Webbekom's Broek Walk

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9.02 km
22 m
01h48
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Difficulty level: Medium (73/100)

Length: 9.02 km

Duration: 01h48


Total ascent: 22 m

Maximal slope: 8 %

Average slope: 0.2 %

Net ascent: 1 m

Total descent: 21 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 3.21 km (36 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 6.51 km (72 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: Bezoekerscentrum Webbekoms Broek, 3290 Diest, België / Belgique / Belgien
        Closest address to end: 3290 Diest, België / Belgique / Belgien

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        Places of interest

        1. The beguinage: the infirmary with a view of the sky

          0 · Story

          The building that today houses the cultural center used to be the infirmary of the beguinage. Sick …

          Jan Rymenams
        2. The 19th-century planting of the fortress (Diest)

          1 · Fortification

          According to an ordinance of 18 May 1852, defences had to be planted with deciduous trees, coppice …

          Jan Rymenams
        3. Schaffense Poort on the city side (Diest)

          0 · Fortification

          On the city side of the Schaffense Poort we see a rectangular brick and hard stone façade front …

          Jan Rymenams
        4. The fortress Diest

          0 · Fortification

          We are now close to the fortifications of Diest. These fortifications are special because they are …

          Jan Rymenams
        5. K29 - Outlet and connecting canal with the Zwarte Beek

          0 · Waterpump

          When the waiting basin has been filled and the threat of flooding has subsequently been restored, …

          Jan Rymenams
        6. The siphon

          0 · Waterpump

          The capacity of the holding basin has been increased several times. Due to a recent extension of …

          Jan Rymenams
        7. The Geesthuys with barn

          0 · POI
          Detached broad house of the double house type, five bays and two storeys under a gable roof (ridge …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        8. Mansion

          0 · House
          Detached mansion of the double house type, five bays and two storeys under a gable roof …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        9. Kolenberg

          0 · Slope
          The "Kolenberg" located in Halen
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        10. St. John's Hill Monastery

          1 · Monastery
          The Sint-Jansberg Monastery is a former monastery in Zelem in the Belgian province of Limburg. The …
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        11. St - Jansberg

          0 · Slope
          The "St-Jansberg" located in Halen
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        12. St. Pancratius Church

          0 · Church
          It is a classicist brick hall church with a built-in, square, west tower, which is covered by a …
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        13. Zelkermolen

          0 · Watermill
          The Zelkermolen is a watermill on the Velpe, located at Zelemstraat 7 in the hamlet of Zelk in …
          Wikipedia
        14. Webbekom

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Webbekom is a part of the municipality of Diest. Webbekom was an independent municipality until …
          Wikipedia
        15. K30 - Valve weir on the Grote Leigracht

          0 · Waterpump

          The inner and outer basins are connected by the Grote Leigracht. The basins can be separated from …

          Jan Rymenams
        16. Commonwealth graves of the crew of a crashed Lancaster (Webbekom)

          0 · Military Cemetery

          In a remote corner of the cemetery, the bodies of the crew of a crashed Lancaster are buried. The …

          Jan Rymenams
        17. WEBBEKOMS BROEK 7KM - discovery tour through nature!

          0 · Route start

          Walk from the webbekoms broek to the Schaffense poort and the crescent. Beautiful discovery tour …

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        18. K24 - Manifold and pump

          0 · Waterpump

          Before we explain how it works, you should know that the holding basin consists of two parts that …

          Jan Rymenams
        19. Café 'De Zwaan' (Diest)

          0 · Pub

          Café De Zwaan is a popular café in Diest. We take a moment to think about it because a few times a …

          Jan Rymenams
        20. Church of St. John the Baptist

          0 · Ruin
          The choir of the Church of St. John the Baptist was built in iron sandstone in the 13th century. …
          Blauwkruikje
        21. Parc de Bruxelles

          0 · Park

          Four mighty façade statues decorate the Royal Park. They do buy from Brussels. Namely from the …

          Pascal Brackman
        22. The Linden Mill

          0 · Mill
          Wooden windmill from the 18th century, from the neighbouring town of Assent and donated by Mr. …
          Blauwkruikje
        23. The 'Sieckenhuis', a disappeared plague house

          1 · Story

          Here on the corner of the beguinage, there were plague houses. Unfortunately, they were the last …

          Jan Rymenams
        24. The Person College, priests during epidemics

          0 · Story

          The Person College has nothing directly to do with epidemics. It was by Eschius, pastor of the …

          Jan Rymenams
        25. Municipal swimming pool

          0 · POI
          The pavilion of Chocolade Jacques ended up in Diest after the Expo 58. At the World Expo, visitors …
          Lode
        26. Saint Roch, the favorite plague saint

          0 · Story

          Saint Roch was considered particularly efficient in averting the plague through his intercession. …

          Jan Rymenams
        27. Cellebroeders, nurses with true contempt for death

          0 · Story

          The Celle brothers, better known today as Alexians, had been active as nurses since the first …

          Jan Rymenams
        28. Beguinage

          0 · Beguinage
          On the edge of the historic city centre is the Beguinage, one of the 13 Flemish beguinages that …
          Blauwkruikje
        29. Beguinage Church of Saint Catherine

          0 · Beguinage
          Nothing remains of the old chapel, built around 1265. In the 14th century it was replaced by the …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        30. The beguinage: a statue of the caring grey sisters in the Engelenconvent

          0 · History museum

          The 'Engelenconvent', which today houses the museum of the grey sisters, has nothing to do with …

          Jan Rymenams

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        The beguinage: the infirmary with a view of the sky
        The 19th-century planting of the fortress (Diest)
        Schaffense Poort on the city side (Diest)
        The fortress Diest
        K29 - Outlet and connecting canal with the Zwarte Beek
        The siphon
        The Geesthuys with barn
        Mansion
        Kolenberg
        St. John's Hill Monastery
        St - Jansberg
        St. Pancratius Church
        Zelkermolen
        Webbekom
        K30 - Valve weir on the Grote Leigracht
        Commonwealth graves of the crew of a crashed Lancaster (Webbekom)
        WEBBEKOMS BROEK 7KM - discovery tour through nature!
        K24 - Manifold and pump
        Café 'De Zwaan' (Diest)
        Church of St. John the Baptist
        Parc de Bruxelles
        The Linden Mill
        The 'Sieckenhuis', a disappeared plague house
        The Person College, priests during epidemics
        Municipal swimming pool
        Saint Roch, the favorite plague saint
        Cellebroeders, nurses with true contempt for death
        Beguinage
        Beguinage Church of Saint Catherine
        The beguinage: a statue of the caring grey sisters in the Engelenconvent
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