Diepensteynroute

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With the Palm brewery and the 'Diepensteyn' castle estate - where the Brabant draught horse is bred - as central points, this route takes you through the valley of the Grote Molenbeek. From its source in Zellik, to where it crosses the border with the province of Antwerp, this brook scours a wide valley in the middle of the couters, right through a beautiful piece of Green Belt, covered with tender meadows and fertile fields. Castle Drietoren, the Groenhof, the Herbodinnemolen and the Heidemolen lie along your path.

Diepensteyn Castle is near node 61. The moated castle was once the seat of a medieval seigniory. Palm Brewery restored the castle, garden park and ponds to their original state. In the meadow around the castle trot proud Brabant draught horses.