Top 20 Lakes around Borgloon

The Pomperikvijver is reserved for sport fishing by the Royal Fishing Club "Geduld" Diepenbeek.

Very relaxing, beautiful well-maintained paths.

Our small country is a patchwork of small-scale nature reserves that overlap and influence each other, and that is also the case here. You are in the Mombeek valley, a stone's throw from Spoorwegzate and the Sint-Annabeek valley. From Opleeuw, a unique grassland hill bends towards Kerniel. Impoverished grass and hay fields of, among other things, glossy oat, marsh marigold and blue grass are in full development here and will attract various plants, including colourful orchids. Finally, note the high-stem orchards of Zammelen, the sloping forest and the many springs. In any case, there are enough information boards along the way to learn and read all about it. In short: variety galore. More about the Mombeek valley, the central area at this location, can be found at https://www.natuurpunt.be/natuurgebieden/mombeekvallei

The ponds of Nieuwenhove are about to change. Nieuwenhove is getting a brand new visitors centre in the form of a pavilion on screw piles at the historic pond, which should make it seem as if it is floating. The building should blend in with the surroundings and biodiversity will play an important role. The reception building will not only be on a jetty at the pond, it will also have to enter into a 'dialogue' with the two well-known existing heritage buildings. In order to be able to create a natural clear fish pond, the carp will also be removed. Everything should be ready by the autumn of 2024. The building and the pond adjustments are just a few changes to the whole. For example, the avenue will be redesigned, the playground will be reorganised, the Kelsbeek will be partly relocated, the canal will be opened up to make water more visible, and so on. Info at https://www.limburg.be/Limburg/bouwt/Sites/Nieuwenhoven

Dorpsbemden-Pomperik is a well-known nature reserve in Diepenbeek, in the valleys of the Demer and the Kaatsbeek (which is close to this highlight). The Pomperik from the name of the reserve is a fishing pond (a beautiful one, by the way). And the Dorpsbemden extend east of the Stationsstraat between the fish pond "De Pomperik" and the Demer. You can read it all (with walking routes) here: https://www.diepenbeek.be/wandelroutes And, where this highlight is located, you will also find an information board that explains it in detail while you enjoy the Pomperik.

Two small pieces. East to the bird hide and west another tiny path before you come around and reach the main road.

In agricultural South Limburg, near the division between Dry and Moist Haspengouw, a tiny church village, Zammelen, is located on top of a slope, surrounded by a valuable piece of nature. Here in the Mombeek valley is an area that amazes you at any time of the year with its exceptionally rich and exceptionally varied nature. The nature reserve has the same name as the village on top of the slope: Zammelen. Here you can see the best of what the Mombeek has in store: a beautiful variety of ponds, standard orchards, hillside and swamp forests in the vicinity of the winding Mombeek. A wooded gorge is the old railway from Tongeren to Sint-Truiden that now functions as a cycle path.

Since 1974, the province of (Flemish) Brabant has owned the 120 hectare Vinne. In 2000 it was decided to transform the area into a lake again. Work started in 2004; the poplars were cleared and the groundwater level rose because drainage was largely stopped. The entire area is ideal for migratory birds. Immovable Heritage Inventory 2024: Het Vinne, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/300182