Market Square, Tongeren – Blossom Trail loop from Tongeren

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Belgium

Flanders

South Limburg

Market Square, Tongeren – Blossom Trail loop from Tongeren

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Market Square, Tongeren – Blossom Trail loop from Tongeren

02:07

34.7km

270m

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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natuurreservaat Groot-Loon

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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978 m

Basilica of Our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek), Tongeren

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Since 1931, this Gothic church has been allowed to bear the papal title of basilica. The current building has a fascinating history, with several construction phases that took a total …

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1.06 km

Market Square, Tongeren

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Tongeren is the oldest city in Belgium. The city originates from a camp founded by Sabinus and Cotta, lieutenants of Julius Caesar, whose legions were massacred in 54 BC near …

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12.4 km

Heks Castle

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The castle of Heks is a Belgian castle, located in the village of Heks (part of Heers) in the province of Limburg.
The palatial castle was built from 1770, probably …

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18.3 km

Borgloon

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The first documented mention of the place comes from the year 1078. Borgloon was the capital of the county of Loon. Today Borgloon has just over 11,000 inhabitants.

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18.6 km

Town Hall

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The first mention of the building dates from 1358; the name 's grevenhuis indicates that it was possibly the residence of the counts of Loon, when they resided in Borgloon. …

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21.4 km

Wijnants-Groenendaels Steam Syrup Factory

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1879
The story of the steam syrup factory began in 1879. That year, the Wynants family bought land on Stationsstraat in Borgloon, where the syrup factory was established. In those …

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22.0 km

Blossom Trail

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Car-free cycling between the blossoms in a slightly hilly landscape.

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26.5 km

Station Jesseren

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Private home. But it is a beautiful building and a bit surreal: a station without a railway.

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30.8 km

Viewpoint

34.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

10.3 km

6.61 km

311 m

231 m

228 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

13.8 km

2.87 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

30 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

October 17, 2022,Nach Parking Nieuwland

Navigation needs to be improved in a number of places.

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April 9, 2025,Mooi landschap – Zeer mooie landelijke omgeving rondtocht vanuit Borgloon

Tip: bring food and drinks, nowhere a catering establishment or bakery that was open on a Wednesday. So also no toilet stop. Only at the starting point in Borgloon

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