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27.6 km
245 m
01h50
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Last verified: 17 May 2025

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SP - 78 - 71 - 32 - 31 - 18 - 23 - 77 - 76 - 28 - 27 - 95 - 47 - 79 - 78

A Hageland voyage of discovery over hills, a lookout staircase and, above all, past many fruit orchards. This is the native region of Eddy Merckx, who conquered the hills here on his tricycle as a toddler. The 4 works of blossom art tell the fascinating story behind fruit growing. The vines of the Petrus farm adorn the slopes at KNP 47.

If you want to shorten the route to 19 km, you can do so by cycling from node 77 to node 78. Then you pass the statue of Eddy Merckx and the fruit sculpture 'De Reis'. In Meensel-Kiezegem, visit Museum44 or fruit farm Vanhellemont.

This route passes through the municipalities of Glabbeek, Lubbeek, Tielt-Winge and Bekkevoort.

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Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (60/100)

Length: 27.6 km

Duration: 01h50


Total ascent: 245 m

Maximal slope: 4 %

Average slope: 0.9 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 245 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 26.1 km (95 %)

Cobblestones: 1.61 km (6 %)

Bike paths: 3.81 km (14 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 2.59 km (9 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

  1. Light traffic
  2. Loop-shaped
  3. Nodes

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      Places of interest

      1. Parish Church Our - Dear - Lady - Nativity

        0 · Estate

        According to popular parlance, Pepijn van Landen is mentioned as the founder of Kapellen. Because …

        Blauwkruikje
      2. Presbytery of Our Lady Parish

        0 · Beguinage
        Two-storey double house dated 1754 (wall anchors of the façade). Brick and sandstone construction. …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      3. Three pollard ash trees as field edge planting

        0 · Tree
        To the south of the village centre of Kapellen is a meadow with thirteen remarkable pollard trees. …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      4. Row of trees with 8 pollard oaks and 2 pollard willows

        0 · Tree
        To the south of the village centre of Kapellen is a meadow with thirteen remarkable pollard trees. …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      5. Hageland

        0 · Touristic region
        RouteYou Regios
      6. Heibosberg

        0 · Slope
        The "Heibosberg" located in Glabbeek
        Lannoo
      7. Glabbeek

        0 · Play woods
        Area: Velpe Valley Hoeleden Owner: Mixed public Access: 1 July - 31 August 2015
        Bouwen aan groen speelweefsel
      8. Summer play area

        0 · Play woods
        Area: Velpe Valley Hoeleden
        Owner: Flemish Region
        Access: 1 July - 31 August 2013
        Spelen in het groen
      9. Attenrodeberg

        0 · Slope
        The "Attenrodeberg" located in Glabbeek
        gpscyclingtour
      10. Chapel of the castle

        0 · Chapel
        Original baroque building (1648) of brick and bluestone, built on the edge of the park and the …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      11. Attenrode

        0 · Sub-Municipality
        Attenrode is a town in the municipality of Glabbeek, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. …
        Wikipedia
      12. Presbytery of 1781

        0 · House
        Opposite the church is the former presbytery. Dated 1781 by means of wall anchors in the painted …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      13. Parish Church of St. Andrew

        0 · Church
        In front of the neo-Gothic building of 1911 (by A. Verheyden) stands a slender west tower of brick …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      14. Heirbaan

        0 · POI

        Well paved street that can be enjoyed by both the recreational cyclist and the cyclist. Beautiful …

        WK Punten
      15. Hulsbos

        0 · Slope

        Hulsbos: most beautiful short steep slope on a cobbled road with forest on one side and the quiet …

        WK Punten
      16. Old walnut

        0 · Tree
        In the yard of a former farm there is a beautifully developed walnut. According to tradition, the …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      17. Cobblestone slope Puttestraat

        0 · Cobblestone
        Long smooth slope, cobblestones are flat. For the wimps who do not want to lose their false teeth, …
        Gert Pelgrims
      18. Tielt-Winge

        0 · Municipality
        Tielt-Winge is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality …
        Wikipedia
      19. Fertile Hesbaye 1

        0 · View point
        Kuzma
      20. Sint Donatus

        0 · Kapel
        Kuzma
      21. Panorama

        0 · Panorama
        Just grab a beautiful view over the borough of Tielt and downhill to the end point.
        Sport Vlaanderen - mountainbike routes
      22. Blereberg

        1 · Slope
        Blereberg

        RouteYou Climb Code : E_3_d

        • Length : 0.7 km
        Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
      23. Tielt-Winge Stelplaats Perron 2

        0 · Bicycle shelter
        Type: Bicycle Stand Owner: De Lijn Administrator: De Lijn
        Velopark.be
      24. Stairs of Tielt-Winge

        0 · Tower
        Tom
      25. The Vlooyberg tower, surreal beacon in the Hagelands landscape

        0 · Viewpoint from tower

        The Vlooyberg tower is a landmark in the Hageland landscape and stands at about 80 meters above …

        Jan Rymenams
      26. Watchtower

        0 · Viewpoint from tower
        In the extension of the garden of Huize Hageland, after a steep climb, there is a watchtower with …
        Sport Vlaanderen - mountainbike routes
      27. Gnomes in the parsonage garden

