Cycling through the trees in Bosland

Our cycling adventure begins in Lommel, a cosy city on the Dutch border. Nature and heritage come together effortlessly. But more about that later. First we let our legs warm up a bit. We pedal through the cosy centre of the city, towards peaceful nature. We meander between fields and farmland. The cycle path is gradually narrowing, sometimes just a metre wide. We look in front of us, look back for a moment. Our eyes shoot to the left, to the right. We see the same thing everywhere: untouched nature. We are completely surrounded by a special mix of the eternal greenery of the Limburg coniferous forests and the discolouring foliage. It is a pleasure to cycle through this environment. 

The natural assets of Bosland speak for themselves. Soon we will be cycling along a road that is closed to traffic, completely surrounded by a natural beauty. After half an hour of cycling in this peaceful environment, we experience a first improbable highlight. Via a double circle, the road suddenly leads upwards. We rise and rise until we are 10 meters above the ground. So we start to cycle literally between the straight peaks of the conifers. As we pedal, we discover nature from a different perspective. Suddenly we are at the same height as the birds that build their nest there. We just pinch the brakes, stand still and watch it with a smile. Cycling through the Trees is like no other attraction.  

After this special introduction to the treetops, we can keep our legs still for a while. Gravity naturally takes us back to ground level, while we enjoy ourselves. Via a majestic bicycle road between the woods, we continue towards Lommel. 

And with that, the journey is really coming to an end. We are in the last few kilometres of our cycling adventure. Fortunately, we end where we started: the centre of Lommel, where the terraces look inviting. An ideal environment to talk about what we’ve seen. Cheers!