BatBike Gooik

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20.9 km
174 m
01h23
Medium

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Last verified: 7 May 2025
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BatBike Gooik is a family-friendly bike ride in Gooik that connects you with the wonderful world of bats and how they make use of the various historical buildings and elements in the landscape.

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Route description

Region

Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (50/100)

Length: 20.9 km

Duration: 01h23


Total ascent: 174 m

Maximal slope: 2.1 %

Average slope: 0.8 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 174 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 17.5 km (84 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Bike paths: 4.49 km (21 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 3.13 km (15 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

  1. Bike friendly
  2. Did you know...
  3. Light traffic
  4. Loop-shaped

Themes

  1. Nature

Groups

  1. Bats
  2. Occult & macabre places and routes

Start and end of the route

Closest address to start and end: Mottenbergstraat, Halle-Vilvoorde, België / Belgique / Belgien

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Places of interest

  1. Hoeve Hof ter Molleken

    0 · Farm
    Beautifully situated by a stream demarcated with Canada trees. In its current form, it is a …
    Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
  2. Kestergat

    0 · Historical place

    A number of historians state that the Roman camp of Quintus Cicero would have been located here on …

    Pascal Brackman
  3. Semi-closed farmhouse

    0 · Farm
    Semi-enclosed farmhouse from the 19th century, characterized by the public road that runs through …
    Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
  4. Closed farm Den Hert

    0 · Farm
    "Hoeve Den Hert", beautifully situated closed farmhouse with brick buildings under a gable roof …
    Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
  5. Farmstead

    0 · Farm
    Former U-shaped farmhouse of which the restoration and refurbishment as a country house is …
    Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
  6. Elingen

    0 · Sub-Municipality
    Elingen is a village and borough of the municipality of Pepingen in Flemish Brabant. Elingen was …
    Wikipedia
  7. Roadside Chapel

    0 · Chapel

    The sign at this chapel tells us that a lot of girls used to come here to "get a love" during the …

    Pascal Brackman
  8. Fictional House Nora Wise

    0 · Tourist attraction
    Fictional house of Nora Wijs in the fiction series "The Amateurs". Nora Wijs (44) is a …
    Arno mtb
  9. Bree-oak Farm

    1 · Farm

    The Bree-eik farm is centuries old. How important this farm was and is is shown by the map of …

    Pascal Brackman
  10. Oak

    0 · Tree

    Bree-eik was undoubtedly named after a beautiful oak tree that once stood here at a fork in the …

    Pascal Brackman
  11. Hollow road Winnepenninckxstraat

    0 · Path

    This part of the Winnepenninckxstraat is a beautiful example of a sunken road. A hollow road …

    RouteYou
  12. Burnt Court

    0 · Farm

    On the façade of 't Verband Hof you can see the year 1869. It was the year that Dmitri Mendeleev

    Pascal Brackman
  13. Stevenistenkerkje

    0 · Chapel
    This is one of the few stevenist churches in Belgium. It is located in the street named after …
    Dromos
  14. Leerbeek Stelplaats Kaai 6

    0 · Bicycle shelter
    Type: Bicycle Stand Owner: De Lijn Administrator: De Lijn
    Velopark.be
  15. Pajottenland

    0 · Touristic region

    Did you know that the name Pajottenland only dates from the 19th century. It comes from Payot. …

    Dromos
  16. The Paddenbroek

    1 · Centre nature education
    At the foot of the Kesterheide - along the old tram bed - lies the farm of nature educational …
    RL P&Z
  17. Cycling and walking café Paddenbroeck

    0 · Pub

    Cycling and walking café Paddenbroek

    WK Punten
  18. Period 1 - The Ice Ages

    0 · Historical event
    Loam is carried by the strong north wind from the dry North Sea plain, and deposited on the slopes …
    RL P&Z
  19. Tram route Leerbeek Paddenbroek

    0 · Route
    Sport Vlaanderen - mountainbike routes
  20. Chapel of 1873

    0 · Chapel
    Road chapel built of brick on a rectangular plan with flat closure under a slightly cantilevered …
    Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
  21. Period 5 - The Gallo-Romans

    0 · Historical event
    At the intersection of the existing road to Velzeke and the Roman road Bavay-Asse (landmark 5), a …
    RL P&Z
  22. Flints

    0 · Geological POI

    On the path to the Kesterberg you will find round boulders that protrude a little above the …

    Pascal Brackman
  23. SATCOM Balloon

    0 · Radio tower

    Part of a NATO military telecom installation. Long before them, the Romans had already recognized …

    goubertf
  24. Kesterheide

    0 · Slope

    A short climb of 500m (average 5%) that starts at the bulbs (Satcom) and ends with a dead end. The …

    WK Punten
  25. The Kesterheide

    1 · Nature park
    The Kesterheide is a witness hill and one of the oldest residential sites in the Pajottenland. …
    Sport Vlaanderen - mountainbike routes
  26. Pervivo

    0 · Monument
    On the highest point of Flemish Brabant on the Kesterheide in Gooik is a heartwarming spot: "the …
    est2000
  27. The Iron Man

    0 · Geodetic Point

    We are here at the highest point of the province of Brabant, 111.86 meters. This geodesic point, …

    est2000
  28. Period 6 - The Franks

    0 · Historical event
    As a result of violent invasions by Germanic tribes, the region gradually depopulated. Witnesses …
    RL P&Z
  29. Kester

    0 · Village centre
    This is the center of Kester.
    More information on Wikipedia
    vtc louis
  30. Kester

    0 · Sub-Municipality
    Kester is a village in the municipality of Gooik, Belgium. Kester was an independent municipality …
    Wikipedia

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Hoeve Hof ter Molleken
Kestergat
Semi-closed farmhouse
Closed farm Den Hert
Farmstead
Elingen
Roadside Chapel
Fictional House Nora Wise
Bree-oak Farm
Oak
Hollow road Winnepenninckxstraat
Burnt Court
Stevenistenkerkje
Leerbeek Stelplaats Kaai 6
Pajottenland
The Paddenbroek
Cycling and walking café Paddenbroeck
Period 1 - The Ice Ages
Tram route Leerbeek Paddenbroek
Chapel of 1873
Period 5 - The Gallo-Romans
Flints
SATCOM Balloon
Kesterheide
The Kesterheide
Pervivo
The Iron Man
Period 6 - The Franks
Kester
Kester
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