Aldeneik - yellow - 10.7 km

During this walk, you will get acquainted with the remarkable past of this charming village on the Maas. Street names, buildings, and monuments take you back to the time when Harlindis and Relindis, daughters of Adelhard and Grinnara, performed various miracles. They founded a monastic community and received a visit from the missionary bishop Willibrordus. In 870, Harlindis and Relindis were canonized. Their relics are venerated to this day.
Further along the route, you will explore the recreation area Heerenlaak and trek through the city center of Maaseik. Here too, history is strongly felt. In the center of the market square, you meet the most famous Maaseik residents, Jan and Hubert Van Eyck. You will also walk on to Heppeneert, a small hamlet of Maaseik with the best-preserved floodplains along the Maas in terms of relief and parcel layout. Here, too, religion plays an important role.
Since 1883, Heppeneert has been an important pilgrimage site where Mary is venerated as Our Lady of Rest.