Below, we have already mapped out 3 routes for you…
Bicycle routes
Through the trees (60km)
Nodes
539 → 273 → 274 → 5 → 517 → 516 → 515 → 258 → 257 → 272 → 255 → 254 → 256 → 247 → 248 → 530 → 531 → 78 → 77 → 76 → 273 → 539
☕ Coffee break
📍 Eetcafé De Lage Kempen
Kiefhoekstraat 189, Hechtel-Eksel
(TIP: check the opening hours in advance)
Cycling through the water ( 50km)
Nodes
539 → 273 → 76 → 317 → 75 → 74 → 79 → 71 → 242 → 243 → 91 → 92 → 305 → 300 → 316 → 308 → 309 → 539
☕ Possible coffee stops
📍 Bar Jozef
Summer bar right next to Fietsen door de Water
📍 Bartizan
Craenevenne 131, Genk
* ±700 m from junction 91
* Cozy brasserie with a spacious terrace
📍 Zonhoven Center
(from junction 92)
Various cozy brasseries and terraces
(TIP: check the opening hours in advance)
Cycling through Hengelhoef (30km)
Nodes
539 → 75 → 317 → 316 → 300 → 305 → 79 → 74 → 75 → 539
☕ Coffee break
📍 Camping Hengelhoef
Terrace with a view of the recreational area
* Coffee
* Ice creams
* Light lunch
(TIP: check the opening hours in advance)