Trails and clearings starting from Ittre
In the heart of Walloon Brabant, Ittre reveals a landscape of deep forests and secret valleys. The Bois des Frères, Bois du Bailli and Bois du Chapitre offer a refuge for wildlife. Le Bilot and La Baraque l'Hermitage combine ancient stones and peaceful clearings.
Around Braine-le-Château, the heritage tells the story: medieval castle, Ferme Sainte-Croix and villages with evocative names such as Derrière les Monts or Le Cheval Blanc. Local legends still tell of white horses crossing the woods at dusk.
The paths wind between hills and meadows, on sandy and clay soils. Heather, holly and oak trees make up a typical Brabant landscape. Mixed forests, wet meadows, orchids, ferns, deer and rare birds punctuate the walk. Between nature, history and legends, Ittre invites you to immerse yourself peacefully in the memory of the woods.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 9.70 mi -
Average duration: 5h 15 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 938 ft -
Descent: - 935 ft -
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Highest point: 495 ft -
Lowest point: 167 ft
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Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 272 ft - Ittre
- 1 : mi 1.21 - alt. 325 ft - Rue des Fonds
- 2 : mi 1.62 - alt. 430 ft - Rue de la Longue Semaine
- 3 : mi 3.14 - alt. 348 ft - Old Road to Nivelles
- 4 : mi 3.9 - alt. 207 ft - Crossroads, Castle Park
- 5 : mi 5.61 - alt. 361 ft - Rue Saint-Véron
- 6 : mi 6.4 - alt. 371 ft - Fabricantes Trail x Clabecq Path
- 7 : mi 7.1 - alt. 167 ft - Roundabout on Rue de Tubize
- 8 : mi 8.02 - alt. 436 ft - Forest crossroads: the 8 Drèves
- 9 : mi 8.77 - alt. 443 ft - Piotte Trail
- S/E : mi 9.7 - alt. 272 ft - Ittre
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Ittre and the Brussels-Charleroi Canal
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+472 ft
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Starting from the pleasant little square in Ittre, a small path quickly leads to unusual places so close to the town. Then there are vast landscapes stretching as far as the eye can see, followed by a pleasant walk through the Bois du Chapitre forest as you continue on your way. This is how this circular route is constructed, with a few streets here and there connecting the paths that take precedence here. And, as the icing on the cake, you pass by the Brussels-Charleroi Canal, discover lock no. 5 and the Ittre marina, and, before setting off again, stroll through the narrow streets of Ittre.
Ittre and the Château de la Tournette golf course
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A circular route almost entirely through the countryside, starting from the centre of Ittre and ending at the Château de la Tournette golf course. Along the way, the Ravel cycle path runs alongside the Ri Ternel river, taking in the sweeping agricultural landscapes on the heights of Haut-Ittre – with, among other things, its beautiful hedgerows allowing nature to flourish – and crossing the golf course, all in an atmosphere of calm and serenity.
Along the Brussels-Charleroi Canal and the Ittre lock
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+108 ft
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The Ermitage Nature Reserve
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+669 ft
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3.47 mi
+246 ft
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Visorando Member 
8.15 mi
+489 ft
-486 ft
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8.04 mi
+348 ft
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+446 ft
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