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!
Distance: 13 km.
Time: 3h30.
Grade: Moderate.
Type: Circular.
Gps Track: Yes.
Route description: Yes.
Wheelchair: Not suitable.
Dog: Allowed.
Height gain: 383 meters.
Trail: 100% unpaved.
Marking: Purple.
Hiking shoes recommended.
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Tweelingen terril.
Terhills is the main entrance gate to the Hoge Kempen National Park. The headstock of the former van Eisden mine is an unmissable highlight. Climb the stairs and from 24 meters you will receive a unique view of the surroundings as a reward. After the mining activity was extinguished, nature was given free rein again. Terhills has 4 slag heaps, 3 of which are accessible. During this walk you first climb the Lange Terril and then conquer the Tweelingen terril. From their peaks you have an unforgettable view of the surrounding landscape of the Maas valley and the Hoge Kempen National Park.
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During the weekend it can be quite busy.
POI 1 - Terhills.
The unique thing about the Terhills hiking area, the main gateway to the Hoge Kempen National Park, are the so-called 'terrils'. These mine rock mountains were created by the accumulation of the excess soil that came up with the former coal mining. In Central Limburg, these slag heaps are now landscape-defining highlights. They are an indelible reminder of the region's mining past. You can climb three of the four still present slag heaps within the hiking area. From their peaks you have an unforgettable view of the surrounding landscape of the Meuse valley and the Hoge Kempen National Park.
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