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Achelse Kluis Abbey – De Bever Nature Reserve loop from Achel

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Achelse Kluis Abbey – De Bever Nature Reserve loop from Achel

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Achelse Kluis Abbey – De Bever Nature Reserve loop from Achel

03:00

11.8km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Bosreservaat De Zoren

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Achelse Kluis

Waypoints

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2.26 km

Beverbeek Castle

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Cobbled, oak-lined driveway. On the street side, guard's house from 1936 and wall with fence from the 1950s (?). Situated in a spacious, somewhat neglected park of just over 3 …

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4.56 km

Gnome Bench

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This bench invites you to take some time out and sit down in the company of two calm gnomes.

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5.62 km

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Achelse Kluis

Nature Reserve

6.44 km

Achelse Kluis Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

The Achelse Kluis is a real highlight. Hermits lived here in the 17th century and cleared the sandy soil. In 1846 the Westmalle Trappists founded a new settlement here, following …

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7.47 km

Bridge Over the Warmbeek

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The Tongelreep is a tributary of the Dommel, which rises in Belgium on the Kempisch Plateau near Erpekom, a village in Peer. During its 25 km on Belgian territory, the …

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8.15 km

The Beverbeekse Heide is a nature reserve between Hamont and the Achelse Kluis in the De Groote Heide nature border park.
There is a former heathland that is mostly planted with Scots pine and covers 134 ha.
(Wikipedia)

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10.3 km

De Bever Nature Reserve

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The Domein De Bever in the Warmbeek valley was already an attraction for young and old in the 1960s. But an aggressive intruder threatened to destroy the idyll. Sounds like …

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11.7 km

View of the Warmbeek

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From this point here at the Mulke there is a large parking lot 50m away where there is a sign with the departure of various walks

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11.7 km

The Mulke Walking Area

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From here you can plan various walks

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.54 km

2.60 km

1.51 km

194 m

Surfaces

4.65 km

3.62 km

1.84 km

832 m

828 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 12 August

36°C

12°C

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Comments

February 12, 2022,De doodendraad 1 ( Belgische kant)

Nice weather for a walk today. Today I walked the first part of the death wire on the Belgian side. Tomorrow part 2 will be the Dutch side

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October 22, 2024,De Groote Heide - Warmbeekvallei - Startplaats Achelse Kluis (rood)

We start at the former Trappist abbey where you will find a large parking lot. We follow the Warmbeek upstream and discover the entire northern part of the Warmbeek valley. Don't forget to look behind you every now and then at the beginning to enjoy the majestic abbey and its surrounding meadows.
The route mainly runs over unpaved paths through …

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October 22, 2025,Wandeling Warmbeek vallei

A colorful forest walk through the Warmbeek Valley near Gamont Achel.
Lots of colorful leaves and mushrooms. We also saw a field of hemp, a Pine Foot Fungus, and a common Mine Spider. The route was well-marked, so just follow the signs.

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October 16, 2022,Wandelgebied “ De Bever” – Achelse Kluis rondje vanuit Achel

At the start of Achelse Kluis during walk on arrival Beverbekerdijk do not turn right but left otherwise you walk there and back

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Achelse Kluis Abbey – De Bever Nature Reserve loop from Achel

Beverbeek Castle

Gnome Bench

Achelse Kluis Abbey

Bridge Over the Warmbeek

De Bever Estate

De Bever Nature Reserve

View of the Warmbeek

The Mulke Walking Area

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