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Achelse Kluis Border Lane – De Kempervennen loop from Hamont

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Achelse Kluis Border Lane – De Kempervennen loop from Hamont

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Achelse Kluis Border Lane – De Kempervennen loop from Hamont

03:26

48.2km

60m

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 20, 2026

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4.67 km

The Wire of Death (De Doodendraad)

Highlight • Historical Site

In 1914, occupied Germany occupied Belgium, while the Netherlands remained neutral. The border residents, such as those of Hamont-Achel, had a hard time due to the construction of a hermetic barrier to the border. The German occupier wanted to prevent any contact with the free Netherlands and placed a deadly electrical barrier along the border for this purpose.

Since 2000, Hamont-Achel has had a reconstruction (adapted in 2015) of "Den droad" as it is popularly called. Alongside this reconstruction there are information boards that provide additional information about the original construction in 1916.

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6.43 km

Border Marker 176 – Barony of Cranendonck

Highlight • Monument

Here you know when you have reached the limit. Are you going to cross this limit or not? The choice is yours.

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8.48 km

Achelse Kluis Border Lane

Highlight • Trail

nice place at the monastery, great parking space to start from there with a walk, bike ride or visit to the brewery of the monastery of Achel

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8.75 km

Border crossing at the Achelse Kluis

Highlight • Monument

The Achelse Kluis is partly located on the territory of Hamont-Achel (Belgium), but also on the territory of Valkenswaard (Netherlands).

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22.5 km

De Kempervennen

Highlight • Rest Area

Park De Kempervennen (opened in 1983), which is freely accessible to cyclists, is really good for cycling. The main paths are paved and you can easily complete a 10-kilometer loop here on flat roads and without much traffic. The golf carts, pedestrians and cyclists are distributed relatively well, so that there is enough space. There is also a lot to see from the streets: otters and storks, pigs and goats, and of course fun-loving people on wakeboards or water skis, in the climbing forest or at mini golf...

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25.9 km

Venbergse Watermill

Highlight • Monument

The Venbergse Watermolen is located below Valkenswaard on the river Dommel. This mill was previously used as an oil mill, bark mill and grain mill and is one of the oldest mills in the Netherlands.

The Venberg water mill was a forbidden mill. The inhabitants of the surrounding areas had to have their grain milled here. The history of the mill goes back about a thousand years. In 1227 the mill is mentioned in a document from Duke Henry I of Brabant. In the following centuries the mill changed hands many times. In 1740 the mill and the associated land were sold publicly. The Venbergse Hoeve was one of the most profitable farms in the area at the time.

Right next to the mill there is also a starting point for canoe trips on the Dommel.

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