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Schalbroek Ponds – Lummensbroek Nature Reserve loop from Lummen
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Schalbroek Ponds – Lummensbroek Nature Reserve loop from Lummen
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Schalbroek Ponds – Lummensbroek Nature Reserve loop from Lummen
01:55
7.55km
20m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: March 19, 2026
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Natuurreservaat Lummensbroek
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1.41 km
De Burg Castle
Highlight • Castle
The floor plan of the current castle dates from the time of the widow of Willem I van der Marck Lumey (1485). This castle was rebuilt several times over the centuries and now has a neoclassical appearance. As far as is known, De Burg castle is the oldest castle in Lummen. The castle was first mentioned in 1203 when the Count of Loon, Lodewijk II, donated the castle, along with the allodium Lummen, to the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, to receive it back as a fief. It was a diplomatic instrument during the Loon War. The most famous owner of De Burg was Willem II van der Marck Lumey, a notorious buccaneer nicknamed "Lumey", who conquered Den Briel for William the Silent, Prince of Orange. In 1837, the Stevoort jenever distiller Laurens Renier Palmers (1765-1839) bought the estate from the Duchess of Arenberg. Palmers and his wife Maria Theresia de Borman (1779-1844) were large landowners and also owned the water mills of Lummen, Terlaemen castle with a farm and three water mills in Zolder, Stevoort castle and about ten farms in Stevoort and a house on the Houtmarkt in Hasselt. Through the marriage of Catharina Palmers (1809-1891) to Henri Gerard Briers (1791-1873), De Burg came into the possession of the Hasselt family Briers. Castle De Burg was, as a memorial stone in the gatehouse states, the residence of Briers' grandson, the French-speaking writer Georges Virres, pseudonym of Henry Briers de Lumey (1869-1946), Limburg provincial council member, mayor of Lummen, member of the Royal Commission for Monuments and Landscapes and of the Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium. The castle is currently still inhabited by the Briers de Lumey family. @nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteel_De_Burg
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3.26 km
The Warehouse on the Demer
Highlight • Historical Site
The Pakhuis is located on the Demer in Schulen, behind the Oude Moolen (watermill). You can see the building beautifully along the walking path that runs through the Lummensbroek nature reserve (just behind the bridge over the Demer on the left when you come from Schulen station).
About the history of the Pakhuis. "Clay, bricks and roof tiles are very heavy products. About 2 to 300 years ago, the transport options were still very limited. People had the choice between transport by horse and cart on the road or by ship on canals and rivers. Due to its location on the Demer, Schulen had an interesting waterway along which transport had been organised for centuries. The Pakhuis on the Demer is an interesting witness to this. This building was a storage place and stop for ships that used the Demer." - Source: pannestraat.be/thema_transport.html
Description: "An 18th century warehouse with a house located west behind the Grote Molen on the Demer on the border with Herk-de-Stad in Schalbroek. The warehouse is accessible via a side road of the Schulensebaan and a large newly landscaped front garden." - Source (heritage): inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/215572
Wikipedia: "The Pakhuis in the Belgian municipality of Lummen in Limburg was a storage place for goods from the 18th century. Flat-bottomed boats sailed the Demer to this location until 1920. Here, goods from Mechelen, Diest... were temporarily stored to be transported by horse and cart to Hasselt, Maastricht and Germany. In the building there is a list from 10 January 1776 with the description of 138 goods that were transported on the Demer. It mentions various old Dutch content and weight terms and mentions the transport prices to numerous Dutch and German cities." - nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Pakhuis
About the history of the Pakhuis. "Clay, bricks and roof tiles are very heavy products. About 2 to 300 years ago, the transport options were still very limited. People had the choice between transport by horse and cart on the road or by ship on canals and rivers. Due to its location on the Demer, Schulen had an interesting waterway along which transport had been organised for centuries. The Pakhuis on the Demer is an interesting witness to this. This building was a storage place and stop for ships that used the Demer." - Source: pannestraat.be/thema_transport.html
Description: "An 18th century warehouse with a house located west behind the Grote Molen on the Demer on the border with Herk-de-Stad in Schalbroek. The warehouse is accessible via a side road of the Schulensebaan and a large newly landscaped front garden." - Source (heritage): inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/215572
Wikipedia: "The Pakhuis in the Belgian municipality of Lummen in Limburg was a storage place for goods from the 18th century. Flat-bottomed boats sailed the Demer to this location until 1920. Here, goods from Mechelen, Diest... were temporarily stored to be transported by horse and cart to Hasselt, Maastricht and Germany. In the building there is a list from 10 January 1776 with the description of 138 goods that were transported on the Demer. It mentions various old Dutch content and weight terms and mentions the transport prices to numerous Dutch and German cities." - nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Pakhuis
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4.76 km
Schalbroek Ponds
Highlight • Lake
In 2018, the three ponds of Schalbroek were fished. The carp, eels, etc. were moved to Zutendaal and the ancient fish ponds were redesigned together with the pond on the Kleen Meulen. Together with the surrounding area, they form the Lummensbroek nature reserve that connects to the Schulensbroek (both separated by the railway line).
