The best hikes from bus stations around Hasselt

This footbridge over the Zwart Water, an artificial drainage canal from the marshes in the Demer valley, now connects the Flemish-Brabant and Limburg parts of the Webbekoms Broek nature reserve. Thanks to the bridge, you as a walker can now complete a circuit of over nine kilometers right through the Webbekoms Broek.

Opposite the entrance to the Halve Maan stands the Lindenmolen. an old windmill. It used to grind in Assent and on the Doodsberg in Schaffen. The last generation of millers donated the mill to the city of Diest and since then it has been standing here to show off.

The former cornfield where you are located was afforested a few years ago. To your right stands one of the oldest high-stemmed orchards in Limburg. Prehistoric and medieval finds have been discovered in the immediate vicinity.

The Beringen slag heap is located in the middle of the Beringen-Beverlo-Koersel triangle and is flanked by the Valley of the Black Stream. The ANB manages this area, which covers an area of 60 hectares. After the mine closure, slag heap 2 and the surrounding land were repurposed as a Flemish nature reserve. Herbs and grass mixtures were sown. Nature also lent a hand thanks to carriers such as wind and animals. On the steep slopes of the Beringen slag heap, groves of summer oak, silver birch, hawthorn, dog rose, and wild clematis thrive. St. John's wort, oxeye daisy, common tansy, yarrow, and wild carrot compete for a spot in the sunnier, open areas. Birds such as the skylark, tree pipit, and meadow pipit enjoy this abundance of herbs. It is an excellent biotope for them to breed in. Moreover, there are snacks galore thanks to the many insects present, including the remarkable blue-winged grasshopper and the swallowtail butterfly.

The Beringen Mining Heap stands in the middle of the Beringen-Beverlo-Koersel triangle and is flanked by the Valley of the Black Brook. The ANB manages this area, which covers an area of 60 hectares. After the mine closure, mining heap 2 and the surrounding land were given a new purpose as a Flemish nature reserve. On the steep slopes of the Beringen Mining Heap, groves of pedunculate oak, silver birch, hawthorn, dog rose, and bindweed flourish. St. John's wort, oxeye daisy, common tansy, yarrow, and wild carrot compete with each other for a spot in the sunnier, open areas. Birds such as the skylark, tree pipit, and meadow pipit enjoy this abundance of herbs. It is an excellent biotope for them to breed in. Moreover, there are plenty of snacks thanks to the many insects present, including the remarkable blue-winged grasshopper and the swallowtail butterfly.

The Stiemerbeek valley contains marshy thickets, with a number of herbs. Prominently present are the yellow loosestrife, the purple loosestrife and the meadowsweet. Hoverflies and longhorn beetles can be seen when they seek nectar on the flower heads of the giant hogweed and the angelica. Furthermore, various species of butterflies, dragonflies, ladybirds and amphibians can be found. The Stiemerbeek flows along the edge of the Kempen Plateau and is quite deeply incised there. Springs can be found in the sloping banks. Although the stream has been straightened, the plots along the stream represent high natural values. The Stiemerbeek valley forms a connecting link between the Bosbeek and the nature reserve De Maten.

De Klaverberg is a largely wooded sand dune and also the name of the surrounding nature reserve on the border of the Belgian municipalities of As, Genk and Oudsbergen. It borders the Opglabbekerzavel heathland and other wooded nature areas. The area is named after the cloverleaf-shaped blown sand dunes, which form a, mainly wooded, dune ridge over a length of approximately 1.7 kilometers. The sand dunes probably originated as a result of the blowing away of sand that was exposed by overgrazing and too frequent turf stripping of southwestern heathlands. Klaverberg on an 18th-century Ferraris map De Klaverberg is overshadowed by the remediated spoil tip of the former Waterschei coal mine, with a top of up to 155 meters above sea level. These scenically most striking witnesses of the mining past cover a part of the dunes.

The Klaverberg is a largely wooded sand dune and also the name of the surrounding nature reserve on the border of the Belgian municipalities of As, Genk and Oudsbergen. It borders the Opglabbekerzavel heathland and other wooded nature reserves. The area is named after the cloverleaf-shaped sand dunes, which form a mainly wooded dune ridge for about 1.7 kilometers. The sand dunes possibly originated from the blowing sand that was exposed due to overgrazing and too frequent sod cutting in southwestern heathlands. Klaverberg on an 18th-century Ferraris map The Klaverberg is overshadowed by the remediated slag heap of the former Waterschei coal mine, with a summit up to 155 meters above sea level. These most visually striking remnants of the mining past cover a part of the dunes.