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.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 14.67 km -
Average duration: 4h 30 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 117 m -
Descent: - 117 m -
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Highest point: 132 m -
Lowest point: 76 m
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Country:
Belgium
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District:
Sint-Genesius-Rode -
Start/End: N 50.73999° / E 4.34655° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 76 m - Parking - Réserve Naturelle du Kwadebeek à Rhode-Saint-Genèse
- 1 : km 1.36 - alt. 90 m - Ezelweg
- 2 : km 2.53 - alt. 131 m - Crossroads
- 3 : km 3.9 - alt. 115 m - Drève du Garde x Chemin des Cochons
- 4 : km 4.69 - alt. 109 m - Drève du Garde
- 5 : km 5.79 - alt. 98 m - Bois des Bruyères
- 6 : km 6.26 - alt. 101 m - Intersection
- 7 : km 8.38 - alt. 123 m - Crossroads
- 8 : km 9.77 - alt. 125 m - Carrefour de l'Ermite
- 9 : km 10.26 - alt. 122 m - Chemin du Roton
- 10 : km 12.63 - alt. 83 m - Rue du Meunier
- 11 : km 13.58 - alt. 111 m - Bon-Air crossroads
- S/E : km 14.67 - alt. 76 m - Parking - Réserve Naturelle du Kwadebeek à Rhode-Saint-Genèse
Notes
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Discover the Rhode Communal Orchard
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+87 m
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+223 m
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+207 m
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+82 m
-79 m
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Departure from La Hulpe (Brabant Wallon)
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+94 m
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Departure from La Hulpe (Brabant Wallon)
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+151 m
-154 m
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The Solvay Estate was built on land that was once part of the Sonian Forest. It owes its name to Ernest Solvay, an industrialist who invented a new process for manufacturing soda ash (used in glassmaking and metallurgy). In 1893, he acquired the estate to use as his second home. The Solvay Estate includes a beautiful château. In 1968, Ernest Solvay's grandson, Ernest-John Solvay, donated the estate to the state.
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