The famous Lion of Waterloo (which is actually located in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud) and its various Napoleonic museums.
This short walk takes you through the countryside to the bleak plain of Waterloo and its magnificent golf course, where golf enthusiasts have long since replaced Napoleon's armies.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 6.07 km
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Average duration: 1h 55
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Difficulty: Easy
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Back to start: Yes
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Ascent: + 64 m
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Descent: - 57 m
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Highest point: 127 m
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Lowest point: 88 m
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Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 95 m - Au Coulant d'Eau
- 1 : km 0.68 - alt. 97 m - La Mazerine
- 2 : km 1.33 - alt. 103 m - Crossroads
- 3 : km 2.62 - alt. 103 m - Chemin de la Sablonière
- 4 : km 3.48 - alt. 98 m - La Marache
- 5 : km 4.3 - alt. 108 m - Bois-Héros
- 6 : km 5.03 - alt. 121 m - Fourche
- S/E : km 6.07 - alt. 96 m - Au Coulant d'Eau
Worth a visit
Other walks in the area
Ohain champêtre
The tour is suitable for Nordic walking, despite a few short stretches on asphalt on small country roads and some cobblestones.
Ohain is renowned for its agriculture and the diversity and beauty of its landscape.
Several rivers run through the municipality, such as the Lasne (a tributary of the Dyle) and a few streams, including the Ohain.
The Waterloo Golf Course, the Smohain Valley and its old mill
This walk will help you discover Ohain. Miss Kika will take you along small paths, trails and lanes, crossing the golf course towards the Smohain valley, which you will follow for most of the walk. Together with the Lasne river, into which it flows, it gives the village its relief, while the numerous ponds attract many species of birds. The variety of landscapes, horses and numerous marked trails are what make this town so charming.
Parc du Château de la Hulpe or Domaine Solvay
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.
Solvay Regional Estate and Château de La Hulpe
After a trip to the Sonian Forest, Miss Kika will show you around the Solvay Estate and its "Moulinsart-style" castle. Perhaps you'll bump into Professor Calculus? However, there's no chance of seeing Captain Haddock, as the park's many lakes are for freshwater sailors only!
Walk along the trails of La Hulpe
Walk along the quiet paths of Château de la Hulpe. Starting from the car park on Drève de la Ramée (Gaillemarde), stroll along peaceful forest paths far from the hustle and bustle. Take the time to listen to the birds singing and admire the beautiful vegetation.
Discover the Rhode Communal Orchard
Set off to explore a walk through fields, woods and orchards in the countryside around Rhode-Saint-Genèse. This walk takes in the communal orchard, which has been laid out in a fun and original way, views over small valleys, walks through meadows among cows and horses, and remarkable trees.
Country walk to the "Vieux Manands"
Starting from the historic site of "Napoleon's last headquarters", this walk will introduce you to a region that is too often overlooked. You will take a quiet road, a dirt track and then paths over a small river before climbing up to a road that you will quickly cross to find another path at the bottom of the garden... And there you are in the centre of Plancenoit for a short while. Very quickly, your steps will take you back to crossroads combining tarmac (a little) and natural ground to cross the river again, then pastures and a historic farm, ending up on a very, very quiet road.
The Seven Fountains, ponds, woods and countryside from Rhode-Saint-Genèse
A lovely little walk around the enchanting Sept Fontaines ponds between Rhode-Saint-Genèse and Braine l'Alleud. It also takes you off the beaten track through the surrounding countryside and forests.
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