Engsberg Mill – Gerhagen Observation Tower loop from Natuurreservaat Dassenaarde

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Engsberg Mill – Gerhagen Observation Tower loop from Natuurreservaat Dassenaarde

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Engsberg Mill – Gerhagen Observation Tower loop from Natuurreservaat Dassenaarde

04:09

58.9km

340m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.1 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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Old Sluice on the Demer

Highlight • Monument

The waterworks to allow the Demer to flow completely through Diest vmm.be/water/beheer-waterlopen/projecten/renovatie-grote-steunbeer-in-diest-1/wat-houden-de-werken-in
Not much to notice for now.

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7.52 km

Viewpoint

10.4 km

Natuurreservaat Dassenaarde

Nature Reserve

12.4 km

De Goorhoeve Ice Cream Farm & Playground

Highlight • Cafe

It doesn't always have to be the "Lekdreef" in Averbode. An ice cream also tastes very good at the Goorhoeve.

Address:
Goor, 16 in 3980 Tessenderlo.
Tel: 013/ 32 60 63
Ice cream parlor. Outdoor terrace.

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13.7 km

Engsberg Mill

Highlight • Monument

The Engsbergse windmill is a preserved mill hull dating back to a flour mill, built in 1826, of the stone top mill, bergmolen (beltmolen) type.
During a violent storm in …

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20.2 km

Natuurgebied Gerhagen

Nature Reserve

20.7 km

Gerhagenvijver

Lake

23.2 km

Gravel Path Through Averbode Forest

Highlight • Trail

very smooth gravel between the woods

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26.6 km

Gerhagen Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

How big that playground has become! I had not been there for the last 10 years and when our children were small there were other aircraft (much less) and even …

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26.6 km

Gerhagen Forest Museum

Highlight • Rest Area

Since the last renovations, the forest museum of Gerhagen actually consists of two parts with separate managers. The museum itself is managed by the Werkgroep Ecologie Tessenderlo (WET) and that …

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32.8 km

Restored Old Well

Highlight • Monument

Ideal place to stop during the tour and possibly have a picnic. Bench available.

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52.9 km

Beguinage of Diest

Highlight • Historical Site

The beguinage is one of the largest and best preserved in the country and was founded in 1253. Past the beautiful entrance gate in Rubensian Baroque (1671) you enter a …

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