Top Things to do in Flanders
The 5 Best National Parks in Flanders, Flanders
Discover the best top things to do in Flanders, Belgium including Hoge Kempen National Park, Mechelse Heide, Buggenhout Bos, Wild-En Wandel Park, Heiderbos.
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1. Hoge Kempen National Park
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4.5 based on 176 reviews
The Hoge Kempen National Park in a nutshell.The Hoge Kempen National Park covers 5700 ha and stretches across the municipalities Dilsen-Stokkem, Maasmechelen, Zutendaal, Lanaken, Genk and As. The Hoge Kempen is the largest woodland and nature reserve in Flanders. Extensive pine woods alternate with purple flowering heathland. Large lakes were left behind where sand and gravel were extracted. The highest ‘peaks’, 100 meters high, offer magnificent views. It is home to many rare and exceptional animals. Encountering a roe is not exceptional and butterflies like the swallowtail butterfly brighten up the summer. Special inhabitants are the slippery snake, the antlion and the European beewolf. Large stones and small boulders attest to the last ice age and lend it all a magical feeling.The Hoge Kempen National Park welcomes people with a ‘heart for nature’. That is why five locations have been selected as ‘Gateway to the Hoge Kempen National Park’: Stations As in As, Pietersheim in Lanaken, Mechelse Heide in Maasmechelen, Kattevennen in Genk and Lieteberg in Zutendaal. The gateways have car parks, information kiosks, cafeterias and additional attractions. It is your starting point for walking, cycling and horseriding. Admission to the gateways and the National Park is free. The National Park is not fenced off.
Reviewed By peggy265g - Geraardsbergen, Belgium
Very nice to visite especially with children. It was a visit with a lot of interactions and things to explore
2. Mechelse Heide
3. Buggenhout Bos
4. Wild-En Wandel Park
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4.0 based on 8 reviews
5. Heiderbos
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
