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Heiderbos Nature Reserve – As Bicycle Bridge loop from Lanaken

Heiderbos Nature Reserve – As Bicycle Bridge loop from Lanaken

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Heiderbos Nature Reserve – As Bicycle Bridge loop from Lanaken

04:14

65.8km

260m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: July 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Neerharerheide

Natuurdomein Klaverberg

Bosreservaat Lanklaarderbos - Saenhoeve

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Mechelse Heide

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Ven onder de Berg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.1 km

Cycling Bridge 'Fietsen Door De Heide'

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From the almost 300 meter long wooden bicycle bridge, you get a wide view of the natural environment.

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26.1 km

View of the terril in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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Pause here to enjoy the view of the slag heap. Slag heaps are artificial hills of waste material that are created during mining, especially coal. The material, consisting of sand, …

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29.2 km

Heiderbos Nature Reserve

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In 1970 the Heiderbos nature reserve was established to protect the largest remaining juniper population in Flanders. In addition to the conifers, there are also various types of heather, numerous breeding birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects.

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32.3 km

Station As

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Station As is a former railway station on lines 21A (Hasselt-As) and 21B (As-Eisden). The station building now houses a restaurant and the Kolenspoorvereniging (Coal Railway Association) uses it for the operation of the tourist railway line Waterschei-As-Eisden.

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32.6 km

As Bicycle Bridge

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Great way to cross a busy street.

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44.0 km

Grote Plas

Lake

45.2 km

View of Lange Terril

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From here you have a beautiful view of the Lange Terril.

It is one of the largest and most famous terrils in the country, an artificial hill that was created …

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46.6 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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51.9 km

Mechels Bos

Forest

53.6 km

Mechelse Heide Entrance Pavilion and Bike Path

Highlight • Rest Area

The Hoge Kempen National Park is the first and so far the only one in Belgium. It was opened in 2006 and, among other things, the pine forests and the heathland are protected here.

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58.2 km

Halfbunders

Forest

65.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.8 km

18.7 km

5.07 km

2.64 km

2.50 km

Surfaces

31.8 km

18.2 km

8.91 km

6.35 km

578 m

< 100 m

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Heiderbos Nature Reserve – As Bicycle Bridge loop from Lanaken

Cycling Bridge 'Fietsen Door De Heide'

View of the terril in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Heiderbos Nature Reserve

Station As

As Bicycle Bridge

View of Lange Terril

Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

Mechelse Heide Entrance Pavilion and Bike Path

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