Viversel, Houthalenberg and Bolderberg

Houthalen-Helchteren, Flanders, Belgium

Cycling route: 128122

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35.0 km
02:03 h
616 kcal
76 m

Description

The village of Houthalen is located in the middle of the Belgian Kempen, just north of Hasselt. Some archaeological finds have been made in the area over the years and the village itself has a rich history. The parish of Houthalen probably existed before 1223, making it one of the oldest in the area. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the domain of the Counts of Loon. In the area there is mainly agricultural land and a beautiful old coal mine from 1938. This region is rich in greenery and the landscape is quite hilly due to the Houthalenberg and the Bolderberg. It is a tough climb to the top of the approximately sixty meter high Bolderberg, a witness hill covered with a layer of iron sand, boulders and forests. A large part of the mountain belongs to Vogelsanck Castle, while the other has been designed as a nature reserve by the Limburgs Landschap manager. This area is part of the larger Laambeek Valley and covers almost 70 hectares of greenery. This includes the Gust Claesheide, which is also located on the Bolderberg. In the east-west direction, the Bolderberg is still fairly flat and bicycle-friendly, but towards the north, Bolderberg is steep and conquering the hill becomes a challenge. At the foot of that slope are the Terlaemen ponds, which belong to Terlaemen Castle. It is difficult to reach the top, but those who persevere will be rewarded with a beautiful view: at the bottom of the steeply sloping hill you will find areas of wet heath and raised bogs. Peat fluff, flounder and gale grow here and the tree frog lives in the seepage water.
Visitor center Bicycle cafe Forest Castle

Height Profile

Directions

# Description Distance
Toerisme Houthalen-Helchteren (Pastorijstraat, 3530, Houthalen-Helchteren, Flanders, Belgium) 0.00 km
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300 (Kolverenstraat, 3520, Zonhoven, Flanders, Belgium) 4.70 km
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301 (3520, Zonhoven, Flanders, Belgium) 6.42 km
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302 (3550, Heusden-Zolder, Flanders, Belgium) 12.76 km
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303 (3550, Heusden-Zolder, Flanders, Belgium) 14.43 km

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