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Discover the rich history of the centuries-old Herkenrode Abbey and explore the surrounding pond landscape with its historic mills. Cross the Albert Canal to reach ‘Domein Bovy’, where wooden boardwalks guide you over picturesque ponds. A steep climb takes you to the summit of the Bolderberg—a historic Diestian hill—offering breathtaking views of the ponds and the Terlaemen Castle. Pause for a moment of serenity at the peaceful chapel of the Kluis of Our Lady of Loreto. Wander through the forests around Circuit Zolder to the Valley of the Mangelbeek, where a long boardwalk leads you through wetlands, shaped in part by mining subsidence. Your adventure concludes at the industrial charm of ZLDR Luchtfabriek on the former mining site of Zolder.Returning to Herkenrode Abbey by public transport?Take bus 51 at Zolder station, towards Hasselt station and get off at the Kuringen Herkenrode Brug stop.
This thirteenth-century Cistercian abbey was a place for enterprising religious women.Read more
The mill of Tuilt was already mentioned in 1083 as a ban mill.
The Albert Canal, named after King Albert I, has connected Liège with Antwerp since 1939.
Via various boardwalks you literally walk over the water at Domein Bovy, a large park of 34 hectares.Read more
The Bovy estate owes its name to one of its former owners: Governor Joseph Bovy.Read more
Take a moment to reflect in the - still inhabited - Hermitage of Our Lady of Loreto on top of the Bolderberg.
At the top of the Bolderberg you look out over the castle and ponds of Terlaemen: one of the most beautiful panoramas in Limburg.
The Terlaemen estate (which takes its name from the Laambeek) consists of 50 hectares of fish breeding ponds.
Converted into a castle in 1842 by Barthélémy de Theux de Meyland, this 'pink castle' today houses the art academy.
This new boardwalk lets you cross the Mangelbeek valley with dry feet.
Discover the mining past of Heusden-Zolder in these restored mine buildings.Read more
Goorstraat 373511 Stokrooie
Herkenrodeabdij 43511 Hasselt
Herkenrodeabdij 53511 Kuringen
Kattegatstraat 13500 Hasselt
Sterrenwacht 1123550 Bolderberg
Onze Lieve vrouwstraat 1773550 Heusden-Zolder
Geneberg 723945 Ham
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