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Circuit Zolder
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Eksel
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Eksel
Eksel is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kleine-Brogel, 29km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Eksel is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 5,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kleine-Brogel, about 5 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Eksel?
Within an hour or so of Eksel: Circuit Zolder (20 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (29 km), Thorn (31 km), DAF Museum (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Eksel?
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Eksel?
Eksel is in Flanders, Belgium, about 5 km from Kleine-Brogel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,804
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.1518, 5.3906
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Worth the detour from Eksel
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Vrijthof Maastricht
A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Valkenburg Marl Caves
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Leuven Town Hall
A lacework masterpiece of late-Gothic stone, crusted with statues and pinnacles in Belgium's great university city.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Eksel
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 63 kmVaalserberg DrielandenpuntThe Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
- 75 kmGileppe DamA 19th-century dam near Spa crowned by a 13-ton stone lion, with a 78 m panorama tower and forested Ardennes reservoir views a short detour off the Verviers road.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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