Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Panorama terril

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Panorama terril

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Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Panorama terril

02:33

44.3km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Bosreservaat Lanklaarderbos - Saenhoeve

Vlaams Natuurreservaat Mechelse Heide

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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546 m

Crossing of the floating bridge – Hoge Kempen National Park

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A great example of cycling tourism by Visit Limburg, a unique experience that will leave you speechless.

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2.61 km

Lanklaarderbos

Forest

6.80 km

Panoramic View of Hoge Kempen National Park

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Nice resting place with a beautiful view over the Hoge Kempen.

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10.1 km

Cycling through the Mechelse Heide

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The Mechelen heath is at its most beautiful in the months of August and September because the heather is then in full bloom.

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13.7 km

Cycling through the Heath

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Cycling across the heath takes you right through the Hoge Kempen National Park. In this park, vast pine forests alternate with endless heathlands. Thanks to the new connection between cycle …

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15.9 km

Mechelse Heide

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The Mechelse Heide is the perfect gateway to explore on foot. From mid-August to mid-September, the blooming heather transforms this landscape into a purple painting. Unlike at the other entrance …

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16.1 km

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley

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There is a little air of Sweden here, but you are in Belgium! The Kikbeekbron Valley is a nature reserve located on a former sand and gravel quarry.

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30.8 km

View of the River Meuse from Kotem

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After the great heat and drought, the water level is now rising again

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36.7 km

Poelengebied

Forest

41.4 km

Gemeentelijke visvijver De Kiezelkuil

Lake

42.6 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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44.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.7 km

10.3 km

7.39 km

2.76 km

1.14 km

Surfaces

32.9 km

10.1 km

495 m

441 m

378 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

September 19, 2024,Fietsen Terrills ( vertrek Lanklaar )

Was on our list: bike ride Terrills Maasmechelen and the new bridge over the water. This was disappointing, very busy and not worth the effort to ride. The ride itself was fine to ride with separate cycle paths, 👍 for the province of Limburg. Steadily continue along the Maas and so on to the 2nd highlight: Oud Rekem, voted the …

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