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5.81 km
Lummensbroek Nature Reserve
Highlight • Natural
The three ponds on the Kleen Meulen were only constructed around 1970. The Mangelbeek was dammed to irrigate the beds or meadows and to increase the grass yield. At first the ponds were used for breeding carp. After being used as municipal fishponds for several years, they were neglected for fifteen years. Eventually, the 7-hectare pond area came into the hands of Natuurpunt and it was recognized as a nature reserve. Slowly the area was restored. Plant growth and animal life are in full development. The area is accessed via a 3 km signposted walk. This leads, among other things, past the bird hide. From there you have a breathtaking view of the ponds. Lummensbroek is separated from Schulensbroek by the Diest-Hasselt railway line. visitlimburg.be/nl/wat-te-doen/natuurgebied-lummensbroek
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7.25 km
Memorial plaque: The Fire of Lummen
Highlight • Monument
This plaque was made to commemorate the fire of Lummen on 18-19 August and 25 September 1914.
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7.25 km
War Memorial
Highlight • Monument
This monument can be found just in front of the town hall and was erected in memory of those who fell during the war
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7.25 km
Information board Lummense Pearls
Highlight • Rest Area
Here you will find a map with legend and various marked walks
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7.32 km
Charles Wellens Bust
Highlight • Monument
Anyone who has not heard the name Charles Wellens before can go to Bokrijk for a day, where you will encounter his influence everywhere.
Wellens was a painter and was born in Lummen. The information board next to the bust that stands here to commemorate him provides all kinds of information about his life. But Wellens is best known as one of the founders of the Bokrijk Open Air Museum. You can even notice his influence in the way some buildings in Bokrijk have been rebuilt and presented.
Wellens, who loved the romance of the Kempen landscapes (one of his better-known works is called 'Panorama of the Kempen') was invited by Limburg governor Louis Roppe (who has a statue in Bokrijk - see also komoot. com/nl-nl/tour/1695400233) was invited to visit an open-air museum in the Netherlands and that was the basis of Bokrijk, where there is also a farm from Lummen, also called the Wellenshoeve.
The bronze statue of Wellens is by the Czech sculptor Gause, whom Wellens met in 1939.
About Charles Wellens: lummen.be/sport-en-vrij-tijd/erfgoed/charles-wellens-eregallery
Wellens was a painter and was born in Lummen. The information board next to the bust that stands here to commemorate him provides all kinds of information about his life. But Wellens is best known as one of the founders of the Bokrijk Open Air Museum. You can even notice his influence in the way some buildings in Bokrijk have been rebuilt and presented.
Wellens, who loved the romance of the Kempen landscapes (one of his better-known works is called 'Panorama of the Kempen') was invited by Limburg governor Louis Roppe (who has a statue in Bokrijk - see also komoot. com/nl-nl/tour/1695400233) was invited to visit an open-air museum in the Netherlands and that was the basis of Bokrijk, where there is also a farm from Lummen, also called the Wellenshoeve.
The bronze statue of Wellens is by the Czech sculptor Gause, whom Wellens met in 1939.
About Charles Wellens: lummen.be/sport-en-vrij-tijd/erfgoed/charles-wellens-eregallery
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7.55 km
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Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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4.55 km
1.89 km
805 m
303 m
Surfaces
2.30 km
1.94 km
1.30 km
975 m
691 m
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