Tour of Mandercirkels and Galgenberg

Your route starts at Restaurant Watermolen Bels. The Molen van Bels is a beautiful spot in the Dal van de Mosbeek. The mill is a real cultural-historical monument. The building initially served as a paper mill, later as a chicory factory. After that, corn was ground there. The Galgenberg is a hill that is almost 70 metres high and owes its name to a somewhat dark history: in the Middle Ages, a gallows stood on the top. As a warning, but also to carry out punishments. The Mandercirkels are the largest landscape art project in the Netherlands. These two round fields were created in the thirties of the last century by textile manufacturer Jannink. According to him, farmers could work a round plot better, because they did not have to turn their machine.