3.7km
Total Distance
55m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A walk over the Mechelse Heide in the Hoge Kempen, the first national park of Belgium. Rolling heath, pine forest and old quarry lakes spread across a high sandy plateau. Purple heather and wide skies make this the wildest heathland in Flanders.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Shelter
    at the start
  2. 2
    Shelter · 3km
  3. 3
    Panoramapunt · 3km
    Viewpoint
Bus stop
Maasmechelen Mechelse Heide · 108m from the start
Parking
52m from the start
Surface
natural ground 81%, paved 19%
Marked route
Mechelse Heide Groene rechthoek, Mechelse Heide Blauwe ruit, Mechelse Heide Rode driehoek

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy