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Gatehouse at Tongerlo Abbey – De Ster Junction loop from Westerlo

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Gatehouse at Tongerlo Abbey – De Ster Junction loop from Westerlo

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Gatehouse at Tongerlo Abbey – De Ster Junction loop from Westerlo

02:05

8.25km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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672 m

Boswachtershuis Youth Hostel & Beeltjens Playground

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Opening hours:
April to October: Open daily from 9:00 AM
November to March: Open Saturdays and Sundays only from 11:00 AM
(Café Boswachterhuis)

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1.24 km

Klaverheidebos

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2.23 km

Lime tree avenue

Highlight • Natural Monument

The entrance lane of the Norbertine Abbey in Tongerlo is the very last 17th-century Dutch-linden avenue in the Low Countries. The old trees are Dutch lime trees (Tilia x europaea) from the same clonal group. More at inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/130800

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2.27 km

Gatehouse at Tongerlo Abbey

Highlight • Monument

Above the gate are late-Gothic pointed-arch niches with statues of saints by G. Polders and J. Humbeeck from 1992. These depict the patroness Mary (the abbey is dedicated to Our Lady), flanked by Saint Barbara and Saint Catherine. In the passageway are a second profiled basket-handle arch and, on the left, rectangular wall openings, the so-called "poor window" for distributing bread to the needy.
The courtyard façade is anchored and shows the sporadic use of sandstone for corner and recess blocks. The windows are arched, and the profiled iron-sandstone basket-arch gate sits beneath a Gothic niche with a trefoil and a statue of Saint Dymphna. A loading hatch is located higher up.
(Inventory of Immovable Heritage)

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2.78 km