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Quiet gravel paths of the Hoge Kempen
04:30
53.2km
290m
Gravel riding
Grab your gravel bike, grease your chain and make sure you're clean enough to get dirty. This route of 50 kilometers goes completely through Hoge Kempen National Park. Count on many unpaved kilometers and (if it has rained well) a lot of splashing sand and mud.
Forest, sand excavations and…
Last updated: June 9, 2025
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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 30.4 km for 568 m
After 33.9 km for 186 m
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7.96 km
Gravel Path Roelen – Gellik
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12.5 km
Asbroek Lookout
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17.6 km
Cycling Bridge 'Fietsen Door De Heide'
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29.2 km
Cycling Across the Floating Bridge – Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen
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30.8 km
Long Terril
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32.0 km
Gravel Path by Ecotron Hasselt University
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32.3 km
National Park Visitor Centre
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38.3 km
Old Coal Railway Track in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen
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46.9 km
Kikmolen Cycling Path, Hoge Kempen National Park
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50.6 km
Wooden Hammock by the Lake
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53.2 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
35.9 km
6.33 km
6.31 km
2.39 km
2.13 km
177 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
32.9 km
11.7 km
5.06 km
2.88 km
441 m
200 m
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Sunday 31 May
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Trail Reviews
An updated version of quiet gravel paths. This route does have a little fun. After the descent of the Litzberg you go straight up a very steep climb. Who will come up. Followed by a singletrail descent. An alternative is to follow the bike path. 'Quiet' is relative if you cycle over the bridge over the water before 10am. Then very busy in good weather
NP De Hoge Kempen is a great area where you can walk, MTB or gravel. I have chosen a few routes from a collection by Bram Tankink. This was a short but tough tour entirely in the National Park, literally racing through the woods.
Nice route, almost completely through the forest with some quite challenging descents and climbs. Nice single trails. Part of the tour may be closed on weekends. This is just after Walkro. However, after crossing the rails for the second time, there is a steep descent. In my opinion, this descent is not suitable for gravel bikes and falls under the heavy MTB category. The tour can be shortened on the road to As in Maasmechelen, but I have not tried this myself. If you end up on this road, you can also cycle to the entrance of the Mechelse hei and resume the tour there.
Super nice gravel ride on the Hoge Kempen. This ride is by Bram Tankink and there is a lot of variety, from singletrack to beautiful long gravel paths. You really relax because you are also cycling a lot in the woods. Was a bit muddy, so some parts were a bit off, but highly recommended and will definitely cycle more routes