Discover the municipality of Ham and the surrounding area

This route takes you through the special nature and cultural history of Flemish Limburg. You cycle through the Valley of the Grote Beek, where the Natte Driehoek is located. This nature reserve is completely enclosed by embanked (former) railways, so that it can no longer drain. This unique situation has resulted in the area consisting of all kinds of wet biotopes.

In Leopoldsburg you will experience that typical Limburg cosiness. And the Burgundian touch: there is always a terrace to be found where a delicious fresh Limburg pie is served. Feel free to try one of the city specialties, such as the Kampse Soldatenkoek. The cake is baked according to a secret recipe and is available at three Kampse bakeries: Bakkerij Verpoorten, Bakker Kris and Jacques.

Humor is also not foreign to the inhabitants of Leopold. Since 2007, you will find a real Walk of Fame in Leopoldsburg, a nod to Hollywood. Because relatively many BV\\\'ers - or Famous Flemish people - grew up in Leopoldsburg, they got their own star in the pavement here.

But Leopoldsburg is best known for its military history. In 1835, King Leopold I built a barracks here as a defense against the Netherlands. In the city, you can still see that military history in various places, such as in the Museum Kamp van Beverlo, which is located in the former military hospital from 1850. You can also walk a number of nostalgic routes through the city that tell you more about the history of Leopoldsburg.

From Leopoldsburg you cycle through the landscape crisscrossed with ditches, streams and waterways to the Dessel-Kwaadmechelen Canal. You cycle for miles along the green and rural banks of this canal. It is wonderful to pedal on, the miles seem to pass by themselves as you cycle along the rippling water and the sometimes beautiful old houses.