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Tongeren
Heers

Tjenneboom Monument – Herk Valley (Hampstraat) loop from Mettekoven

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Belgium
Flanders
South Limburg
Tongeren
Heers

Tjenneboom Monument – Herk Valley (Hampstraat) loop from Mettekoven

Moderate

20

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Tjenneboom Monument – Herk Valley (Hampstraat) loop from Mettekoven

01:36

14.3km

130m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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1.08 km

Picnic bench with a view of the Herk Valley

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Have a picnic or take a break among the grazers...

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1.18 km

A really beautiful view of the valley...

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2.89 km

Castle of Veulen

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The oldest mention of a castle on this site - although there must have been a castle long before that - is from 1599, when Jan van Berlo, who had …

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3.70 km

Lourdes Grotto of Veulen

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Construction of the cave
The then pastor Frans Porta, promoter and implementer of the church restoration, closely followed the construction of the school and the monastery. In 1913-14 he had …

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7.05 km

Bench With View of Ponds

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Lots of visibility behind your back...

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8.80 km

Tjenneboom Monument

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The name "Tjenne" refers to a certain Johanna Machiels from Helshoven, who was accused of witchcraft in 1665 and sentenced to death in 1667 after a two-year trial. Her sentence …

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10.4 km

Ensomono

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The Plantage is no longer The Plantage. Moreover, renovations have changed the building considerably. For example, there is no longer a gate and the Haspengouw character is no longer really there.

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11.4 km

Herk Valley (Hampstraat)

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The source area and the upper stream of the Herk and the Herkebeek are located in 'Droog Haspengouw', more specifically in the territory of the municipalities of Heers, Borgloon, Sint-Truiden, …

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14.3 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.60 km

4.43 km

3.70 km

1.52 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.77 km

2.56 km

2.32 km

1.99 km

657 m

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Wednesday 24 June

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