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Lommel Sahara – Lommel Sahara loop from Balen
03:46
51.6km
90m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 10, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 27.4 km for 83 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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12.2 km
Kattenbos
Forest
13.7 km
Het Hoefijzer
Lake
15.2 km
Achel Mill
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18.9 km
Meysterbergen
Forest
26.7 km
Lommelse Sahara Observation Tower
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27.5 km
S-Bridge Over the Bocholt-Herentals Canal
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The S-shaped construction is made of steel and wood and is suspended from two steel pylons.
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28.9 km
Lommel Sahara
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29.4 km
Lommel Sahara
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To prevent further expansion, coniferous forestation was established after the Second World War. The process of complete silting up was prevented with the help of hedges of deadwood (so-called 'mutsaards'). As a result, the sand area was reduced in size to the current 193 hectares. Today the area is known for its countless water birds and the exotic feral black swans.
The Poudreries Réunies de Belgique explosives factory previously had its testing site on the Sahara. Remnants of this can be found, such as a shelter, the place where employees hid while testing grenades. There is also the ruins of an extermination pit, a structure with a diameter of about 10 meters in which unnecessary ammunition was demolished. As well as the original concrete safety pyramids, which had to stop shrapnel and cannonballs.
(Wikipedia)
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29.7 km
Saturnus Sculpture
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30.1 km
Bike Path Through Bosland National Park
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43.9 km
De Most Forest Path
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The nature reserve is an area of dry coniferous forests, heathland and drifting sand. In fact, it is a cover sand ridge oriented in an east-west direction that forms the division between the valleys of the Grote Nete and the Molse Nete. The woodlark and sparrowhawk breed here, and the wheatear has a resting area here. The area is rich in mosses, lichens and fungi. Various rare insects are also found here. The area is adjacent to the De Most nature reserve, and an 8 km walk through both areas has been set out.
In the recreation area there is the Keiheuvel (glider) airport, which opened in 1956, and there is a sports hotel and a campsite, as well as catering establishments, a swimming pool, a playground and a petting zoo. Here you can practice various sports.
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51.6 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
15.0 km
13.6 km
11.6 km
6.37 km
5.04 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
23.5 km
15.4 km
11.1 km
782 m
757 m
< 100 m
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