You can shorten the route by 3 km by turning right at point (3) shortly before km 4, but you will then miss the Bois des Bruyères and its pretty ponds in Waterloo.
Be careful when crossing the main road at points (8) and (11). Both have pedestrian crossings with traffic lights.
Hopping back and forth across the linguistic border at the start of the Kwadebeek
A splendid piece of nature to discover near the capital, straddling the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant. Half countryside, half forest, the walk is only semi-urban around km 5, along the railway line, and between km 9 and 10 in a residential area on either side of the Ermite crossroads.
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 9.11 mi -
Average duration: 4h 30 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 384 ft -
Descent: - 384 ft -
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Highest point: 433 ft -
Lowest point: 249 ft
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Country:
Belgium
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City:
Sint-Genesius-Rode -
Start/End: N 50.73999° / E 4.34655° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 249 ft - Parking - Réserve Naturelle du Kwadebeek à Rhode-Saint-Genèse
- 1 : mi 0.84 - alt. 295 ft - Ezelweg
- 2 : mi 1.57 - alt. 430 ft - Crossroads
- 3 : mi 2.42 - alt. 377 ft - Drève du Garde x Chemin des Cochons
- 4 : mi 2.92 - alt. 358 ft - Drève du Garde
- 5 : mi 3.59 - alt. 322 ft - Bois des Bruyères
- 6 : mi 3.89 - alt. 331 ft - Intersection
- 7 : mi 5.21 - alt. 404 ft - Crossroads
- 8 : mi 6.07 - alt. 410 ft - Carrefour de l'Ermite
- 9 : mi 6.37 - alt. 400 ft - Chemin du Roton
- 10 : mi 7.85 - alt. 272 ft - Rue du Meunier
- 11 : mi 8.44 - alt. 364 ft - Bon-Air crossroads
- S/E : mi 9.11 - alt. 249 ft - Parking - Réserve Naturelle du Kwadebeek à Rhode-Saint-Genèse
Notes
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+387 ft
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+171 ft
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+732 ft
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