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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Hasselt
As

Station As – Hoge Kempen lookout tower (As) loop from As

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Hiking trails & Routes
Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Hasselt
As

Station As – Hoge Kempen lookout tower (As) loop from As

Easy

4.4

(12)

130

hikers

Station As – Hoge Kempen lookout tower (As) loop from As

00:53

3.49km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

52 m

Information board for walks starting from Station As gateway

Highlight • Rest Area

You can use this information board to map out your walk in the Hoge Kempen National Park, starting at Station As. Ample parking available. You can also take a wheelchair-friendly walk (the green walk).

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154 m

Station As

Highlight • Cafe

The oldest preserved station in the province of Limburg can be found in As. After the closure of the coal mines there was no future. In 2014 the last local train drove to football club KRC Genk.

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499 m

Hoge Kempen lookout tower (As)

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Beautiful section where the bike path is a little narrower (by Belgian standards). You drive along the tracks of a narrow-gauge railway, at a memorial in honor of a crashed Lancaster and at a lookout tower.

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550 m

Watchtower

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The 31 meter high watchtower in As. This is a replica of the derrick with which André Dumont extracted the first coal from the ground in 1901. This tower is …

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5

576 m

Heksenbos

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Beautiful mixed forest with many beautiful walking paths and specially designed for children with play areas, assignments, mini train track, etc. Great initiative As!

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6

1.73 km

Geological Wall and Stair Tower

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The Geological Wall is a geological monument in the Belgian municipality of As. The wall is about nine meters high and was created by gravel extraction. The wall is located …

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7

1.75 km

Don't start the fire

Highlight • Monument

The municipality of As has placed meter-high burnt matches at various locations along walking and cycling routes. They are all provided with striking messages such as "Leg As niet in …

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8

1.75 km

Sports and Play Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The play forest is equipped with various large toys.
Slides and climbing frames guarantee hours of fun in a wooded area.
You can find the assignment "Witch Cauldron" from the Witch Walk.

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3.49 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.26 km

658 m

257 m

253 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.28 km

689 m

305 m

174 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 19 May

20°C

12°C

77 %

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