Around the abbey of Westmalle

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8.59 km
44 m
01h43
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From/To the end of Vesaliuslaan, at the level of the Kidney Dialysis (building 12)

Walking Route - beautiful

An example of a beautiful walk, actually behind the abbey and through the Trappist forests and a bit of Molenbos. If you follow the GR at km 7 for another 300 meters, you'll walk right into the Trappist café. You can also start/end the walk from there. The walk is 90% unpaved.

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Difficulty level: Medium (60/100)

Length: 8.59 km

Duration: 01h43


Total ascent: 44 m

Maximal slope: 2.4 %

Average slope: 0.5 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 44 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 805 m (9 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 6.84 km (80 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Frans Hensbergenstraat, 2980 Sint-Antonius, België

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        Places of interest

        1. Vermelenstraat about no. 111 with northern access to the Molenbos

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          Vermelenstraat about no. 111 with northern access to the Molenbos
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        2. De Dennen 

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          GVA - Gazet van Antwerpen
        3. Hegte Heyde, excavated topsoil in connection with the visible heathland.

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          Hegte Heyde, excavated topsoil in connection with the visible heathland. On the Oude Liersebaan …
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        4. Molenbos

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          The Molenbos is a nature reserve in the Antwerp Campine that lies on the territory of the …
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        5. Mud track with wheel track in forest

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          Mud track with wheel track in forest
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        6. Mud track with wheel track in forest

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          Mud track with wheel track in forest
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        7. Westmalle Abbey

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          Today, the landscape around the abbey is formed by a historic complex of farmland and forests, …
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        8. Muddy forest path

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          Muddy forest path
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        9. slijkpiste met wielspoor in bos

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        10. Mud track with wheel track in forest

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          Mud track with wheel track in forest
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        11. Muddy forest path

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          Muddy forest path
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        12. Memorial stone Mrs. Luyten died due to a fall from a horse

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          Memorial stone Mrs. Luyten died due to a fall from a horse
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        13. P.V.T. Campus De Wijngaard

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          GVA - Gazet van Antwerpen
        14. The Magnificat Monastery

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          The Monasterium Magnificat is a monastery of the Order of the Annonciads, an order founded in 1502 …
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        15. Monastery of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

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          Monastery of 0nze-Lieve-Vrouw van het Heilig Hart, located between forests and meadows, being the …
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        16. Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Westmalle

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          In 1794 a group of French monks of the Cistercian order founded the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle. …
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        17. Westmalle Brewery

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          Westmalle Brewery is a Trappist brewery in the Westmalle Abbey, Belgium. It produces three beers, …
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        18. Westmalle Abbey

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          Westmalle Abbey otherwise the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle is a monastery of the Cistercians of …
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        19. Abdij der Trappisten Westmalle

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        20. Abdij van de Trappisten

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          GVA - Gazet van Antwerpen
        21. Café Trappisten Westmalle

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          GVA - Gazet van Antwerpen
        22. Finnish piste Sint-Jozef Malle.jpg

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          Finnish piste Sint-Jozef Malle
          -> RouteYou: 935m
          ->Afstandsmeten.nl: 935m

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        23. Fit-o-Meter Sint-Jozef Malle

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          Fit-o-Meter Sint-Jozef Malle, exactly 1.50km long.

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        Vermelenstraat about no. 111 with northern access to the Molenbos
        De Dennen 
        Hegte Heyde, excavated topsoil in connection with the visible heathland.
        Molenbos
        Mud track with wheel track in forest
        Mud track with wheel track in forest
        Westmalle Abbey
        Muddy forest path
        slijkpiste met wielspoor in bos
        Mud track with wheel track in forest
        Muddy forest path
        Memorial stone Mrs. Luyten died due to a fall from a horse
        P.V.T. Campus De Wijngaard
        The Magnificat Monastery
        Monastery of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
        Abbey of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Westmalle
        Westmalle Brewery
        Westmalle Abbey
        Abdij der Trappisten Westmalle
        Abdij van de Trappisten
        Café Trappisten Westmalle
        Finnish piste Sint-Jozef Malle.jpg
        Fit-o-Meter Sint-Jozef Malle
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