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View of the Kikbeekbron Valley – Mechelse Heide loop from Bilzen

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley – Mechelse Heide loop from Bilzen

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View of the Kikbeekbron Valley – Mechelse Heide loop from Bilzen

03:30

55.8km

320m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. 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: June 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Vlaams Natuurreservaat Neerharerheide

Erkend natuurreservaat Munsterbos

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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26.2 km

Rekem Singletrack Trail

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A wonderful single track with short bends. It's really difficult to keep up the speed here. Quite a bit of maneuvering is required to get through the trees, stumps and roots. Very nice.

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28.3 km

Wooden Hammock by the Lake

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Very original sofa in the shape of a giant wooden hammock.

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29.9 km

Halfbunders

Forest

31.5 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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31.8 km

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 gates, you will not find a visitor reception here. Nature speaks for itself!

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33.8 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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35.5 km

Gravel path through Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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Nice long straight gravel road through the forest.

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46.9 km

WWII trenches in Zutendaal - Sluisstraat

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nice tight new asphalt in 2021, through the forest

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51.3 km

Munsterbos

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The Munsterbos is located on the border of the poor Kempen and the fertile Haspengouw. Northeast of the village center of Munsterbilzen extends 450 hectares of forests, ponds, swamps and grasslands. Here and there even a patch of purple heather pops up. Stroll through the avenues and past picturesque chapels.
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55.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.8 km

13.8 km

7.70 km

2.37 km

2.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.4 km

13.8 km

10.1 km

9.05 km

453 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 10 August

27°C

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Comments

August 5, 2023,Flanders Gravel Limburg 70km

Since it was only my 2nd bike tour in 2023, I had to be satisfied with the 70km. More was not possible, especially the muddy and sandy passages pulled the plug for me. The track was great again. Especially the detour to the Hoge Kempen National Park🌲🏞. I definitely want to take FG Limburg 2024 with me again.

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View of the Kikbeekbron Valley – Mechelse Heide loop from Bilzen

Rekem Singletrack Trail

Wooden Hammock by the Lake

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley

Mechelse Heide

Cycling Bridge 'Fietsen Door De Heide'

Gravel path through Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

WWII trenches in Zutendaal - Sluisstraat

Munsterbos

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