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Kerkhoven Canal – Cycling through the Trees loop from Beverlo

Kerkhoven Canal – Cycling through the Trees loop from Beverlo

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4.5

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Kerkhoven Canal – Cycling through the Trees loop from Beverlo

02:10

48.7km

80m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 24, 2026

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After 35.7 km for 55 m

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Start point

Train Station

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11.4 km

Malou Memorial Cross

Highlight • Monument

Historical interpretation of the Malou Memorial Cross.
Let's go back in time:
On September 11, 1944, 10 residents of Schoorheide were shot. Two of them escaped this atrocity, albeit seriously injured. They were taken by handcart through the Balen fields during the night to the Gasthuis van Balen, where they were secretly cared for by local doctors. Ferdinand Ruymaekers (+1978) and Victor Gypen (+1989) carried the drama with them for many years and were able to tell the next generations about this atrocity.

Facts:
On September 11, 1944: German soldiers execute 10 Balenaren
1944 - 1945: Establishment of the Memorial Cross (Calvary) and Memorial Monument (Churchyard of Schoonheide)
1945: Victims reburied in the cemetery of Schoorheide
11 September 1945: Inauguration of the Memorial Monument in the Cemetery of Schoorheide.

Information can be read on site.

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16.0 km

Kerkhoven Canal

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After the bridge with a curl to the cycle path along the canal. Nice spot for a coffee.

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16.1 km

Papenberg Canal Bridge

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Beautiful, old bridge over the Beverlo Canal

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18.4 km

Beverlo Canal

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Beautiful view, both in summer and in autumn and spring, fully enjoy nature along the canal

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21.5 km

View of Leyssensmolen

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The Leyssens mill was built at the end of the 18th century in Olmen by the De Clippele family from Aalst. In the past, the Leyssens mill was located on a hill in the middle of the forest. Because it caught too little wind there and therefore could not be operational, the mill was relocated. Before the relocation, it was completely disassembled and taken care of in the workshop of mill builder Dirk Peusens. Since then, the windmill has been showing off Kattenrijt and can turn again according to the wind direction.

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22.3 km

Butterfly Sculpture Kattenbos

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“In the butterfly sculpture I show the last phase of life: the release of the cocoon and the birth of the butterfly,” explains artist Will Beckers. “The ultimate butterfly, as it were, grows from the cocoon. The metamorphosis in the growth process is evident by a print, a final imprint of the butterfly wings in the cocoon. The butterfly itself stands at a distance, on top of a tree trunk that symbolically departs from the cocoon. The tree trunk gets an extra dimension because it is planted with a plant species that gives the whole a beautiful natural evolution. The work was mainly carried out in Corten steel. The butterfly wings are finished with enamel in beautiful hues with shades of blue. ”

Source: hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20180923_03778780/vlinderkunstwerk-kattenbos-ingehuld

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24.3 km

Kattenbosserbergen

Forest

30.2 km

Cycling through the Trees

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Architectural splendor in the middle of the woods! Very nice experience to cycle between the tops of the trees!

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Cycling Through The Trees

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'Fietsen door de bomen' in National Park Bosland is located at junction 272 of the cycle network in nature reserve Pijnven, which is itself part of the dense forest landscape of National Park Bosland.

The poles supporting the cycle path symbolize the straight trunks of the pine trees in the forest where it is located. This ensures that the construction blends beautifully into the surroundings. The forests of Pijnven consist mainly of conifers that were planted decades ago for timber production for mining. However, with the closure of the Limburg coal mines, these trees were never felled.

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48.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

15.7 km

12.9 km

272 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.2 km

23.7 km

570 m

250 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 7 June

23°C

10°C

73 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Kerkhoven Canal – Cycling through the Trees loop from Beverlo

Malou Memorial Cross

Kerkhoven Canal

Papenberg Canal Bridge

Beverlo Canal

View of Leyssensmolen

Butterfly Sculpture Kattenbos

Cycling through the Trees

Cycling Through The Trees

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