Protected areas
Research 6 protected areas within weekend reach of Turnhout, 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 Turnhout. 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 Turnhout. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Turnhout, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Tikkebroeken is a protected area reachable from Turnhout as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tikkebroeken, about 5 km (3 mi) from Turnhout
Image credit: Image: Apdency / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oud-Turnhout-DeLiereman is a Natura 2000 site reachable from Turnhout as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Oud-Turnhout-DeLiereman, about 6 km (4 mi) from Turnhout
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Grotenhoutbos is a nature area reachable from Turnhout as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Grotenhoutbos, about 6 km (4 mi) from Turnhout
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Graafsbos is a nature area reachable from Turnhout as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Graafsbos, about 9 km (6 mi) from Turnhout
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Visbeekvallei is a nature area reachable from Turnhout as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Visbeekvallei, about 12 km (7 mi) from Turnhout
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De Pomp-Poelberg is a nature reserve reachable from Turnhout as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — De Pomp-Poelberg, about 12 km (8 mi) from Turnhout
Image credit: Image: Apdency / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0