Munsterbos

This area on the border of the Hoge Kempen and Haspengouw includes a varied landscape that combines the best of both worlds. The hiking area is named after the nature reserve Munsterbos, but it also includes other natural areas such as De Hoefaert, Bonijtersbos, the Groenendaal domain forest or the mysterious castle ruins of Jonckholt. It is the southernmost part of the Hoge Kempen National Park.

The area is European protected as part of Natura 2000 area 'Overgang Kempen-Haspengouw'. During your tour through the centuries-old oak forest the Munsterbos you walk on the border between Kempen and Haspengouw. You will discover pieces of heath landscape that are found nowhere else in Haspengouw. Six streams cut through the 400-hectare nature reserve. The eye-catcher is the ancient pond area and the modern observation tower to observe the rare water and marsh birds.

The area has 69 km of hiking trails divided into nine routes. There is not yet an equipped entrance gate as our other areas have, but there are four "boarding points" where you can park for free, find a hiking information board, and start the hiking route.

Parking Munsterbilzen village (crossing Appelboomgaardstraat & Abdijstraat, near the Medical Center St-Jozef), 3740 Bilzen
Parking Munsterbilzen Taunusweg, Taunusweg 7, 3740 Bilzen
Parking Hoefaert (bus stop Berenbroek), Hoefaertweg z/n, 3740 Bilzen
Hoelbeek Church, Hoelbeekstraat 81, 3746 Hoelbeek