Meandering Dommel – Dommelvallei Nature Reserve loop from Eksel

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Meandering Dommel – Dommelvallei Nature Reserve loop from Eksel

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Meandering Dommel – Dommelvallei Nature Reserve loop from Eksel

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13.1km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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37 m

Hoksent Chapel

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Tucked away in the shade of centuries-old linden trees is the 16th-century Hoksent Chapel. Originally it was dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows (Onse Lieve Vrouw van Zeven …

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4.32 km

Stream Along the Dommel

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Walking along the Dommel River is a beautiful experience. There's often a path running alongside it, but not always. Be careful, though: good, waterproof footwear is recommended for such a walk.

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4.46 km

The winding Dommel even has its own route, the Dommelkronkelpad, a 3.9 km loop along the Dommel, starting from the Dommelhuis. Very easy to do with children. peer.be/file/download/28874/4373160521299F74B76AB19B54EE5122

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7.00 km

Molhem Prehistoric Burial Mounds

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Our ancestors buried their dead in burial mounds, of which you can still see five mounds here. They are probably part of a burial ground from the period 800 to …

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10.1 km

Forest Path Along the Loper in Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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Follow the water, stay on the path and enjoy nature.

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11.2 km

Dommelvallei Nature Reserve

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The Dommel Valley is without a doubt a pearl in the Kempen, ideal for a varied and relaxing walk. You will find alder forests, hay meadows, meadows, small fish ponds, …

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11.4 km

Nature Trail in Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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Beautiful piece of nature through deciduous forest with here and there old second homes, traces of which can be found in the vegetation with rhododendron, yew, cherry laurel...

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11.9 km

Hoksent Walking Trail – Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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Hoksent is one of the oldest settlements in this area. In the Liber Aureus this place was mentioned as Hoccascaute. The name is said to be derived from hugna (wild …

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.73 km

4.04 km

1.34 km

Surfaces

5.86 km

3.13 km

2.09 km

2.01 km

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

13°C

7°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

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Comments

December 7, 2021,Drassige wandeling door Hoksent - Molhem

In Hoksem there are several chapels where you can park along the road.
This walk went through swampy area. Here and there it was simply a matter of looking for a place to continue dredging.
We walked mostly on dirt field and forest roads, and along small asphalt roads here and there.
This walk crosses various nature reserves and is …

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