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Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Lanaken

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Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Lanaken

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Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Lanaken

02:10

36.1km

160m

Cycling

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

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.3 km for 65 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

3.83 km

Albert Canal Bridge

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Very good bike path over the bridge

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2

4.06 km

Briegden Bridge over the Albert Canal

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The bridge at Briegden is a bridge over the Albert Canal near the hamlet of Briegden in the Belgian municipality of Lanaken.

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3

5.73 km

Maastricht-Hasselt Railway Bridge over the Albert Canal

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The former Maastricht-Hasselt railway line crosses the Albert Canal here

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4

9.95 km

Canal bar on the Albert Canal

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A comfortable place to rest.

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5

24.6 km

Kikbeek Spring Valley

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The Valley of the Kikbeek source

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24.7 km

Mechelse Heide

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The Mechelse Heide is the perfect gateway to explore on foot. From mid-August to mid-September, the blooming heather transforms this landscape into a purple painting. Unlike at the other entrance …

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24.9 km

View of the Kikbeekbron Valley

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There is a little air of Sweden here, but you are in Belgium! The Kikbeekbron Valley is a nature reserve located on a former sand and gravel quarry.

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8

33.6 km

Neerharen Lock with WWII Bunker

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Sluice gate, part of Belgian protected heritage program. It has a build-in WWII bunker: BN10.

Bertus bunker wrote: "BN 10

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36.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

9.24 km

9.10 km

1.48 km

243 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.4 km

11.5 km

1.20 km

626 m

293 m

111 m

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Friday 26 June

37°C

23°C

18 %

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