Hoge Kempen National Park
Heathland and pine forest on a plateau in Belgian Limburg
The park is mostly heathland and pine forest on the Kempens Plateau, a step of Ice Age Meuse deposits covered with wind-blown sand. Six gateways lead in, each with its own theme, from a cosmodrome to a former bee mating station in an old gravel pit.
Things to do
- On footWalk one of the 40 loop trails, 3 to 14 km long, from any of the 6 gateways
- By bikeCycle the numbered-node network
- Try thisSee the purple heath of the Mechelse Heide in bloom from the Maasmechelen gateway
- HeritageExplore the Romanesque castle ruin at Pietersheim in Lanaken