Protected areas
Research 8 protected areas within weekend reach of Lommel, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Lommel. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Lommel. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Lommel, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
National Park Bosland is a national park reachable from Lommel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — National Park Bosland, about 5 km (3 mi) from Lommel
Image credit: Image: Paul Hermans at Dutch Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Vallei van de Zwarte Beek is a natural area reachable from Lommel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Vallei van de Zwarte Beek, about 17 km (11 mi) from Lommel
Image credit: Image: Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Molenheide is a natural area reachable from Lommel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Molenheide, about 18 km (11 mi) from Lommel
Image credit: Image: Ø11 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Kraanbergbos is a forest reachable from Lommel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kraanbergbos, about 19 km (12 mi) from Lommel
Image credit: Image: Ø11 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Mangelbeekvallei is a natural area reachable from Lommel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mangelbeekvallei, about 21 km (13 mi) from Lommel
Image credit: Image: Ø11 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Vogelzangbos (Heusden-Zolder) is a forest reachable from Lommel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Vogelzangbos (Heusden-Zolder), about 26 km (16 mi) from Lommel
Image credit: Image: Ø11 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Heiderbos is a forest reachable from Lommel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Heiderbos, about 30 km (19 mi) from Lommel
Image credit: Image: Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hoge Kempen National Park is a national park reachable from Lommel as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hoge Kempen National Park, about 36 km (22 mi) from Lommel
Image credit: Image: Paul Hermans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0