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70.8 km
580 m
04h43
Hard

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Last verified: 13 May 2025

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Difficulty level: Hard (80/100)

Length: 70.8 km

Duration: 04h43


Total ascent: 580 m

Maximal slope: 3.1 %

Average slope: 0.8 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 580 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 61.4 km (87 %)

Cobblestones: 1.79 km (3 %)

Bike paths: 25 km (35 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 19.1 km (27 %)

Noise pollution

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Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Q8, Boulevard Baudouin 1er, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, België / Belgique / Belgien

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        Places of interest

        1. Musée L

          0 · Museum
          The Musée L or Musée universitaire de Louvain, French for: Louvain University Museum, is a Belgian …
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        2. Hollestraat

          0 · Slope
          Hollestraat

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_1_c

          • Length : 0.36 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        3. speelbergstraat

          0 · Slope
          speelbergstraat

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_2_c

          • Length : 0.34 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        4. Vaalbeek

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Vaalbeek is part of Oud-Heverlee in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The municipality further comprises …
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        5. Brasserie 500

          0 · Restaurant
          105024
        6. St. Peter's Church

          0 · Church
          Saint Peter's Church in Leuven, Belgium, is a Roman Catholic church built in the 15th century in …
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        7. Leuven Town Hall

          1 · Town hall
          The Town Hall of Leuven, Belgium, is a landmark building on that city's Grote Markt square, across …
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        8. KU Leuven

          0 · University
          The KU Leuven B is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. It conducts …
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        9. Academic libraries in Leuven

          1 · Library
          The city of Leuven in Belgium was the seat of three successive universities, each of which had a …
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        10. Round table - Leuven

          0 · Historical building

          The Tafelrond is a building located on the east side of the Grote Markt in Leuven. Today the …

          Willem Vandenameele
        11. 30CC/Schouwburg Leuven

          1 · Theatre

          The Municipal Theater of Leuven is a concert and theater hall located at 21 Bondgenotenlaan and …

          Willem Vandenameele
        12. Blanket of the cloth weavers - Leuven

          0 · Historical building

          The Blanket of the cloth weavers (1680-1800) used to be the room for the blankets of the cloth …

          Willem Vandenameele
        13. Augustinian Monastery Leuven

          0 · Monastery

          This former Augustinian monastery from the 17th century is located in the historic heart of …

          Willem Vandenameele
        14. Chapel of Saint Antoine

          1 · Heritage
          The chapel of Saint Antoine (1617) on the Father Damien Square is known not only for the …
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        15. Groot Begijnhof

          1 · Beguinage
          The Groot Begijnhof of Leuven is a well preserved beguinage and completely restored historical …
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        16. Church of Saint Quentin

          1 · Heritage
          Historically and architecturally, the foundations of the church of Saint Quentin are Romanesque. …
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        17. Kasteel van Arenberg

          2 · Castle
          The site had been the castle of the lords of Heverlee since the 12th century, but this family …
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        18. Korbeek-Dijle

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Korbeek-Dijle is a village in the Belgian province Flemish Brabant and is part of the municipality …
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        19. Korbeekdamstraat

          0 · Slope
          Korbeekdamstraat

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_3_d

          • Length : 0.48 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        20. Brasserie Saint Jean <!-- St -->

          0 · Restaurant
          jmdur
        21. Spaans Dak

          0 · Restaurant
          tvl
        22. Kapel O.L.V. van Steenbergen

          0 · Chapel
          jmdur
        23. Meerdaal Bed & Breakfast

          0 · B&B
          tvl
        24. Dijle

          0 · River
          De bron van de Dijle ligt op ongeveer een kilometer van de dorpskern van Houtain-le-Val (bij de …
          Peter Van Doren
        25. Tienne Vincent

          0 · Slope
          Tienne Vincent

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_1_b

          • Length : 0.25 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        26. église St-Jean-Baptiste

          0 · Church
          janvg
        27. The organ of the church of Our Lady of the Assumption

          0 · Heritage
            Built at the end of the 18th century in brick emphasised by Gobertange stone, the church of Our …
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        28. La Boucherie

          0 · Restaurant
          jmdur
        29. The church Saint-Martin of Dion-le-Val

          0 · Heritage
          Built from 1837 to 1838 by Moreau, the neoclassical church of St Martin of Dion-le-Val is part of …
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        30. Louvain-la-Neuve Cyclotron

          0 · Monument
          The Louvain-la-Neuve Cyclotron is a brutalist architectural complex of the University of Louvain …
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        Musée L
        Hollestraat
        speelbergstraat
        Vaalbeek
        Brasserie 500
        St. Peter's Church
        Leuven Town Hall
        KU Leuven
        Academic libraries in Leuven
        Round table - Leuven
        30CC/Schouwburg Leuven
        Blanket of the cloth weavers - Leuven
        Augustinian Monastery Leuven
        Chapel of Saint Antoine
        Groot Begijnhof
        Church of Saint Quentin
        Kasteel van Arenberg
        Korbeek-Dijle
        Korbeekdamstraat
        Brasserie Saint Jean <!-- St -->
        Spaans Dak
        Kapel O.L.V. van Steenbergen
        Meerdaal Bed & Breakfast
        Dijle
        Tienne Vincent
        église St-Jean-Baptiste
        The organ of the church of Our Lady of the Assumption
        La Boucherie
        The church Saint-Martin of Dion-le-Val
        Louvain-la-Neuve Cyclotron
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