De Maten Genk
De Maten Genk
2.9km
Total Distance
23m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A 2.9 km loop with 23 m of climb from the Slagmolen, the old watermill that is De Maten's visitor centre, on Natuurpunt's blue marked walk (the Karekiet walk) through the reserve between its ponds and reed beds. De Maten, between Genk and Hasselt, is one of the oldest nature reserves in Flanders and part of the De Wijers pond area: medieval fish ponds, reed where bitterns boom in the breeding season, and heath with drift sand. The Slagmolen, renovated in 2025, has a café and information desk; dogs on a lead are welcome in the reserve except on parts of this blue route.
Route Map
Along the trail
- Bus stop
- Genk De Schom · 359m from the start
- Parking
- 36m from the start
- Surface
- gravel 52%, natural ground 41%
- Marked route
- De Maten Blauwe ruit, De Maten Rode driehoek, De Maten Oranje bol
