Tour between the Bolderberg and Herk-de-Stad

Heusden-Zolder, Flanders, Belgium

Cycling route: 155181

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34.0 km
02:00 h
599 kcal
36 m

Description

The route starts at Domain Bovy. The history of this domain goes back to 1134, when the Premonstratensian abbey was founded on the hill of Averbode. In 1991, the dilapidated buildings of the estate were restored and expanded into a tourist area for recreation. You will find walking routes, a herb garden and a bee hall. The inner man will also get his money's worth here: on the domain you can visit a hotel, a guesthouse and a pancake restaurant. The domain also includes De Bolderberg, a hill millions of years old. At 60 meters, the hill is one of the highest peaks in Flemish Limburg. Around the mountain you will find many ponds, which are fed by the Echelbeek and the Laambeek. If you look around carefully, you can see the osprey skimming over the water during the migration period.

You cycle past Herkenrode Abbey, or the Herkenrode Abbey. This abbey was founded around 1182 and a monastery for Cistercian nuns was built there. Nothing has been preserved from the twelfth-century monastery. The buildings that you can still admire today date from the 16th to 18th centuries: the monumental gatehouse, the watermill on the Demer, the infirmary, the farm buildings, the beautiful tithe barn and the residences of the abbesses. An experience center tells the story of 600 years of Cistercian women and you will find beautiful inspirational gardens to wander around in. On the abbey's website you can buy delicious abbey products: Herkenrode cheese, honey liqueur, elderflower liqueur, blackthorn berry liqueur, honey, Herkenrode chocolates and of course the abbey beer Herkenrode Tripel, officially recognized as Belgian Abbey Beer.

In Herk-de-Stad you cycle past the Olmenhof-Hariaz Domain. The Olmenhof is a castle domain with a park in the center of Herk-de-Stad. The park is freely accessible. In the Harlaz forest you will find many native trees but also a number of special exotic species, such as the giant sequoia.
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Directions

# Description Distance
302
302 (3550, Heusden-Zolder, Flanders, Belgium) 0.00 km
93
93 (Goorstraat, 3511, Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium) 2.62 km
94
94 (Berkerwinningstraat, 3511, Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium) 3.49 km
De Abdij van Herkenrode (Herkenrodeabdij, 3511, Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium) 6.33 km
179
179 (Herkkantstraat, 3512, Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium) 13.03 km
193
193 (Nieuwmolenstraat, 3540, Herk-de-Stad, Flanders, Belgium) 14.73 km

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