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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Tongeren
Kortessem

Wooden Bridge Over the Mombeek – Playground and Rest Area loop from Vliermaalroot

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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Tongeren
Kortessem

Wooden Bridge Over the Mombeek – Playground and Rest Area loop from Vliermaalroot

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4.5

(15)

54

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Wooden Bridge Over the Mombeek – Playground and Rest Area loop from Vliermaalroot

01:27

5.56km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

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47 m

Vliermaalroot Hiking Area Information Board

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The Vliermaalroot hiking area is located mainly in and around the valley of the Mombeek and the Jongenbos forest. On this information board, you will find all the explanations about the hiking routes and the sights along the way.

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Wooden Bridge Over the Mombeek

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The Mombeek stream flows through Zammelen, Wintershoven, Vliermaalroot, and Wimmertingen to Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, where it flows into the Herk stream after approximately 23 km. The Mombeek fed numerous watermills, such as …

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The Wintershovenmolen (also called the Coenegrachtsmolen, after its former owner-miller) is a dilapidated watermill in Wintershoven (Kortessem). The mill is located on the Mombeek stream on the northeast side of …

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Saint Peter in Chains Church, Wintershoven

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The Sint Pietersbandenkerk is the parish church of Wintershoven and is located on St. Lambertusstraße.
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The community of Wintershoven is very old. A small church made of wood and …

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Playground and Rest Area

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Top location to press your pause button. Big and small invariably know how to trigger each other here.

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2.67 km

Wintershoven Village and Church

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Wintershoven was first mentioned in writing in 976, as Villa Wintreshovo. The suffix -hoven indicates a Frankish origin. Wintres would refer to a proper name: the farm of Winidahari. The …

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St. Roch Chapel

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A single-bay brick building with a straight closure, under a saddleback roof (artificial slate), dating from the late 19th century. The gable is flanked by rising corner pilasters with pyramidal …

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Until 1839 Vliermaalroot was dependent on the parish of Vliermaal. However, in 1847 Vliermaalroot became an independent parish. On the site of the chapel, which already existed in the 18th …

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5.56 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.21 km

2.11 km

633 m

612 m

Surfaces

1.71 km

1.52 km

1.28 km

692 m

358 m

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Saturday 15 August

27°C

17°C

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Comments

December 21, 2025,Vliermaalroot: Vallei van de Mombeek, oranje route
The Vliermaalroot walking area is primarily located in and around the Mombeek valley and passes castle grounds, forests, meadows, and poplar groves.
The orange route I'm following today starts in Vliermaalroot and runs to the historic neighboring village of Wintershoven. Vliermaalroot was first mentioned in 1367 as 'Vlidermale Roide'. This could indicate a foundation from Vliermaal. Rode refers to cleared, …

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Très jolie en plein nature. Beautiful nature trails along the Mombeek.

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