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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Hasselt
Genk

Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Genk

Routes
Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Hasselt
Genk

Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Genk

Hard

5.0

(1)

163

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Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Genk

05:52

92.2km

400m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 24.2 km for 186 m

After 28.2 km for 186 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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3.73 km

Kattevennenbos

Forest

2

12.0 km

Cycling Bridge 'Fietsen Door De Heide'

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From the almost 300 meter long wooden bicycle bridge, you get a wide view of the natural environment.

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3

14.1 km

Mechelse Heide

Highlight • Natural

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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4

14.3 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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5

19.2 km

Mechelse Heide Entrance Pavilion and Bike Path

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The Hoge Kempen National Park is the first and so far the only one in Belgium. It was opened in 2006 and, among other things, the pine forests and the heathland are protected here.

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21.2 km

Mechels Bos

Forest

7

26.0 km

Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

Highlight • Monument

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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8

27.9 km

View of Lange Terril

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From here you have a beautiful view of the Lange Terril.

It is one of the largest and most famous terrils in the country, an artificial hill that was created …

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30.9 km

Grote Plas

Lake

10

45.2 km

Historic Railway Bridge on the As–Maaseik Line

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Bridge under the historic coal railway from As to Maaseik.

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11

86.8 km

Thor Central and 'Faith' Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Great park on a former coal mine site.

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B

92.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.0 km

19.4 km

6.33 km

5.31 km

3.85 km

199 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.5 km

20.7 km

13.5 km

11.0 km

1.31 km

130 m

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Saturday 23 May

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