Old Sluice on the Demer – Linden Mill, Diest loop from Meldert

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Old Sluice on the Demer – Linden Mill, Diest loop from Meldert

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Old Sluice on the Demer – Linden Mill, Diest loop from Meldert

02:50

42.0km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Diesters Broek

Webbekoms Broek

Natuurreservaat Dassenaarde

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Bus stop

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10.3 km

Old Sluice on the Demer

Highlight • Monument

The waterworks to allow the Demer to flow completely through Diest vmm.be/water/beheer-waterlopen/projecten/renovatie-grote-steunbeer-in-diest-1/wat-houden-de-werken-in
Not much to notice for now.

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11.1 km

Gravel path along the river at Diesters Broek

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On this segment you will get to know the Zwarte Beek and the Broek van Diest.

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11.7 km

Diesters Broek

Highlight • Forest

very quiet and full of nature also for walkers

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14.5 km

View of the Windmill at De Halve Maan Recreation Area

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Opposite the entrance to the Halve Maan stands the Lindenmolen. an old windmill. It used to grind in Assent and on the Doodsberg in Schaffen. The last generation of millers …

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14.7 km

Linden Mill, Diest

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The mill was built in 1742 and originally stood in Schaffen, on the Doodsberg. In 1887 he moved to the Mierenberg in Assent. The mill was in operation until 1953. …

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15.8 km

Recreation area of 50ha.
The park takes its name from the 'lunette', part of the nineteenth century defensive belt around the city.

More information about the Provincial Domain Halve Maan:
vlaamsbrabant.be/nl/vrij-tijd-en-toerisme/provinciedomein-halve-maan-diest

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16.3 km

Warande Park, Diest

Highlight • Forest

Location: Graanmarkt Diest / This walking park is freely accessible
(Info tourism Diest:)
"The Lords of Diest, who ruled over the city and its surroundings in the Middle Ages, chose …

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30.4 km