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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Hasselt
Opglabbeek

Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Opglabbeek

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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Hasselt
Opglabbeek

Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Opglabbeek

Easy

4.4

(9)

140

hikers

Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Opglabbeek

01:48

7.06km

20m

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

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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3.73 km

Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune

Highlight • Natural

Heathland vegetation.
After the Ice Age, temperatures rose and forest growth increased. People also reappeared in the landscape to hunt, cultivate fields and keep livestock. To achieve this, the new …

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3.78 km

Duinengordel is a unique nature reserve in north-east Limburg. This hilly and tumultuous area of 3,000 hectares stretches across Oudsbergen, Maaseik and Bree between Bosland and the Hoge Kempen National Park.

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4.07 km

Up the dune hollow

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If the sand is too loose, sometimes you can't avoid getting off. Certainly on this dune pan, but at the top the reward awaits.

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4.48 km

Beautiful sand dunes with heather, relatively small but well worth it. A highlight of our walk.

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4.50 km

Oudsberg Sand Dune

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Now you are in the middle of the dune belt: 3,000 hectares of pure gold! An overwhelming mix of untouched forests, colorful heaths, beautiful moors, fields and meadows.

In the …

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4.55 km

Oudsberg Nature Reserve

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Highest land dune in the area. The area is part of a large drifting dune belt that originated in the Middle Ages.

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5.34 km

Our Lady Chapel Louwel

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A beautiful chapel, unfortunately I don't know anything else about it.

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7.06 km

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3.72 km

2.94 km

212 m

160 m

Surfaces

4.08 km

1.61 km

895 m

372 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 12 July

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