Cross-border walking tour through the valley of the Warmbeek, the Haarterheide and the Groote Heide on the Dutch side of the border. A walking tour that goes along a stream, through woods and over heathland.
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This forest walk in the Hoge Kempen National Park goes from the former gravel pits in the Papendaalheide area to the Hei- and Meibos. These coniferous forests consist mainly of Corsican and Scots pines that were planted at the end of the 19th century to provide wood for the mining industry in the region.
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This walk in the Hoge Kempen National Park goes through the beautiful Munsterbos that lies on the border of the poor Kempen and the fertile Haspengouw. The walk goes through old mixed deciduous forests along the Sint-Amor chapel to the Staatsvijvers where you have a beautiful view of the ponds that date from the beginning of the 17th century from the viewing tower. In the Bonijterbos you walk over winding forest paths to the castle of Groenendael. Through an open landscape with grasslands it continues in the direction of the meandering Munsterbeek.
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Hiking tour on the Tiendeberg and the Plateau of Caestert with Fort Eben-Emael. Special plants occur on the Tiendeberg that cannot be found anywhere else in Flanders due to the typical soil conditions with a transition from marl or soft limestone at the bottom of the slope to gravel higher up.
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For centuries, the Schulensbroek was one large natural flood plain that was flooded for several months a year. The fields were very fertile, much to the delight of the farmers. Hay from the Schulensbroek was very much in demand. In the mid-seventies, people tried to keep the water of the Demer and its many tributaries within limits with the construction of a holding basin. The Schulensmeer is a fact.
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This walk goes through the Holven which is part of Bosland. You walk through dry coniferous forests on former drifting dunes to the Heide Achter De Steenweg to reach the nature reserve 't Plat. Here you walk through wet swamp along the Holvense brook and over wet and dry heath, interspersed with brushwood and wetland forests.
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Where not so long ago the coal mine of Eisden was still running at full speed, you now walk through a beautiful piece of nature. You can enjoy a surprising landscape along the Grote Plas and you can climb the Lange Terril and Tweelingen Terril with spectacular panoramas!
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You walk through the village center and through the castle park of Vilain XIIII to the Maas. A little further you discover the beautiful nature in the Maesbempder Greend. Along the way you will encounter an extensive variety of landscape elements such as hedges, old dykes and orchards.
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This walk goes through the Zavel and Gruitrode forests around the pearl of the Dune Belt, the Oudsberg. This is the highest and largest open drifting dune in Flanders. It rises 85 m above sea level. The Oudsberg is surrounded by beautiful heathlands, stately forests and heather-poor grasslands.
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This walk in the Stramproyerbroek passes wet marshes with alder and willow thickets, but also through oak forests. Along fields and meadows you reach the nature reserve De Zig, a vast swamp area between the Abeek and Lossing.
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This varied walk takes you from Opoeteren through the Dorperheide and via the cultural landscape De Houw to the Vossenberg on the edge of the Kempisch Plateau. Then it goes to Bergerven nature reserve and along the Zuid-Willems canal. The last part you walk through the valley of the Bosbeek.
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This versatile walk goes through a typical landscape on the Maas. You go through the nature reserves Kerkeweerd and Negenoord, the Maasuiterwaarden and the Oude Maas area.
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