MTB Herne: The Landscape Cube Route • Blue Loop

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209 m
01h25
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The Landscape Cubes Route Herne:

 

This route takes you along the landscape cubes in the Green Quadrant of Herne. Pieter (Herne), Icarus (Kokejane), Mayken (Herfelingen), (D)ulle Griet (Sint-Pieters-Kapelle), and K5 (artwork no. 5) in the Dominican convent of Herne are well worth stopping at for a break.

Above all, the route leads you through the beautiful hilly green Pajot Bruegel landscape with its delightful vistas, its peaceful valleys with idyllic streams, its typical square farms, church buildings, watermills, and cultural historical heritage such as the Carthusian and Dominican convents.

 

There are three cycling loops that cross the beautiful, green Herne, providing no less than 70 km of cycling pleasure. 

 

 

The Blue loop has a distance of 26 km and can start in Herne or at the starting point in Sint-Pieters-Kapelle at the playground De Wippewei. In Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, you will find the landscape cube De Dulle Griet.

The route goes via panoramic beautiful views, field roads, square farms and includes the necessary elevation meters. At the Herne station, you can enjoy a well-deserved stop.

 

The Red loop has a distance of 30 km and departs from the sports hall in Herne. Through the beautiful hilly Pajot landscape, you will find 2 landscape cubes, the monastery, and the castle domain Ter Rijst along the route.

At the castle domain Ter Rijst, you can connect with the Green loop.

 

The Green loop has a distance of 18 km and goes via Herfelingen, with Mayken as the landscape cube, over Heikruis back towards the start.

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Difficulty level: Easy (25/100)

Length: 25.7 km

Duration: 01h25


Total ascent: 209 m

Maximal slope: 2.6 %

Average slope: 0.8 %

Net ascent: -1 m

Total descent: 210 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 12.2 km (47 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Bike paths: 9.44 km (37 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 9.41 km (37 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: , Manhovestraat 5, 1541 Pajottegem, België / Belgique / Belgien
        Closest address to end: , Manhovestraat 5A, 1541 Pajottegem, België / Belgique / Belgien

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        Places of interest

        1. The Champetter

          0 · Statue
          The artwork is a man-sized bronze sculpture. It was realized on the basis of, among other things, …
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        2. St. Peter's Church of St. Peter's Chapel

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          The square tower of St. Peter's Church in St. Peter's Chapel dates back to the 13th century. Among …
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        3. St. Peter's Parish Church

          0 · Church

          The church tower is built in natural stone and is a sample of the geology of the region.

          Pascal Brackman
        4. K4 (D)ulle Griet

          0 · Arts Centre

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        5. Oak with gall cones

          0 · Tree

          Along the path you will find oaks with typical bulbs, known as gall apples. These are caused by …

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        6. Opgaande eik als perceelsrandbeplanting

          0 · Boom
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        7. Meidoornhaag als veekering

          0 · Boom
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        8. Farmhouse

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          Strongly renovated farmhouse with old core, dating back to the second half of the 18th century. …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        9. Upright pedunculate oak as a corner tree

          0 · Tree
          The pedunculate oak is an upright tree on an embankment that is located on the northeastern …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        10. Houtkant op talud als perceelsrandbegroeiing

          0 · Boom
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        11. Semi-closed farmhouse

          0 · Farm
          Semi-closed farmhouse from the 19th century. Entrance gate under wooden lintel with sandstone …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        12. Hoeve Hof te Kamerijk

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        13. The Miner's Lamp

          0 · Monument

          The fact that there is a miner's lamp at Tollembeek station is no coincidence. From Galmaarden, …

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        14. Station Tollembeek

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          Tollembeek is a railway station in Tollembeek, a borough of Galmaarden.

          The station building was of …
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        15. Shimano Service Point

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          Shimano service point at the supply of the Andrea Tafi Classic
          Flanders Classics (intern)
        16. Station Herne

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          The type 1895 station building itself is a protected building, thanks in part to the cast iron …
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        17. Upright ash tree in fence hedge

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          The upright ash tree is located on the boundary of a meadow to the east of the farm. The ash tree …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        18. Gesloten hoeve

          0 · Hoeve
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        19. Watermill of Nerom

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          The watermill Van Nerom along the Mark.
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        20. Pollard willow as a corner tree

          0 · Tree
          The pollarded white willow stands in the corner of a grassland, adjacent to a chapel road that is …
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        21. Field Chapel

          0 · POI
          Field chapel located in a rural area near the Mark and the border with Enghien (Walloon Brabant). …
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        22. Hedge of black alder

          0 · Tree
          The hedge of black alder is located on a steep edge of the Bellembeek valley. The row of trees is …
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        23. Timber edging in the Bellembeek valley

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          The wooded edges are on the right bank of a tributary of the Bellem brook and along a steep edge …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        24. Pollard willow row at Bellembeek

          0 · Tree
          The row of pollard trees of 54 white willows stands on the left bank of the Bellembeek, which …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        25. Great Chamber Chapel

          0 · Chapel
          The Great Chamber Chapel or Great Chamber Chapel of Ghesuele or Saint Bernard's Chapel is a chapel …
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        26. Chapel Ter Helle

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          This bluestone stake chapel was popularly called 'Ter Helle' because of the distance to the …
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        27. Chapel

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          Chapel

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        28. Farm ice cream Wilgendam

          0 · Farm

          Delicious ice cream made from fresh cow's milk.

          Anaïs De Coster
        29. Hoeve Wilgendam

          0 · Hoeve
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        30. History of Sint-Pieters-Kapelle

          0 · Historical place

          As part of the so-called Hernegewoud, the history of Sint-Pieters-Kapelle is closely related to …

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        The Champetter
        St. Peter's Church of St. Peter's Chapel
        St. Peter's Parish Church
        K4 (D)ulle Griet
        Oak with gall cones
        Opgaande eik als perceelsrandbeplanting
        Meidoornhaag als veekering
        Farmhouse
        Upright pedunculate oak as a corner tree
        Houtkant op talud als perceelsrandbegroeiing
        Semi-closed farmhouse
        Hoeve Hof te Kamerijk
        The Miner's Lamp
        Station Tollembeek
        Shimano Service Point
        Station Herne
        Upright ash tree in fence hedge
        Gesloten hoeve
        Watermill of Nerom
        Pollard willow as a corner tree
        Field Chapel
        Hedge of black alder
        Timber edging in the Bellembeek valley
        Pollard willow row at Bellembeek
        Great Chamber Chapel
        Chapel Ter Helle
        Chapel
        Farm ice cream Wilgendam
        Hoeve Wilgendam
        History of Sint-Pieters-Kapelle
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