10 Woodland Walks in Flanders
Enjoy the autumn colours in Flanders by walking in these woods
Enjoy the autumn colours in Flanders by walking in these woods
Three cycle rides through the spectacular flowering fruit orchards of the Haspengouw
Three walks through the Belgian National Park. Choose any one, or mix and match depending on the time you have available.
There are five entry points to the Hoge Kempen National Park. From these you can walk or cycle through this area of natural beauty.
A super 87 km cycle ride through the peaceful, attractive woods and fields in between Diest, Beringen and Tessenderlo, and including the Valley of the Zwarte Beek.
A cycle ride is the perfect way to see the full extent of the Haspengouw fruit orchards – looking particularly fruitful at this time of the year!
A highly enjoyable museum to visit – especially with football-crazy kids! But you don’t have to be a football fan to enjoy this museum. It’s located in FC Genk’s stadium, and heavily features the club’s history. You can even dress up as a Genk supporter!
For such a lovely, peaceful and bucolic area of Belgium, Voeren has quite a stormy past. Discover the history of Voeren.
The Voerstreek is one of the prettiest regions of Flanders; and is covered with footpaths and cycle routes. Here’s a 26k hiking route.
When a town promotes itself as the oldest in Belgium, it’s tempting to wonder how much evidence of this claim is still visible. Visit Tongeren, and its credentials are right in front of you: city walls from the first century, and a Roman archaeological site from the fourth. It’s also got an excellent Gallo-Roman Museum
An easy map to see all the places mentioned on Discovering Belgium
A 10-km walk around the largest lake in Flanders