<< Our Photo Pages >> Stenen op de Mechelse Heide - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Belgium in Limburg
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Stenen op de Mechelse HeideCountry: Belgium
NOTE: This site is 2.487 km away from the location you searched for.
Province: Limburg Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Genk Nearest Village: Maasmechelen
Latitude: 50.970900N Longitude: 5.653800E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Four erratic stones, sometimes called "menhir" (which they are not) by "unauthorized" sources.
The region, a very popular natural park, is criss-crossed with various paths, tracks and trails, some accessible to cyclists, some reserved to walkers. These four stones lie close to each others, along the "Green" itinerary.
Many more similar stones emerge from the loose sand and have been displaced to be used as decorative elements, at various places.
The four stones in question here are :
(1) one Staande Steen (Standing Stone) and one Liggende Steen next to each others
(2) two more Liggende Stenen about 25 meters futher down the trail.
Access the the Natural Park : car park at (50.9778, 5.6590). From there, these four stones can be reached by walking about 1000 m on a well-marked trail going up and down the dunes (see photo underneath).
August 2015.
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