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Nature Reserve De Galgenberg – Heusden-Zolder Coal Mine loop from Schachtbok voormalige Koolmijn Zolder

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Nature Reserve De Galgenberg – Heusden-Zolder Coal Mine loop from Schachtbok voormalige Koolmijn Zolder

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Nature Reserve De Galgenberg – Heusden-Zolder Coal Mine loop from Schachtbok voormalige Koolmijn Zolder

00:57

3.62km

20m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

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544 m

View of ZLDR Luchtfabriek and Mine Buildings in Zolder

Highlight • Monument

In 1992, the last mine in the Benelux closed its doors in Zolder. However, it was the first place where the protected buildings were given a new purpose. Together with …

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841 m

Nature Reserve De Galgenberg

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The Galgenberg is a small nature reserve a stone's throw from the parking lot of the slag heap in Heusden-Zolder and neighboring Lindeman, one of the first garden districts in …

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1.55 km

Heusden Water Tower on De Galgenberg

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Here too, the water tower is on a mountain as you often see. Other examples: the water tower on the Klitsberg in Paal, the Balenberg in Baal and so on.

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2.76 km

Headframe II and reception building

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This treasure tower was built in 1924 by the Luxembourg company Wurth and was listed as a monument in 1993. A second shaft tower was demolished. This 'wide' shaft tower, …

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2.90 km

Heusden-Zolder Coal Mine

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New companies have now come to the old mine site and former offices, this is called reconversion or conversion.
The former bathroom or lavoir is now home to the Centre …

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3.45 km

Street Art Tour Elentrik - Wout Maes

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Since September 2024, there is the 'Tour Elentrik' cycle route in Heusden-Zolder. About 30 boring electricity boxes were taken in hand by local or more famous street art artists in …

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3.62 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.86 km

995 m

687 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.70 km

1.56 km

299 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 16 July

28°C

16°C

23 %

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Nature Reserve De Galgenberg – Heusden-Zolder Coal Mine loop from Schachtbok voormalige Koolmijn Zolder

View of ZLDR Luchtfabriek and Mine Buildings in Zolder

Nature Reserve De Galgenberg

Heusden Water Tower on De Galgenberg

Headframe II and reception building

Heusden-Zolder Coal Mine

Street Art Tour Elentrik - Wout Maes

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