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Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

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Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

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Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

01:19

5.10km

20m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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403 m

Oudsberg Dune

Highlight • Natural Monument

Land dunes surrounded by beautiful nature. Forest and fens at their best.

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783 m

Oudsberg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Highest land dune in the area. The area is part of a large drifting dune belt that originated in the Middle Ages.

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835 m

Now you are in the middle of the dune belt: 3,000 hectares of pure gold! An overwhelming mix of untouched forests, colorful heaths, beautiful moors, fields and meadows.

In the dune belt you will find rich fauna and flora with enormous biological diversity. The area is home to some rare species: birds such as the red-backed shrike or the nightjar, insects such as the brook damsel, the wood cricket or the red wood ant. You can also spot amphibians like the Finnish salamander or even snakes like the smooth snake. Birds of prey such as buzzards, hawks and meadow harriers also make their home here.

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855 m

Heather landscape in Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful sand dunes with heather, relatively small but well worth it. A highlight of our walk.

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1.27 km

Up the dune hollow

Highlight • Natural Monument

If the sand is too loose, sometimes you can't avoid getting off. Certainly on this dune pan, but at the top the reward awaits.

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1.53 km

Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune

Highlight • Natural

Heathland vegetation.
After the Ice Age, temperatures rose and forest growth increased. People also reappeared in the landscape to hunt, cultivate fields and keep livestock. To achieve this, the new forests had to disappear little by little, resulting in a decline in soil richness. But the exhausted soil was an ideal development soil for heathland vegetation that thrives on poorly fertile sandy soil.
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