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View of the Mechelse Heide – View of the Lake loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat Ven onder de Berg

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View of the Mechelse Heide – View of the Lake loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat Ven onder de Berg

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View of the Mechelse Heide – View of the Lake loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat Ven onder de Berg

05:56

22.5km

200m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Vlaams Natuurreservaat Mechelse Heide

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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Parking

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108 m

Mechelse Heide — Lakes and Sand Dunes

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful surroundings. Especially come in August when the heather is in bloom. Wonderful!

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401 m

Stairway to the Viewpoint of Mechelse Heide

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Is a good workout for the calves

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597 m

View of the Mechelse Heide

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Water playground

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8.73 km

View of the Heather Fields, Mechelse Heide

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Always beautiful, but particularly beautiful when the heather is in bloom.

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14.2 km

View of the Terrils and Lake in Hoge Kempen National Park

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Another beautiful view from around the lake. Behind you, over the small hill, lies the cemetery of Eisden-Tuinwijk. A little further on there is an entrance and exit.

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14.5 km

View of the Grote Plas at Terhills

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A beautiful large lake where you are not allowed to swim, but you can enjoy the surroundings and the terrace around the lake on the waterfront.

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14.9 km

View of the Terrils from the Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Didn't we promise you mountains and more, namely lakes? Here you go. From here you have a good view of the little hills, which you will no longer belittle when …

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15.2 km

This viewpoint is actually the same highlight as the "pebble beach" - see komoot.com/nl-nl/highlight/4413615

A small, pebble-covered stretch that, like a beach, lies low and merges into the lake. To …

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16.4 km

Viewpoint

22.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

8.35 km

1.64 km

472 m

331 m

Surfaces

7.90 km

5.23 km

4.77 km

2.14 km

1.63 km

834 m

Elevation

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Sunday 23 August

23°C

8°C

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View of the Mechelse Heide – View of the Lake loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat Ven onder de Berg

Mechelse Heide — Lakes and Sand Dunes

Stairway to the Viewpoint of Mechelse Heide

View of the Mechelse Heide

View of the Heather Fields, Mechelse Heide

View of the Terrils and Lake in Hoge Kempen National Park

View of the Grote Plas at Terhills

View of the Terrils from the Lake

View of the Lake

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