Circular route from Waterloo to the Sonian Forest.

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Plenty of forest paths and uneven surfaces. The route starts in the Chenois neighbourhood towards Rhode-St-Genèse. It’s a long ride through the forest towards the Groenendaele ponds, passing by the Château des 3 Fontaines and then the Rouge-Cloitre. You then head towards the cycle bridge over the ring road. The return route takes you via Notre-Dame au Bois (with plenty of places to stop: speciality beers, tartine with fromage blanc and mussels, etc.), Hoeilart, then La Hulpe (near Solvay Park), the Royal Estate of Argenteuil, a cycle path running alongside the ring road towards the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and the Waterloo Ducks’ hockey ground, returning via the centre of Waterloo.

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  • Touring/Gravel
    Activity: Touring/Gravel
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    Distance: 24.27 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 2.5 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 1,713 ft
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    Descent: - 1,713 ft
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    Highest point: 548 ft
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    Lowest point: 213 ft
  • ⚐ Country: Belgium
  • ⚐ City: Waterloo 
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    Start/End: N 50.706351° / E 4.378284°
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 407 ft - Rue Emile Dury
  2. 1 : mi 0.87 - alt. 387 ft - Bois des Bruyères
  3. 2 : mi 2.74 - alt. 404 ft - N5
  4. 3 : mi 5.5 - alt. 404 ft - Zoniëwoud
  5. 4 : mi 7.04 - alt. 407 ft - N275
  6. 5 : mi 9.36 - alt. 246 ft - Motorway
  7. 6 : mi 13.07 - alt. 410 ft - Junction
  8. 7 : mi 16.25 - alt. 269 ft - Groendaalsestweg
  9. 8 : mi 16.8 - alt. 354 ft - N275
  10. 9 : mi 22.32 - alt. 371 ft - N5b
  11. 10 : mi 22.65 - alt. 374 ft - Plateau de l’Ange
  12. 11 : mi 23.11 - alt. 390 ft - Centre Sports Complex
  13. S/E : mi 24.27 - alt. 404 ft - Rue Emile Dury

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