Pond in the De Teut heathland – De Teut Nature Reserve loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat De Teut

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Pond in the De Teut heathland – De Teut Nature Reserve loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat De Teut

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Pond in the De Teut heathland – De Teut Nature Reserve loop from Vlaams Natuurreservaat De Teut

02:20

40.2km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Vlaams Natuurreservaat Tenhaagdoornheide

Natuurreservaat Hengelhoef

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2.94 km

De Teut and Tenhaagdoornheide Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The name of the nature reserve is derived from the Zonhoven dialect word toot, which means "point, tapered end or protruding part". After all, until the border correction with Houthalen …

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3.61 km

Pond in the De Teut heathland

Highlight • Lake

The whole area has received two natural stars as an award.

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4.43 km

De Teut Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

The largest moorland in Central Limburg, home to a carnivorous plant: the sundew.

Beautiful here, with large areas of heathland blooming right now in August.

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19.1 km

Engelhof Castle
from 1903. Located in an English landscape garden with old trees including lindens, acacias, beech, oaks, maples and conifers, and on the street side a beech hedge, two cast iron posts and a recent cobbled access road.

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22.3 km

Houthalen Abbey Farm

Highlight • Restaurant

The Houthalen Abbey Farm has its roots in the 12th or 13th century. Baron Moreau De Bellaing removed the west wing in 1851. This new, open character made passers-by curious! …

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22.5 km

Abbey Pond

Highlight • Lake

The pond is on the bike path in a forest. Nearby is the Abdijhoeve.

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27.8 km

Church of Laak

Highlight • Religious Site

The oldest mention of a church building at this location dates from 1230, when there was a Romanesque chapel, mentioned as capella in lacu juxta hengelo (the chapel in Laak, …

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