View of the Kikbeekbron Valley – Mechelse Heide loop from Opgrimbie

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley – Mechelse Heide loop from Opgrimbie

Moderate

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530

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View of the Kikbeekbron Valley – Mechelse Heide loop from Opgrimbie

02:36

62.2km

230m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.7 km for 106 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.90 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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2.11 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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2.56 km

View of Kikbeekbron

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Brilliant view of the lake from the Duivelsberg

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4.11 km

Cycling Through the Heath (Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen)

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Great beautiful open heather landscape. The paths through the woods are also beautiful and good, especially when the new stretch of cycle path will be completed and the bridge over the road to Zutendaal.

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4.56 km

Cycling through the Heath (Fietsen door de Heide) – Mechelse Heide

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Beautiful stretch of cycle path through the Heide, from junction 551 to 550, past the heath and after the bridge of the highway you drive over the bridge "cycling through the heath".

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11.1 km

As Bicycle Bridge

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Bicycle bridge (of course also for walkers) over the busy Europalaan.

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18.3 km

View of the terril in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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Pause here to enjoy the view of the slag heap. Slag heaps are artificial hills of waste material that are created during mining, especially coal. The material, consisting of sand, …

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32.9 km

View of the Weyers

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from the balcony of a small house along the water you have a beautiful panoramic view. the building has a bicycle parking with the possibility to close your bicycle.

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