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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Rekem

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Rekem

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Rekem

02:01

34.7km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Vlaams Natuurreservaat Mechelse Heide

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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12.0 km

Gemeentelijke visvijver De Kiezelkuil

Lake

13.2 km

Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

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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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14.8 km

St. Barbara Church, Eisden

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The monumental St. Barbara Church was built in 1934-1937 to a design by architect Auguste Vanden Nieuwenborg.

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15.8 km

Between Steinweg and Eisden

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The section leads through the middle of the forest and is perfectly paved.

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19.9 km

Cycling through the Mechelse Heide

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The Mechelen heath is at its most beautiful in the months of August and September because the heather is then in full bloom.

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23.5 km

Cycling Through the Heath Bridge (Fietsen door de Heide), Mechelse Heide

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The bridge is a highlight in the region, elaborately and artistically built and also a safe way to cross the road between Massmechelen and Zutendaal.

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25.6 km

Kikbeek Spring Valley

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The Valley of the Kikbeek source

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25.7 km

Mechelse Heide

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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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25.9 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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27.5 km

Halfbunders

Forest

34.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.6 km

8.88 km

3.22 km

1.33 km

696 m

Surfaces

19.8 km

12.6 km

1.33 km

528 m

477 m

Elevation

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Rekem

Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

St. Barbara Church, Eisden

Between Steinweg and Eisden

Cycling through the Mechelse Heide

Cycling Through the Heath Bridge (Fietsen door de Heide), Mechelse Heide

Kikbeek Spring Valley

Mechelse Heide

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