertrektijden:
rondjemethetpontje.nl/de-jung-2

Het zou een tropisch dag worden dus geen wandeling maar een fietstocht over de Mechelse heide met een pits stop bij " 't Salamanderke"
campingsalamander.com/bistro-t-salamanderke
Waren heel veel fietsers die het zelfde idee hadden. …