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Vlooyberg Tower – Maagdentoren Zichem loop from Schaffen

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Flemish Brabant

Vlooyberg Tower – Maagdentoren Zichem loop from Schaffen

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Vlooyberg Tower – Maagdentoren Zichem loop from Schaffen

04:20

68.1km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Begijnhof Diest

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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22.7 km

Bleuken

Forest

2

23.5 km

Gravel and Paved Country Path

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Few transitions from gravel to paved and back. All together a nice, flowing piece.

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3

27.4 km

Vlooyberg Tower

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When the weather is better there is also a mobile café, with coffee and such...

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31.4 km

Rafelsbroek

Forest

5

39.5 km

De Homo Natura by Wilfried De Cock

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The Homo Natura, made by Wilfried De Cock is a nice work of art to definitely stop at. The information board gives food for thought.

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52.3 km

Old railway route ’t Boemelke

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Here you connect with the old railway bed of 't boemelke, the train that used to run between Scherpenheuvel and Zichem.

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7

54.6 km

Great Mill of Zichem

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Watermill with metal undershot wheel on the Demer, 50 meters north of the church of Zichem, built in 1758. On March 2, 1994, the mill was protected as a monument …

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8

55.2 km

Maagdentoren Zichem

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The Maiden's Tower is the attraction of Zichem. On June 1, 2006, part of the fourteenth-century Maiden's Tower collapsed. A disaster, because the monumental keep could no longer be restored …

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9

55.5 km

View of the Maagdentoren

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A visit to the Maiden's Tower is really worth it.
Especially when the weather is clear you have a beautiful view from above!

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58.3 km

Gravel path along the Demer near Diest

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When the riders of Dwars door het Hageland pass here, a large cloud of dust forms behind them. Impressive to see.

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68.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

21.1 km

12.3 km

9.57 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.9 km

20.2 km

19.9 km

4.55 km

2.65 km

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Monday 18 May

17°C

7°C

71 %

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