Mechelse heide circular walk

I'ld like to organise a nice 22+km hike in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen (Mechelse Heide). This will be a very nice walk on Sunday 31/08.
Join me for a late Summer stroll which will take us through open forest and heather, with view on a couple of manmade lakes from coalmine residual terril hills.

If we are lucky the heather will be blossoming.
After ~19km close to the end of the loop there will be a nice surprise and occasion to dip the feet, or more 🏊, in the lake.

When back at the carpark perhaps a good moment to have a drink.
The venue closes at 19:00.

We will drive in ~1h15 min from Brussels to the carpark of the local cemetery for a nice circular stroll over the Mechelse Heide (Heather)

To summarise:
🕥 10:15-10:30
📍 Start: Station Eisden, Spoorwegstraat 10, 3630 Maasmechelen
🏁 End: as Start - which makes it a loop 😁🙄
⛰️ Elevation: +- 35 m, if up the terril hills, altitude 80m
🍻 Until 🕖
📏 Distance: ~22 km
⏱️ Duration: ~6.5 hrs

👠🥾 Bring good shoes, hat and sun screen, water and lunch, and don't forget to check the ...
🌞💨weather forecast - morning 14°C
Afternoon 24°C. Cloudy sun.

📲 Request to join the WhatsApp group during the walk for group photos.
👉 Don't forget to check the information section 🔉 of this walk for final details, weather info. See also comment section for cars and seats. 🚗

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