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Monnikenhof Heks – Heks Village loop from Vechmaal

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Monnikenhof Heks – Heks Village loop from Vechmaal

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Monnikenhof Heks – Heks Village loop from Vechmaal

02:50

10.8km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 20, 2026

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1.75 km

Old Tramway (Sugar Tram Hasselt–Borgloon–Oreye)

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This path was part of the tramway of the NMVB line 495 that ran from Oreye (Oerle) to Vechmaal-Bommershoven-Borgloon-Kortessem-Wimmertingen and so to Hasselt.
Because many sugar beets were transported to the sugar refinery of Oerle via this line and the sugar was removed for distribution, the line was popularly called the sugar tram or beet tram.

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1.87 km

Monnikenhof Heks

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After Agnes van Loon, widow of Count Louis I van Loon, donated the income from her allodium in Heks to the hospital in Graethem in 1174, and the allodium itself to the Abbey of Villers, this Abbey founded a farm in Heks, of which 1282 was mentioned. The abbey's lands were probably partly cultivated by brothers at the end of the 13th to the beginning of the 14th century, but tenant farmers are mentioned from 1505 onwards.

In 1582, the Villers Abbey, together with the seigneurial rights over Heks, ceded the farm and lands to the Saint Lambert Chapter of the Cathedral of Liège. In 1651, Lorraine troops captured the Monks' Court, which was defended by about forty peasants, ten of whom were killed. In 1654 a fire raged in the farm; the chapter decides to carry out the necessary repairs.

In 1693 the village and the church were plundered by French troops and in 1694 looters demolished 22 houses; the residents of Heks, Vechmaal and Sint-Pieters-Heurne entrenched themselves in the Monks' Court with their cattle and managed to repel the plunderers. During the French occupation, the farm was considered a church property and in 1798 it was sold with land and meadows to Charles Clément Roemers, representative of the Nedermaas department in Maastricht.

Sources:

- nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monnikenhof
- inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/32099

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3.30 km

Dré Wapenaar Tree Tents and Field Furniture, Tranendreef

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Along the picturesque avenue leading to Hex Castle, four teardrop-shaped tree tents hang high among the tall trees, artistic sleeping accommodations designed by Dré Wapenaar. These temporary sculptures balance between architecture and sculpture, inviting guests to spend the night or simply take shelter under the trees. A unique experience in the heart of the Haspengouw landscape, where nature and creativity converge!

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3.87 km

Old Tram Line of Orye Borgloon

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Rolling walk...

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4.40 km

Beguinage Cross

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The 'Begijnenkruis', on which we read: 'her lyct buried gertuvd vandermase begeyne dyt dies a 1622 the 26th May prays for your soul'. This cross is an old example of a cross of misfortune that bears witness to the ancient custom of erecting all kinds of devotional monuments along roads.

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4.95 km

Manshovenhof and Cobblestone Avenues

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Access roads of beautiful rustic cobblestone... Surrounded by orchards with cattle...

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6.04 km

Heks Village

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Witch was first mentioned as Herxe (1174) and has been known as Hex from the 16th century. This municipality in Droog-Haspengouw has as its highest points the wooded Zalenberg (120 meters) and the Magneebos (115 meters) in the east of the municipality, and as its lowest part the humid valley of the Herkebeek (65 meters) in the hamlet of Broek in the West; the southeastern part is occupied by fields. The municipality is characterized by two forest complexes, which are large for Flanders, the Heks forest, around the castle, which includes the Zalenberg, and the Magneebos, in the northeast, adjoining the Manshovenbos; Both last forests are centuries-old oak and beech forests, probably remnants of a much larger forest complex, and part of the hunting area that Prince Bishop de Velbrück acquired in this region around his hunting pavilion. This zone is virtually undeveloped, which is quite unique in Flanders, with exceptional scenic beauty for Flanders: strong old forest edges, relief, vistas, meadows, hedges and important sunken roads.

Source Immovable Heritage Inventory 2023: Witch, id.erfgoed.net/themas/14034

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8.87 km

Castle of Heurne

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Tucked away in the rural village of Vechmaal, Heurne Castle exudes history, with roots stretching back to the 17th century and a beautiful castle farm dating from 1743. Once the setting for a Harry Kümel film and long inhabited by the noble Bosch family, the estate still bears traces of its rich past, such as the Bosquet grove and old gravestones.

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10.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.61 km

2.82 km

1.90 km

1.43 km

Surfaces

4.30 km

2.65 km

2.47 km

1.35 km

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Friday 15 May

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Monnikenhof Heks – Heks Village loop from Vechmaal

Old Tramway (Sugar Tram Hasselt–Borgloon–Oreye)

Monnikenhof Heks

Dré Wapenaar Tree Tents and Field Furniture, Tranendreef

Old Tram Line of Orye Borgloon

Beguinage Cross

Manshovenhof and Cobblestone Avenues

Heks Village

Castle of Heurne

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