You can also start the walk from the car park at Loker church or from the Kosmos car park at Mont Rouge.
Loker, Scherpenberg, Mont Rouge and Sulferberg starting from De Klijte
Departure from the car park of De Klijte church via Loker, Scherpenberg, Mont Rouge and Sulferberg.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 9.73 mi -
Average duration: 5h 10 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 768 ft -
Descent: - 794 ft -
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Highest point: 446 ft -
Lowest point: 154 ft
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Country:
Belgium
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City:
Heuvelland -
Start/End: N 50.79972° / E 2.798634° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 2403O -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 190 ft - De Klijte Church
- 1 : mi 2.49 - alt. 295 ft - Loker
- 2 : mi 3.54 - alt. 410 ft - Hellegatbos circular, Mont Rouge
- 3 : mi 5.95 - alt. 171 ft - Westouter
- 4 : mi 7.75 - alt. 387 ft - Scherpenberg
- S/E : mi 9.73 - alt. 190 ft - De Klijte Church
Notes
Other walks in the area
From De Klijte via Lettenberg, Kemmelberg, Monteberg and Scherpenberg
Visorando Member 9.68 mi
+577 ft
-574 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Heuvelland (Flandre-Occidentale)
Departure and arrival in De Klijte via Lettenberg, Kemmelberg, Monteberg and Scherpenberg. Crossing Scherpenberg and the Hellebeek nature reserve. Passing close to the vineyards of Mont Kemmel, Mont Rouge and Mont Noir.
Mont Rouge circular starting from De Klijte
Visorando Member 9.48 mi
+797 ft
-794 ft
5h 05
Moderate
Departure from Heuvelland (Flandre-Occidentale)
Departure and arrival at the car parks either at De Klijte church or Loker via Scherpenberg, Sulferberg and the Mont Rouge nature reserve (Hellegatbos, or 'hole in the hill') with its De Kosmos recreation park.
De Klijte via Scherpenberg and Mont Rouge
Visorando Member 9.42 mi
+610 ft
-604 ft
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from Heuvelland (Flandre-Occidentale)
Departure from the car park at De Klijte church. Crossing Scherpenberg and the Hellebeek nature reserve. Passing close to the vineyards of Mont Kemmel, Mont Rouge and Mont Noir.
Mont Rouge from Loker
Visorando Member 4.70 mi
+325 ft
-322 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Heuvelland (Flandre-Occidentale)
A pleasant short hike near Loker and Le Mont Rouge, with easy-to-use numbered markings.
Around and on Mont Rouge
Visorando Member 
10.03 mi
+787 ft
-814 ft
5h 20
Difficult
Departure from Heuvelland (Flandre-Occidentale)
A long, slightly winding route to enjoy the beautiful Belgian trails, which are well maintained and clearly marked.
Simple signposting: there are posts with numbers and an arrow indicating the number you want to go to (not easy to explain but obvious when you're there).
Difficult route, even very difficult in wet weather.
Roller coaster and maze on the Monts de Flandre
Visorando Member 13.66 mi
+1,427 ft
-1,417 ft
7h 30
Difficult
Departure from Heuvelland (Flandre-Occidentale)
This is a route on which I had fun concentrating as many difficulties as possible (more than 400 m of elevation gain). This gives it a somewhat labyrinthine feel, but it allows you to avoid tarmac as much as possible. So you walk from peak to peak on well-marked, clean paths. The use ofthe Visorando app is highly recommended, even though the numbering system is very practical.
Scherpenberg and Rodeberg, mid-season route
Visorando Member 
12.23 mi
+906 ft
-902 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from Heuvelland (Flandre-Occidentale)
When the weather becomes a little wetter, you can still hike on Mont Rouge.
This route alternates between small roads (with little traffic), paths and forest trails, which makes it a little less strenuous.
It is a winding route, so the app is very useful.
There is quite a bit of elevation gain and, in wet weather, the trails are quite slippery. The walk is therefore quite tiring (equivalent to a 25 km route).
The Mont Rouge and the Douve valley circular starting from Loker
Visorando Member 9.42 mi
+673 ft
-673 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Heuvelland (Flandre-Occidentale)
Departure and arrival at the car park of Loker church via the Westouter countryside. Crossing the Hellegatbos woods with a passage through the Hell Hole of Mont Rouge. Passing near the Baneberg mill in Westouter. Crossing the Douve valley, which forms the border between France and Belgium. Passing into France through the Mont Noir countryside in Saint Jans Cappel and the vineyards of Dranouter.
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