Through the Young Forest

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7.6 km • Diepenbeek

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7.6 km

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Jan Theunis

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Helstraat 22, 3590 Diepenbeek, BE

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Walked on 3/10/2026

Parking: Community Center Terlogt, Helstraat Crijs (Diepenbeek).

Distance walked according to GPS: 7.29 km.

Signage: GPS/Walking App.

Depart towards the small school and continue through the quiet Mortelstraat that leads to the "Jongenbos." Everything was fine until junction 115, but from there, no trace left. So from junction 115 to km 4.5, walked purely on GPS. In the middle of the forest, you can supposedly walk between two ponds. That's possible, but bring your swimming gear; you have to go all around this water.

This walk could be very beautiful, but the managers of this nature reserve have completely neglected the walking paths in the "Jongenbos" on this route. The path at junction 109 is also gone, so I went back to junction 108. From there, a clear, nice path to the endpoint.

If you are not adventurous, stay away. If I were to walk this tour only using junctions, I’d give it a big fat zero.

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