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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Panorama terril

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Panorama terril

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Panorama terril

02:10

37.5km

110m

Cycling

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

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Mechelse Heide

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.73 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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3.34 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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8.42 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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12.1 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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14.1 km

Kikbeek Spring Valley

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The Valley of the Kikbeek source

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14.2 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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14.4 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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24.4 km

Oud-Rekem

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Of all the small towns on the Meuse, Oud - Rekem has one of the most authentic village centers. Sometimes it was an independent rule with its own coin, its …

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34.6 km

Gemeentelijke visvijver De Kiezelkuil

Lake

37.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

12.7 km

2.19 km

1.15 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.5 km

10.3 km

1.19 km

477 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

20°C

12°C

77 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Panorama terril

Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

St. Barbara Church, Eisden

Cycling through the Mechelse Heide

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

Kikbeek Spring Valley

Mechelse Heide

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley

Oud-Rekem

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