de Merode
Tessenderlo-Ham, Belgium
Walking to silence
7.5 km
This hike takes you to Gerhagen nature reserve, Flanders' first official silence area. And in Gerhagen, there you find n... read more
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7.5 km
This hike takes you to Gerhagen nature reserve, Flanders' first official silence area. And in Gerhagen, there you find n... read more
9.2 km
Looking at the map of Eindhout, one sees a patchwork of houses, businesses, playgrounds, forests, open nature, water cat... read more
33.1 km 3.5/5
Along this hike you will notice that the Limburg part of the Merode area also belonged to the original sphere of influen... read more
11.7 km
Right in the middle of the woods of Tessenderlo-Ham lies Reception Gate Gerhagen, which welcomes you from Limburg into L... read more
11.2 km
This beautiful walk takes you through one of the four quiet areas of Limburg: the Gerhagen nature reserve. Go in silence... read more
6 km 3.5/5
Gerhagen forms the green lung of Tessenderlo and lies at the crossroads of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp. Togethe... read more
9.6 km
This walk takes you with a nice loop from Veerle along the Werft, Veerle-Heide and Helschot. Walk along wetlands in the ... read more
7.4 km 2/5
This hike is cake for those who also want to learn something about the NIJVERE KEMPEN along the way. From a historic ste... read more
11 km 5/5
You notice here that the flat Kempen passes into the hilly Hageland. And that makes for an area with its own character. ... read more
8.7 km 5/5
Before you leave, take a moment to enjoy the beautiful courtyard of Averbode Abbey. Walk straight through the Averbode B... read more
7.6 km 4.7/5
This route starts at the Averbode Abbey, a beautiful structure on the border point between the provinces of Flemish Brab... read more
7.2 km
Where the provinces of Antwerp, Limburg and Flemish Brabant meet, the Premonstratensians of Averbode settled almost 900 ... read more
18.4 km 5/5
The beautiful abbey of Averbode is the start of your route. Through nature reserve Averbode Bos en Heide you walk to the... read more
9.2 km 4.5/5
In the middle of the Merode woods and right on the border of the three provinces of Antwerp, Limburg and Flemish Brabant... read more
14.2 km
Beautiful varied walk, partially along the Kleine Laak. In the valley of the Kleine Laak, you can find the following nat... read more
22.5 km
Between the rivers of the Grote Laak in the north and the Zwart Water in the south lies a beautiful hiking area. Adjacen... read more
13 km 5/5
Beautiful network trails hike that starts at the Lourdes grotto in Schoterheide, Tessenderlo. After a short approach rou... read more
3.5 km
Parking: Carpool parking Nieuwe Baan, Laakdal. Signage: Junctions/GPS/Hiking app. Short walk through Eindhoutberg and Ho... read more
10.7 km
Attention: During wet periods, there is a chance of muddy trails and flooding between nodes 159-214-328 and 170. This be... read more
10.5 km 4/5
We did this walk on 20-12-2024. For the route, we used the network of junction points and the various marked silent walk... read more
8.1 km 5/5
Walked on 21/4/2026 Parking: Gerhagen Parking, Heggenbossenweg, Tessenderlo. Distance walked according to GPS: 8.01 km. ... read more
8.9 km
Walked on 1/28/2026 Parking: Heggenbossenweg 12A, Tessenderlo (Dog Club). Walked distance according to GPS: 8.78 km. Sig... read more
15.5 km
During wet periods, there is a risk of muddy paths and flooding between KP 170-328-333! A beautiful and varied walk that... read more
5 km
Parking: Parking opposite the church in Veerle (Laakdal). Signposting: Junction points/GPS/Walking app. Walk through "De... read more
13.2 km
Beautiful, varied walk that starts at the church of Veerle. During this walk, you pass through the Laak Valleys, the mar... read more
17.1 km
This is a beautiful node-to-node walk that can start at the spacious parking lot of the sports center "De Vloed" in Laak... read more
16.9 km
Park for free in the parking lot along Turnhoutsebaan (decide halfway: stop or continue?). You start through Averbode fo... read more
7.2 km 3/5
Parking: Okselaar, parking on the corner of Heggenbossenweg and Turnhoutsebaan Signposting: Junction points. Walking thr... read more
The Route Planner Pro has changed a bit on our new website. The ability to plan routes that deviate from the hiking network is now integrated into our node planner (continue reading below image):

If you open our route planner, you can press the magnet symbol in the upper right corner. If you then choose Offgrid (auto) (automatic route planning) or Offgrid (manual) (connecting places manually), you can select places on the map and plan a route that deviates (partially or completely) from the hiking network.
You can switch between Node and Offgrid mode to create a route that runs partly along nodes and partly away from the node network.
The Route Planner Pro has changed a bit on our new website. The ability to plan routes that deviate from the bicycle network is now integrated into our node planner (read more below image):

If you surf to our route planner, you can press the magnet symbol in the upper right corner. If you then choose Offgrid (auto) (automatic route planning) or Offgrid (manual) (connecting places manually), you can select places on the map and plan a route that deviates (partially or completely) from the biking network.
You can switch between Node and Offgrid mode to create a route that runs partly along nodes and partly away from the node network.
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