Farms, forest and mountain in Beerzel

Description

Park your car behind the church in Beerzel.

Immediately, you leave the lively center via a footpath. Along quiet roads, interspersed with paths, you pass by old and new farms of this rural village.

It doesn't take long before you enter the Kempens Landschap Speelbergenbos with the 14th-century Pelgrimhof.

The Pelgrimhof is a private landscape heritage domain where you can only walk along the beech avenue and the path along the moats. The name dates back to 1412, when a certain Pelgrim Tucbake held the estate in fief. The castle itself is 17th-century but was somewhat altered in the 20th century.

Via the Berglaan, you then slowly begin to ascend the highest natural hill of the province of Antwerp, at 51.60 m high, namely the witness hill Beerzelberg. Just before the nature reserve, you can first have a drink on the terrace of the tavern of the same name.

Along a narrow street, you find yourself back in the lively center near your car. Dogs are allowed on a leash.

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