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Bivakzone Grootbos
Riemst · Vlaanderen · Belgium
Grootbos lies near Genoelselderen in Riemst and provides a simple official overnight stop for slow travellers. It opens onto Haspengouw’s orchards, farming villages and unpaved walking tracks.
Last reviewed
21 July 2026
Open according to the latest checked source
Rules for your stay
- Free advance reservation is required.
- Stay for no more than one night and respect the posted arrival and departure times.
- Use a lightweight trekking tent and the designated pitches.
- The site is for travellers arriving on foot or by bicycle; cars are not allowed at the bivouac site.
- Respect the peace and natural surroundings, and take all waste away with you.
- Fire is allowed only in a designated fire basket and when wildfire conditions permit.
Part of a multi-day route
Haspengouw Regional GR
This bivouac site belongs to the network along the Haspengouw Regional GR and the cycling network. The main loop is about 130 km long, while signed shortcuts allow shorter multi-day itineraries. Follow the white-red and yellow-red waymarks on the ground.
What you can see along the way
- Orchards and spring blossom across Haspengouw’s rolling fruit landscape.
- Sunken lanes, stream valleys, woodland and wide views from the plateaus.
- Castles, monumental square farmsteads and historic farming villages.
Nearby bivouac sites
Connect this site with other reviewed bivouac areas to build a multi-day trip.
Bivakzone Hooilingen
Hoeselt · 6.8 km away
Hooilingen is a bivouac site in Hoeselt with wooden pitches for lightweight trekking tents. It sits along the multi-day Haspengouw route and is intended only for visitors travelling on foot or by bicycle.
View bivouac site →Bivakzone Jesseren
Tongeren-Borgloon (Jesseren) · 12 km away
Bivakzone Jesseren is a reviewed bivouac site in Tongeren-Borgloon (Jesseren). Check the current stay rules, reservation requirements, location details and 2 reviewed sources before setting out.
View bivouac site →Bivakzone Grootloon (Paalkampeerplaats Speelboomgaard Grootloon)
Tongeren-Borgloon · 14 km away
Bivakzone Grootloon (Paalkampeerplaats Speelboomgaard Grootloon) is a reviewed bivouac site in Tongeren-Borgloon. Check the current stay rules, reservation requirements, location details and 10 reviewed sources before setting out.
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Official information
Always check the current rules and any temporary closures with the managing authority before departure.
Bivakzone
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
Noemt Grootbos in de actuele lijst van wettelijk te gebruiken, verplicht reserveerbare ANB-bivakzones.
Source checked on: 21 Jul 2026
Bivakzones in Haspengouw
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
Geeft voor Bivakzone Grootbos in Genoelselderen/Riemst de officiële WGS84-coördinaten 50.805643 N, 5.549193 E.
Source checked on: 21 Jul 2026