From the walking guide 'Trainwalker 4'
GR 512 Brabantine Hill Route | GR 5 | Regional GR Hageland | GR 561 Kempen-Maaspad
After a visit to the Virgin Tower, the route heads towards Scherpenheuvel. You descend the hollow road at Galgenberg via Kaggevinne. After the open landscape at Kloosterberg, you walk through Webbekoms Broek, a nature reserve crisscrossed by several waterways where the wide reed beds provide a breeding and resting place for water and marsh birds. Once on the old city walls, you get acquainted with fragments of the history of Diest: the beguinage, Boerenkrijgplein, and Petrolpoort each tell their part of the story.
Difficulty level: Medium (77/100)
Length: 21.1 km
Duration: 04h13
Total ascent: 127 m
Maximal slope: 2.32 %
Average slope: 0.6 %
Net ascent: 8 m
Total descent: 119 m
Paved roads: 7.01 km (33 %)
Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)
Car free roads: 15 km (71 %)
Noise pollution
Amount of traffic
Natural area
Urban area
Water rich area
WikipediaPetit GuillaumeBlauwkruikjeLannooRudy WuytsWikipediaThe start of the walk is at the parking lot of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe basilica in Scherpenheuvel. …
ROUTELANDRudy WuytsSarah De KeyzerWikipediaThis Pilgrimage is a circular walk. Departure point is junction 244 behind the bell tower of the …
BlauwkruikjeIn the 17th century Scherpenheuvel was the most important place of pelgrimage of the Spanish …
Historische RoutesRouteYou Climb Code : E_1_c
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