Borgloon

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11.5 km
125 m
02h18
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Van Tongersesteenweg 10, 3840 Borgloon, Belgium, easy Sunday walk. We head towards Hendrieken, Voort, Broekom, then to Grootloon and via the Waerdeveld with a stop at the lookout hut back to the starting point via Boeshoven.
To Tongersesteenweg 18, 3840 Borgloon, Belgium

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Difficulty level: Medium (77/100)

Length: 11.5 km

Duration: 02h18


Total ascent: 125 m

Maximal slope: 4.3 %

Average slope: 1.1 %

Net ascent: 1 m

Total descent: 124 m

Difficulty level according to the author: 3/10

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 7.61 km (66 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 5.73 km (50 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: Tongersesteenweg 10, 3840 Borgloon, België
        Closest address to end: Tongersesteenweg 18, 3840 Borgloon, België

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        Places of interest

        1. We in Borgloon

          0 · Eat & Drink
          The oldest reference to wine in Haspengouw dates from the year 1079 and is about vineyards in the …
          Lannoo
        2. Saint Odulfus Church

          0 · Church
          The Sint-Odulfuskerk in Borgloon is a cruciform basilica with five naves, dedicated to Saint …
          Wikipedia
        3. Canons' House

          0 · Historical building
          The canons' house functioned as the religious opposite of the Loon town hall. The building has …
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        4. Collegiale Sint-Odulphuskerk

          0 · Heritage
          This basilica was constructed in the Romanesque style in the 12th century, on the foundations of …
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        5. Saint Servatius Church

          0 · Church
          The oldest work of art in the Sint-Servatiuskerk in Groot-Loon is an oak statue of Christ from the …
          Lannoo
        6. Borgloon

          0 · City
          With 118 meters above sea level, Borgloon is the highest historical city in Flanders and that …
          Natuurmagazine Roots
        7. Castle hill with PIT

          0 · Arts Centre
          Borgloon means 'castle on a wooded hill'. The remains of this castle hill can be found behind the …
          Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
        8. De Burchtheuvel

          0 · Slope
          De Burchtheuvel

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_4_d

          • Length : 0.86 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        9. Castle of Loon

          0 · Fortress

          Here near the castle of Loon, Saint Christina the Miraculous or Christina Mirabilis lived for a …

          Pascal Brackman
        10. Kuttekovenberg

          0 · Slope
          Kuttekovenberg

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_4_d

          • Length : 0.75 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        11. Burgher's House

          0 · Manor house
          Detached double house of four bays and two storeys under a gable roof (ridge perpendicular to the …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        12. Graeth

          0 · Slope
          Graeth

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_4_e

          • Length : 0.48 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        13. Roman Cobblestone

          0 · Archeological site
          The road you now walk on is the 'Roman Cobblestone': the heirbaan that once connected Tongeren …
          Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
        14. Golden primrose

          0 · Orchard
          In Limburg, each municipality adopted a typical regional species in order to protect Limburg's …
          Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
        15. PIT-tig see-through church

          4 · Arts Centre
          This transparent church with the resounding name 'Reading Between the Lines' is a PIT artwork by …
          Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
        16. Romeinse Kassei

          0 · Slope
          Romeinse Kassei

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_3_d

          • Length : 0.5 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        17. Hollow road with lush embankments

          0 · Road
          Here you have to follow the blue walk on the left towards play orchard, but take a look at the …
          Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
        18. Bollenberg

          0 · Climb

          The Bollenberg is a climb that followed the old Roman cobblestone road towards Tongeren. The road …

          haroldslegers
        19. Brown argus

          0 · POI
          Sounds strange, doesn't it? A blue is a butterfly species, of which the male usually has blue …
          Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
        20. Wall of shame - Borgloon

          2 · Arts Centre

          Close to the see-through church in Groot-Loon there was a protest against the amount of litter in …

          Willem Vandenameele
        21. Fruit orchard

          0 · Orchard
          Around Borgloon you will find the more closed orchard landscape because of the moist soil, while …
          Natuurmagazine Roots
        22. Cool play orchard

          1 · Play woods
          Come on, kids! Here you can romp to your heart's content! Find the owl, kestrel, hedgehog, acorn …
          Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
        23. Twijfelgrens

          0 · Kunst
          Mediahuis België
        24. Resting place nature reserve Groot-Loon

          0 · Bench

          This resting place is located in the nature reserve of Groot-Loon.

          Willem Vandenameele
        25. War Memorial Groot-Loon

          0 · Monument

          This war memorial is located on the road to the Sint-Servatiuskerk in Groot-Loon.

          Willem Vandenameele
        26. St. Servatius Church

          0 · Church

          Around the church is the cemetery of Groot-Loon where a mysterious activity took place. On a …

          Dromos
        27. 't Waerdeveld

          0 · Natural area

          The landscape hides a lot of waerde-vols. Here you will encounter many natural elements: Old and …

          Vlaamse Landmaatschappij
        28. Cluster standard orchards

          0 · Tree
          This cluster of standard orchards is located north of the Tongersesteenweg, on the territory of …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        29. Terroir Wine Safari: Cuvelier Vineyard

          0 · Vineyard

          This is where part of the vineyard of Wijndomein Cuvelier is located.

          Terroir Tours
        30. Bosstraat

          0 · Slope
          Bosstraat

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_5_e

          • Length : 1.4 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou

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        We in Borgloon
        Saint Odulfus Church
        Canons' House
        Collegiale Sint-Odulphuskerk
        Saint Servatius Church
        Borgloon
        Castle hill with PIT
        De Burchtheuvel
        Castle of Loon
        Kuttekovenberg
        Burgher's House
        Graeth
        Roman Cobblestone
        Golden primrose
        PIT-tig see-through church
        Romeinse Kassei
        Hollow road with lush embankments
        Bollenberg
        Brown argus
        Wall of shame - Borgloon
        Fruit orchard
        Cool play orchard
        Twijfelgrens
        Resting place nature reserve Groot-Loon
        War Memorial Groot-Loon
        St. Servatius Church
        't Waerdeveld
        Cluster standard orchards
        Terroir Wine Safari: Cuvelier Vineyard
        Bosstraat
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