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Leuven
Diest

Great Mill of Zichem – Maagdentoren Zichem loop from Diest

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Belgium
Flanders
Flemish Brabant
Leuven
Diest

Great Mill of Zichem – Maagdentoren Zichem loop from Diest

Moderate

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Great Mill of Zichem – Maagdentoren Zichem loop from Diest

02:56

46.9km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 22.3 km for 4 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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5.26 km

View of the Maagdentoren

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A visit to the Maiden's Tower is really worth it.
Especially when the weather is clear you have a beautiful view from above!

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7.05 km

Old railway route ’t Boemelke

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Here you connect with the old railway bed of 't boemelke, the train that used to run between Scherpenheuvel and Zichem.

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19.4 km

Smooth and flat gravel roads through the Demer valley east of Aarschot.

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4

30.1 km

The Homo Natura, made by Wilfried De Cock is a nice work of art to definitely stop at. The information board gives food for thought.

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40.6 km

Great Mill of Zichem

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Watermill with metal undershot wheel on the Demer, 50 meters north of the church of Zichem, built in 1758. On March 2, 1994, the mill was protected as a monument …

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41.4 km

Bridge Over the Demer

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Nice to cycle (or walk) over this bridge. Beautiful environment. Many attractions, picnic areas and information boards nearby.

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41.5 km

Maagdentoren Zichem

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The Maiden's Tower is the attraction of Zichem. On June 1, 2006, part of the fourteenth-century Maiden's Tower collapsed. A disaster, because the monumental keep could no longer be restored …

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46.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

14.6 km

12.8 km

3.55 km

313 m

Surfaces

19.8 km

11.3 km

10.4 km

4.37 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

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Thursday 29 October

13°C

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