Legal bivouac site
Bivakzone Hornebos
Heers · Vlaanderen · Belgium
Hornebos is an official bivouac site in a secluded wood among the rolling fields of southern Haspengouw. It lies directly on the Haspengouw Regional GR and is intended for a simple, pre-booked night in a tent.
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 Eyckenbos
Sint-Truiden · 6.2 km away
Eyckenbos is a small official bivouac site near Kerkom in Sint-Truiden. Intended for hikers and cyclists carrying a lightweight tent, it offers a quiet overnight stop among Haspengouw’s orchards and rolling countryside.
View bivouac site →Bivakzone Speelboomgaard
Borgloon · 10 km away
Speelboomgaard lies near Grootloon and Borgloon among Haspengouw’s fruit orchards. Wooden tent platforms provide hikers and cyclists with a simple overnight stop beside the Regional GR and cycling network.
View bivouac site →Bivakzone Grootloon (Paalkampeerplaats Speelboomgaard Grootloon)
Tongeren-Borgloon · 10 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.
View bivouac site →
Official information
Always check the current rules and any temporary closures with the managing authority before departure.
Bivakzone
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
Vermeldt Hornebos in de huidige lijst van reserveerbare ANB-bivakzones en bewijst dat lichte tentovernachting er legaal is onder de algemene bivakregels.
Source checked on: 21 Jul 2026
Bivakzones in Haspengouw
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
Geeft voor Bivakzone Hornebos in Mechelingen-Bovelingen/Heers de officiële WGS84-coördinaten 50.729258 N, 5.245955 E.
Source checked on: 21 Jul 2026
Hornebos
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
Bevestigt dat de paalkampeerplaats in Hornebos bedoeld is voor gratis bivakkeren langs de Streek-GR Haspengouw.
Source checked on: 21 Jul 2026