Helchteren, Halveweg and Bolderberg

It is a tough climb to the top of the approximately sixty-metre high Bolderberg. The Bolderberg is located in a beautiful nature reserve and is covered with a layer of iron sand, boulders and forests. A large part of the mountain belongs to Kasteel Vogelsanck, while the other part has been set up as a nature reserve by the manager Limburgs Landschap. This area is part of the larger Laambeek valley and covers almost 70 hectares. The Gust Claesheide, which is also located on the Bolderberg, is also part of this. In the east-west direction, thetuigenheuvel is still fairly flat, but towards the north, Bolderberg is steep. At the foot of that slope are the ponds of Terlaemen, which belong to Terlaemen Castle. At the bottom of the steeply sloping hill you will find areas with wet heathland and raised bog. Cotton grass, bog asphodel and bog myrtle grow here and the tree frog lives in the spring water. There is even more beautiful nature to be found in the area around Hechteren, such as the Hoeverheide and the Molenheide.