De Teut Nature Reserve – Cycling Through the Water loop from Natuurreservaat Hengelhoef

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De Teut Nature Reserve – Cycling Through the Water loop from Natuurreservaat Hengelhoef

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De Teut Nature Reserve – Cycling Through the Water loop from Natuurreservaat Hengelhoef

02:51

48.8km

130m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.7 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.50 km

De Teut Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

The largest moorland in Central Limburg, home to a carnivorous plant: the sundew.

Beautiful here, with large areas of heathland blooming right now in August.

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6.87 km

Pond in the De Teut heathland

Highlight • Lake

The whole area has received two natural stars as an award.

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7.54 km

De Teut and Tenhaagdoornheide Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The name of the nature reserve is derived from the Zonhoven dialect word toot, which means "point, tapered end or protruding part". After all, until the border correction with Houthalen …

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15.6 km

De Platwijers-Wijvenheide Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

The 200-hectare nature reserve is best known for its abundance of birds. It consists mainly of fish farming ponds and meadows and is the heart of the large landscape unit de Wijers, the largest contiguous pond area in the Benelux.

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16.5 km

Natuurreservaat Rode Vijvers-Wijvenheide

Nature Reserve

21.3 km

Herkenrode Abbey and Nature Reserve

Highlight • Historical Site

Cycling through the water: cycling about 200 meters in length through a pontoon, the edges of which are at the height of the water surface. Nice to do and to …

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23.3 km

Bammerikbos

Forest

24.9 km

Albert Canal Arch Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Albert Canal starts at the Port of Liège, with the Liège suburb of Herstal on the left bank and the island of Monsin on the right bank. Until Ternaaien, …

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30.7 km

View of the Grote Platwijer Pond

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful viewpoint over the Grote Platwijer Pond.

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34.8 km

Domein Kiewit

Nature Reserve

36.3 km

Cycling Through the Water

Highlight • Bridge

The cycle path through the water leads cyclists over a 212-meter-long and three-meter-wide concrete path, with water at eye level on both sides. Swans and other waterfowl swim along the …

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48.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.5 km

9.39 km

4.50 km

4.19 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.3 km

12.2 km

3.02 km

1.90 km

405 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

21°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2025,ab Houthalen (Be) "Fietsen door het water" 66,7 km

Cycling through a mosaic of ponds: 6 Highlights => 1. through the water 2. Bokrijk Open-Air Museum 3. Domain Kiewit 4. Herkenrode Abbey Site 5. Zonhoven Observation tower 6. de Teut nature reserve

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August 26, 2025,In der Weißdornheide...🚲Radfahren durchs Wasser 🇧🇪

First real bike ride after the crash 🚴‍♂️💥
My accident happened at the end of June, and Birgit's last ride was even over a year ago 😯… so it's high time to take the bikes out again!
🎯 Destination: Hawthorn heath near Genk in Flanders... and of course, the highlight:
👉 "Fietsen door het Water" – cycling at eye level …

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June 10, 2023,Fietsen door het water🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🌞😍😍👍👍

Today we go to our mega interesting tour via the Albert Canal: Fietsen door het water! Gigantic how the bike path is integrated into nature, that you think you are cycling through the water! From afar, voyeurs see how you "dive" with the bike. The route is about 200 m long. Enthusiasm about the surrounding nature and the perfect cycle …

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June 29, 2024,RABE & Friends: Bokrijk 🇧🇪

Today 🌞 a beautiful tour from Bokrijk "cycled through the water" 🦆 and through the surrounding lake landscape🏖.
As it looked like rain at the end of the tour, we quickly packed the bikes 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ onto the car 🚙 🚚 🚗 and headed off to Kornelimünster to the Krebsloch 😋 to end the day.

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May 16, 2026,Belgien: Hasselt-Runde, durch den Teich

Photo no. 8 Meadowsweet with columbine leaves... Albert Canal Liège/Antwerp approx. 130 km, built 1930-1939

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June 10, 2023,Fietsen door het water, ein super Tag 🌞🌞🌞👍

The absolute super Saturday, it had been planned for a long time and today everything was fine 🌞👍, very nice idyllic cycle paths through a lot of forest, well signposted, friendly drivers. Here the cyclist has the right of way.

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June 21, 2022,Auf Augenhöhe mit Ente & Co - Radeln durchs Wasser in Bokrijk (B)

Link to tour:
visitlimburg.be/en/what-to-do/cycle-through-the-water-bokrijk

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October 3, 2024,4de Fietsknooproute door het water met Jan. Start: Zonhoven België

Today cycled the Fietsknooproute "Door het Water", in Belgium together with Jan. Start in Zonhoven. Total approx. 66 km. But the mobile phone was empty again and the Powerbank did not work either (too old) So time to buy a new one. Or just use the Bosch mobile phone holder, which charges immediately. Only in horizontal position and not upright, …

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