How many moderate hikes are there in Flanders?

Our directory currently lists 370 matching routes in Flanders, each with distance, elevation gain and a mapped route line drawn from OpenStreetMap data.

What is the average length of these trails?

The average is 9.4 km with roughly 207 m (679 ft) of climbing. The longest on this list is 15.5 km.

Which is the best one to start with?

National Park Trail Via Munsterbos ranks highest here on our popularity score, which weighs route quality, scenery and how well documented it is.

Are these routes suitable for beginners?

Most routes on this list are rated moderate or harder. If you are just starting out, filter by easy difficulty or by distance under 5 km.

Moderate Hiking Trails in Flanders

370 routes in Flanders qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 9.4 km and 207 m (679 ft) of ascent.

That is 39 percent of the 939 routes we map in Flanders. They are shorter than the local average, 9.4 km against 12.5 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day.

Moderate routes are the sweet spot for most regular walkers: enough climbing to feel like a proper day out, never enough to turn into an ordeal. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Moderate

National Park Trail Via Kolenspoor

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 10.8 km
Elevation gain: 238 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 37 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

National Park Trail Via Munsterbos

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 11.5 km
Elevation gain: 254 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 47 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

La Butte aux Bois Paarse trapezium

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 11.2 km
Elevation gain: 247 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 42 min

Forest
Waymarked route

Moderate

Mechels Bos Paarse trapezium

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 8.6 km
Elevation gain: 188 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 4 min

Forest
Waymarked route

Moderate

Arboretumwandeling

Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden · Flanders

Distance: 7.2 km
Elevation gain: 158 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 44 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Bergerven Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 7.0 km
Elevation gain: 154 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 41 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Bergerven Gele zeshoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 14.7 km
Elevation gain: 324 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 33 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Bergerven Oranje bol

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 10.2 km
Elevation gain: 223 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 27 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Bergerven Paarse trapezium

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 13.0 km
Elevation gain: 286 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 8 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Bergerven Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 9.0 km
Elevation gain: 198 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 11 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Bessemer Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 6.8 km
Elevation gain: 150 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 39 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Bessemer Gele zeshoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 12.6 km
Elevation gain: 278 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 3 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Damvallei - Bergenmeersenpad

Nationaal Park Scheldevallei · Flanders

Distance: 7.2 km
Elevation gain: 158 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 44 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Damvallei - Damvalleipad

Nationaal Park Scheldevallei · Flanders

Distance: 10.6 km
Elevation gain: 233 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 34 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Donderslag Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 8.6 km
Elevation gain: 188 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 4 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Donderslag Gele zeshoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 10.1 km
Elevation gain: 223 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 27 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Donderslag Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 14.1 km
Elevation gain: 310 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 24 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Flossendellewandeling

Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden · Flanders

Distance: 6.7 km
Elevation gain: 148 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 37 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Groenendaal Wandeling

Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden · Flanders

Distance: 6.8 km
Elevation gain: 150 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 39 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Grote Hof en Hobos Blauwe ruit

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

Distance: 7.7 km
Elevation gain: 169 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 51 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Heiderbos - Roexeinde Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 7.7 km
Elevation gain: 169 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 51 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Kattenbos Rode driehoek

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

Distance: 9.5 km
Elevation gain: 208 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 17 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Mechelse Heide Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 7.3 km
Elevation gain: 160 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 46 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Middenhutwandeling

Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden · Flanders

Distance: 9.1 km
Elevation gain: 200 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 12 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Oudsberg Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 7.0 km
Elevation gain: 155 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 42 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Oudsberg Gele zeshoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 10.3 km
Elevation gain: 227 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 29 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Oudsberg Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 8.7 km
Elevation gain: 192 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 6 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Pietersheim Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 11.6 km
Elevation gain: 255 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 48 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Pijnven Oranje bol

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

Distance: 6.8 km
Elevation gain: 150 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 39 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Pijnven Rode driehoek

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

Distance: 10.6 km
Elevation gain: 233 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 33 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Roelen Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 8.4 km
Elevation gain: 184 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 1 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Roelen Gele zeshoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 10.4 km
Elevation gain: 230 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 31 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Sahara Rode driehoek

Nationaal Park Bosland · Flanders

Distance: 11.8 km
Elevation gain: 260 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 51 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Solterheide Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 10.7 km
Elevation gain: 235 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 35 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Solterheide Gele zeshoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 12.5 km
Elevation gain: 274 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 1 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Terhills Dilserbos Geel

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 14.1 km
Elevation gain: 311 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 24 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Terhills Dilserbos Rood

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 10.1 km
Elevation gain: 223 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 27 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Terhills Geel

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 13.9 km
Elevation gain: 306 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 21 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Terhills Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 9.4 km
Elevation gain: 208 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 17 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Thorpark - De Kolonie Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 12.7 km
Elevation gain: 280 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 4 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Thorpark Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance: 7.8 km
Elevation gain: 172 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 53 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Via Yprensis - variante Bijlanderpad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance: 8.0 km
Elevation gain: 176 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 56 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

GR 128 Variant Gent-Destelbergen

Flanders · Belgium

Distance: 9.6 km
Elevation gain: 211 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 19 min

Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Moderate

GR 128 Variant Leuven

Flanders · Belgium

Distance: 11.2 km
Elevation gain: 245 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 41 min

Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Moderate

GR 128 Variant Tongeren

Flanders · Belgium

Distance: 12.9 km
Elevation gain: 283 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 6 min

Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Moderate

GR 5 Variant door Hasselt

Flanders · Belgium

Distance: 13.8 km
Elevation gain: 303 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 20 min

Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Moderate

GR 5A Wandelronde van Vlaanderen (Antwerpen)

Flanders · Belgium

Distance: 13.2 km
Elevation gain: 290 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 11 min

Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Moderate

Kempen-Maaspad Aanlooproute Geel

Flanders · Belgium

Distance: 6.6 km
Elevation gain: 146 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 36 min

Waymarked route
Long-distance path

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
National Park Trail Via KolenspoorHoge Kempen National Park	10.8 km	238 m	2 hr 37 min	Moderate	April to October
National Park Trail Via MunsterbosHoge Kempen National Park	11.5 km	254 m	2 hr 47 min	Moderate	April to October
La Butte aux Bois Paarse trapeziumHoge Kempen National Park	11.2 km	247 m	2 hr 42 min	Moderate	April to October
Mechels Bos Paarse trapeziumHoge Kempen National Park	8.6 km	188 m	2 hr 4 min	Moderate	April to October
ArboretumwandelingNationaal Park Brabantse Wouden	7.2 km	158 m	1 hr 44 min	Moderate	April to October
Bergerven Blauwe ruitHoge Kempen National Park	7.0 km	154 m	1 hr 41 min	Moderate	April to October
Bergerven Gele zeshoekHoge Kempen National Park	14.7 km	324 m	3 hr 33 min	Moderate	April to October
Bergerven Oranje bolHoge Kempen National Park	10.2 km	223 m	2 hr 27 min	Moderate	April to October
Bergerven Paarse trapeziumHoge Kempen National Park	13.0 km	286 m	3 hr 8 min	Moderate	April to October
Bergerven Rode driehoekHoge Kempen National Park	9.0 km	198 m	2 hr 11 min	Moderate	April to October

If you only have time for one, start with National Park Trail Via Munsterbos, National Park Trail Via Kolenspoor, La Butte aux Bois Paarse trapezium. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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