Location: Genk
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What to do and see in Genk, Flanders: The Best Nature & Parks
Genk (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣɛŋk]) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the city of Genk itself. It is one of the most important industrial cities in Flanders, located on the Albert Canal, between Antwerp and Liège.
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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. Genk Sundial Park
3. Molenvijverpark
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4.5 based on 24 reviews
4. Fietsen Door Het Water
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4.0 based on 143 reviews
Reviewed By Nuno_Centeio - Brussels, Belgium
The tile means "crossing water on bike", as this is in reality a passageway for bikes created as a "wall" in the middle of the lake, like Moses dividing the waters :-) The effect is very beautiful and while you're crossing it (by bike or just walking), the swans and ducks are at your head level. It's a bit really like if you were in the middle of the lake. The whole park that exists around this place is also very pleasant. I would just probably recommend to go early or at the end of the day, to avoid too many people (when the weather is good), as this has become a "must see" tourist spot on Belgium.
5. Thor Park
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4.0 based on 12 reviews
In a unique landscape of spoil tips, ponds and sand, you can have your picnic in a beautiful setting.
6. Heempark
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3.0 based on 2 reviews
