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The Tram Route – Abbey Pond loop from Zolder

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The Tram Route – Abbey Pond loop from Zolder

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The Tram Route – Abbey Pond loop from Zolder

03:26

47.7km

190m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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657 m

The Tram Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Excellent dedicated car-free bike trail through the Bosreservaat op den Aenhof.

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2.02 km

Bicycle counting station

Highlight • Structure

Here at a cycle path crossing there is a counting station for bicycles.

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3.40 km

Saint Martin's Church, Houthalen

Highlight • Religious Site

The church was first mentioned in 1223, but the parish is probably older. Originally there was a Romanesque church here, but construction of a new, Gothic church began at the beginning of the 15th century. The choir was founded in 1437, as the inscription testifies: int iaer ons heren MCCCCXXXVII waert desen coer ghefondeert. The tower was built around 1500. It is not known whether the ship was created around 1437 or around 1500. All these parts are made in Maaskeien and Mergel.

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15.9 km

Old Military Training Ground Road

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A beautiful road through beautiful nature. It looks like he is no longer using it. But when I cycled on it, a few cars passed over it. So keep paying attention.

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19.4 km

Private Aircraft Collection in the Garden

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You could easily cycle past it, but behind the bushes there is a garden with a very special layout.
There are just two old airplanes in it. very nice to see.

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31.2 km

Abbey Pond

Highlight • Lake

The pond is on the bike path in a forest. Nearby is the Abdijhoeve.

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32.4 km

De Plas Kelchterhoef Beach

Highlight • Beach

Here you will find a large, beautiful lido with a long jetty that leads into the water. Right next to it is a campsite where you can stay overnight with or without a tent.

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42.4 km

Church of Laak

Highlight • Religious Site

The oldest mention of a church building at this location dates from 1230, when there was a Romanesque chapel, mentioned as capella in lacu juxta hengelo (the chapel in Laak, near Hengelhof). This document stated that the right to patronize this church fell into the hands of the Abbey of Floreffe. The church was dependent on the Sint-Martinus parish of nearby Houthalen.

At the beginning of the 15th century, construction of a new Gothic church began. The choir of this church, made of marl, is still present. The tower and nave probably date from a second construction period, which took place around 1500. The current spire dates from 1776-1777. The nave and choir were probably raised in 1780. In 1842, Laak was elevated to an independent parish, but from 1965 the parish was housed in the new, and larger, Sint-Jozef Werkmankerk. From 1971-1994 the church functioned as a place of worship for the Greek Orthodox community. The church was restored from 1994 to 1997, after which it served as a cultural center. (Source. Wikipedia)

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47.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

11.5 km

8.78 km

7.95 km

4.67 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

14.2 km

11.9 km

1.31 km

624 m

493 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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The Tram Route – Abbey Pond loop from Zolder

The Tram Route

Bicycle counting station

Saint Martin's Church, Houthalen

Old Military Training Ground Road

Private Aircraft Collection in the Garden

Abbey Pond

De Plas Kelchterhoef Beach

Church of Laak

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