Demerbroekenwandeling - Blue

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36 m
00h43
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Last verified: 21 May 2025

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The Demerbroeken form a vast chunk of nature in the wide valley of the Demer, between Testelt, Zichem, Averbode and Diest. If you follow the blue route, you climb the Voortberg to enjoy a magnificent panorama.

Follow the junctions of the Wandelnetwerk de Merode or the blue diamond signposting.

Route origin

Route description

Region

Statistics

Difficulty level: Easy (27/100)

Length: 3.6 km

Duration: 00h43


Total ascent: 36 m

Maximal slope: 2.1 %

Average slope: 1 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 36 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 1.42 km (39 %)

Cobblestones: 167 m (5 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 2.37 km (66 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

    Themes

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        Start and end of the route

        Navigate to starting point

        Places of interest

        1. Villa

          0 · Herenwoonst
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        2. watermolen Testelt

          0 · POI
          Niels2
        3. Villa Terwolf

          0 · Herenwoonst
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        4. Pastorie Sint-Pietersparochie

          0 · Begijnhof
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        5. Burgerhuis

          0 · Herenhuis
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        6. Heritage

          0 · Heritage
          The church was erected in the 15th and 16th centuries in the Gothic style of Demer. It is built …
          Wizpr.guide
        7. Herenwoning

          0 · Huis
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        8. Chapel, dated 1954

          0 · Chapel
          Chapel dating from 1954, signed "casterman r architekt S.L.G.(?)", built into the garden wall of …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        9. Path

          0 · POI

          Follow the dog!

          Val et Oli
        10. Info 3

          0 · Tourist information
          Demerbroeken Via the walkers' lock you can continue the walk undisturbed through the …
          Eddy&Rita
        11. Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

          0 · Municipality
          Scherpenheuvel-Zichem ɦøːvəl ˈzɪxɛm] ; French: Montaigu-Zichem) is a city and municipality located …
          Wikipedia
        12. Demerbroeken

          0 · Natural area
          Demerbroeken, a beautiful nature reserve in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem. Video
          Eddy&Rita
        13. Observatiepunt

          0 · Observatiepunt
          Eddy&Rita
        14. Voortberg

          0 · Heuvel
          defenderbrothers
        15. Seinwachterswoning

          0 · POI
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        16. Sint-Jozefkapel

          0 · POI
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        17. Art route IGCS: Jan Rosseels, sculpture

          0 · POI

          Jan Rosseels makes sculptures in wax, which are later cast in bronze. Often they have as a theme a …

          Toerisme Aarschot
        18. Kunstroute IGCS: Hilde Plessers, schilderkunst

          0 · POI
          Toerisme Aarschot
        19. Dorpswoning

          0 · Huis
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        20. Testelt

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Testelt is a village in Belgium, part of the municipality Scherpenheuvel-Zichem. It has a …
          Wikipedia
        21. Convent of the Sisters Philippus Neri

          0 · Monastery
          Convent of the Sisters of Philip Neri. Located on the corner of Stationsstraat and Dorp, just west …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        22. Modernistisch burgerhuis

          0 · Herenhuis
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        23. Burgerhuis

          0 · Herenhuis
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        24. Testelt Fietsenstalling f1

          0 · Bicycle shelter
          Type: Public Bicycle Parking Owner: NMBS Administrator: Stad
          Velopark.be
        25. Testelt

          0 · Treinstation
          RouteYou Route Generator
        26. kerk Testelt

          0 · POI
          VCD
        27. red-green LOC 02

          0 · Statue

          installation of a virtual artwork that replace a trafficsign

          daniël vandersmissen
        28. Presbytery St. Peter's Parish

          0 · Beguinage
          Presbytery located on the church square west of St. Peter's Church, cadastrally registered in 1859 …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        29. language lessons and flora LOC 24

          0 · Statue

          mural as a virtual installation based on two drawings and a digital onject constructed in Second …

          daniël vandersmissen
        30. 19de-eeuwse burgerwoning

          0 · Huis
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        31. Oliemagazijn, later stoomfabriek

          0 · POI
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        32. Gemeentehuis van Testelt

          0 · Gemeentehuis
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen

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        Villa
        watermolen Testelt
        Villa Terwolf
        Pastorie Sint-Pietersparochie
        Burgerhuis
        Heritage
        Herenwoning
        Chapel, dated 1954
        Path
        Info 3
        Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
        Demerbroeken
        Observatiepunt
        Voortberg
        Seinwachterswoning
        Sint-Jozefkapel
        Art route IGCS: Jan Rosseels, sculpture
        Kunstroute IGCS: Hilde Plessers, schilderkunst
        Dorpswoning
        Testelt
        Convent of the Sisters Philippus Neri
        Modernistisch burgerhuis
        Burgerhuis
        Testelt Fietsenstalling f1
        Testelt
        kerk Testelt
        red-green LOC 02
        Presbytery St. Peter's Parish
        language lessons and flora LOC 24
        19de-eeuwse burgerwoning
        Oliemagazijn, later stoomfabriek
        Gemeentehuis van Testelt
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