        0 · Garden

        Often the presbytery was surrounded by a large parsonage garden. It is difficult to be sure what …

        Jan Rymenams
      28. A beautiful presbytery, ... far from the church

        0 · Manor house

        In the middle of the fields you can see the rectory, but you don't see a church in the immediate …

        Jan Rymenams
      29. The flamboyant pastor 'Van Slagmolen'

        0 · Story

        The name of this path was named after the last parish priest who stayed in the old presbytery. But …

        Jan Rymenams
      30. The flamboyant pastor 'Van Slagmolen'

        0 · Path

        The name of this path was named after the last parish priest who stayed in the old presbytery. But …

        Jan Rymenams
      31. Musing and snacking on pears

        0 · Bench

        Halfway up the slope, this resting bench invites you to rest. You have a beautiful view of …

        Jan Rymenams
      32. Vlooiberg

        0 · Slope
        Vlooiberg

        RouteYou Climb Code : E_4_d

        • Length : 0.34 km
        Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
      33. The old Leuven runway and an Australian aviator

        0 · Road

        It's hard to imagine that this hollow road was once an important road that ran from Bruges to …

        Jan Rymenams
      34. Professional and vitswerk, no art and flight work

        0 · House

        You have to pay attention to it, but in this slightly dilapidated building you can see a beautiful …

        Jan Rymenams
      35. Buffergrachten

        0 · Water
        Jan Rymenams
      36. Kerkstraat in Molenbeek

        0 · Slope
        Kuzma
      37. Kerkstraat

        0 · Slope
        Kerkstraat

        RouteYou Climb Code : E_3_d

        • Length : 0.5 km
        Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
      38. Cobblestone climb Kerkstraat Molenbeek Wersbeek

        0 · Road
        Cobbled climb of the Kerkstraat in Molenbeek-Wersbeek. (in the company of Emma Johansson...)
        VCD
      39. Cobblestone slope Kerkstraat

        0 · Cobblestone
        A long cobblestone strip with a famous climb in the beginning. After the left turn, it continues …
        Gert Pelgrims
      40. Organ church Sint-Laurentius

        0 · Music Location
        In 1836 Th. Smet (Duffel) built a new organ here. Due to a number of transformative interventions …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      41. Parish Church of St. Lawrence

        0 · Music Location
        Interesting building, from different periods, erected on a wooded projecting hill. Floor plan …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      42. Presbytery of St. Lawrence Parish

        0 · Beguinage
        Classicist-tinted double house with two floors from the end of the 18th century. Brick …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      43. Cobblestone slope Heuvelstraat

        0 · Cobblestone
        A long cobblestone zone. Cobblestones are quite rough and partly because of the gradient you …
        Gert Pelgrims
      44. Spreukenweelde

        0 · POI
        OKRA Oost-Brabant
      45. Playground - picnic tables

        0 · Recreation

        A playground and two picnic tables in Kapellen.

        Blauwkruikje
      46. Chapels

        0 · Sub-Municipality
        Kapellen is a village in the Dutch province of Flemish Brabant. Kapellen was an independent …
        Wikipedia
      47. Farmhouse of 1813

        0 · House
        One-and-a-half-storey house, dated 1813 by anchoring on the façade. Gable roof with sandstone …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      48. Village house

        0 · House
        Village house from the end of the 18th century. Brick construction; Rectangular windows and door …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
      49. Village house

        0 · House
        Double house from the second half of the 18th century. Initially one storey high; cross-arched …
        Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen

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      Parish Church Our - Dear - Lady - Nativity
      Presbytery of Our Lady Parish
      Three pollard ash trees as field edge planting
      Row of trees with 8 pollard oaks and 2 pollard willows
      Hageland
      Heibosberg
      Glabbeek
      Summer play area
      Attenrodeberg
      Chapel of the castle
      Attenrode
      Presbytery of 1781
      Parish Church of St. Andrew
      Heirbaan
      Hulsbos
      Old walnut
      Cobblestone slope Puttestraat
      Tielt-Winge
      Fertile Hesbaye 1
      Sint Donatus
      Panorama
      Blereberg
      Tielt-Winge Stelplaats Perron 2
      Stairs of Tielt-Winge
      The Vlooyberg tower, surreal beacon in the Hagelands landscape
      Watchtower
      Gnomes in the parsonage garden
      A beautiful presbytery, ... far from the church
      The flamboyant pastor 'Van Slagmolen'
      The flamboyant pastor 'Van Slagmolen'
      Musing and snacking on pears
      Vlooiberg
      The old Leuven runway and an Australian aviator
      Professional and vitswerk, no art and flight work
      Buffergrachten
      Kerkstraat in Molenbeek
      Kerkstraat
      Cobblestone climb Kerkstraat Molenbeek Wersbeek
      Cobblestone slope Kerkstraat
      Organ church Sint-Laurentius
      Parish Church of St. Lawrence
      Presbytery of St. Lawrence Parish
      Cobblestone slope Heuvelstraat
      Spreukenweelde
      Playground - picnic tables
      Chapels
      Farmhouse of 1813
      Village house
      Village house
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