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Forest walking trail – Open Wetland Area loop from Koersel Plakkettenberg

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Forest walking trail – Open Wetland Area loop from Koersel Plakkettenberg

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Forest walking trail – Open Wetland Area loop from Koersel Plakkettenberg

02:41

10.4km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.45 km for 1.25 km

Open: • Saturday-Sunday (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.81 km

Forest walking trail

Highlight • Trail

Bring anti-mosquito gel

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2.46 km

Wooden Boardwalk Through Wetland

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful view from the path of the wet zone.

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2.48 km

A solid piece of wet and even swampy open zone when you come out of the wet forests where the hiking trails sometimes dare to overflow. In the middle you often see larger pieces of water where water birds hang out. Binoculars at hand?

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2.99 km

Pond

Highlight • Lake

A fen is a natural pool in a heathland area. It is fed by groundwater or rainwater. This water is acidic, just like sandy soil. Moreover, it contains almost no nutrients. Only a few animals and plants can survive in and around fens. These are species such as damselflies and dragonflies, bell heather, sundews, and marsh clubmoss...

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3.47 km

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw aan de Staak Chapel ('t Fonteintje)

Highlight • Religious Site

The chapel of Our Lady on the Stake of 1833 is located in a beautiful area with lots of recreation and on the path of walks in the Valley of the Zwarte Beek. The chapel played the role of a church for a while, especially at the end of 1834 when the church of Koersel, where the chapel is located, was destroyed. The origin of the chapel, which quickly became a place of pilgrimage, dates back to 1826. In 1939, the chapel was expanded to the size it has today. You will find the entire origin story on site. In addition to the chapel, there is also a Marian Park with scenes of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady and a Calvary. That park dates from 1910-1911 and was renovated in the 1950s.

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3.82 km

Zwarte Beek Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Here the valley of the Zwarte Beek is wide; boardwalks allow you to walk through it and the ends, sometimes marshy and sometimes with heather, are full of fauna and flora. The red walking route is a must in spring for lovers of celandine, wood anemones, marsh marigolds and busy animals, from deer and woodpeckers to frogs.

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6.12 km

Boardwalk and Bridge Over the Zwarte Beek

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Bridge over the Oude beek connecting to a long decking path...

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6.96 km

Heathland in the Zwarte Beek Valley

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful piece of heathland, bordered by coniferous forest, through which some routes run. However, it is wider than the track followed suggests and quite worth an extra round. Further on there are also some sand hills. In short: everything for a heathland experience between forests, valleys and marshes.

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10.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.81 km

3.53 km

2.38 km

699 m

Surfaces

4.62 km

3.13 km

2.23 km

388 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

29°C

15°C

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Forest walking trail – Open Wetland Area loop from Koersel Plakkettenberg

Forest walking trail

Wooden Boardwalk Through Wetland

Open Wetland Area

Pond

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw aan de Staak Chapel ('t Fonteintje)

Zwarte Beek Valley Nature Reserve

Boardwalk and Bridge Over the Zwarte Beek

Heathland in the Zwarte Beek Valley

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