Bruegel Route

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36.3 km
228 m
02h25
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This recreational and educational cycling route allows you to discover Bruegel's stories and other works of art in Brussels and on the edge of the Pajottenland where man found a lot of inspiration. The cycle path runs through the bikenode.brussels cycling network and the Flemish Brabant network of cycle junctions.

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Difficulty level: Medium (67/100)

Length: 36.3 km

Duration: 02h25


Total ascent: 228 m

Maximal slope: 6.1 %

Average slope: 0 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 228 m

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Brigittinenstraat, 1000 Stad Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België

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        Places of interest

        1. Collegiate Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido

          0 · Church

          A beguinage, a Brabantine Gothic-style church built in the 14th century and its older Romanesque …

          visit.brussels
        2. Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station

          0 · Metrostation
          Saint-Guidon or Sint Guido is a Brussels Metro station on the western branch of line 5. It is …
          Wikipedia
        3. Luizenmolen

          0 · Windmill (old)

          A little to the north of our route (about 400 m), it’s worth leaving the route at node 72 towards …

          visit.brussels
        4. Lice mill Anderlecht

          0 · Windmill
          Did you know that the Lice Mill is the last mill in the Brussels Region that still works? The Lice …
          Dromos
        5. Source Neerpedestraat slightly higher

          0 · Source

          More than 100 sources in Brussels !

          Coordination Senne-Coördinatie Zenne
        6. St. Anne's Church

          0 · Church

          In addition to the fact that the church of Sint-Anna-Pede is in the painting 'The parable of the …

          BRUEGEL’S EYE: reconstructing the landscape
        7. Court of Rome

          2 · Farm

          The (large) barn bears the year 1857 by means of protruding bricks. But the farm is much older. …

          Dromos
        8. Woonhuis

          0 · House
          House (former farm).
          Dromos
        9. Farm brewery with malthouse Goossens

          0 · Historical building
          The farm-brewery complex is located in the center of the hamlet of Sint-Gertrudis-Pede. To the …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        10. Lindemans Brewery

          0 · Brewery

          What tastes better than a nice pint after an outdoor bike ride? The Lindemans route (+-50 km) …

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        11. Chapel of Our Lady of Need

          0 · Chapel
          Located near the Kapellestraat. Chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Need and located above street …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        12. Field

          0 · Landscape element

          Remarkable is the remarkably rectilinear structure in the distribution of the arable land located …

          Dromos
        13. Single Mountain Trail

          0 · Path
          Along the Enkelenberg path you can sniff the scent of the Common Elder in May and June. In that …
          Dromos
        14. Neuhaus

          0 · Shop

          Did you know that Jean Neuhaus is the inventor of the praline. He designed the prailine in 1912 in …

          Dromos
        15. Graft

          0 · Geological POI

          Here, at the foot of the valley face, you can see a very pronounced example of a graft. You can …

          Pascal Brackman
        16. Belle-Vue Brewery

          0 · Brewery
          Belle-Vue Brewery is a brewery founded in 1913 in Molenbeek, Brussels by Philémon Vandenstock from …
          Wikipedia
        17. Charleroi Canal

          0 · Canal

          The Charleroi Canal is an key axis of our Brussels landscape. Created for economic reasons in the …

          visit.brussels
        18. City Hall Vorst

          0 · Architectural location
          In 1925, Jean-Baptiste Dewin received the instruction to built a new city hall in Vorst, but due …
          Basilica Koekelberg
        19. Duden Park

          0 · City park

          From altitude 100 we head to Duden Park, named after a German industrialist who owned the site in …

          visit.brussels
        20. Height of the Hundred Square

          0 · Square

          What would this up- and downhill tour be without the symbol of Brussels’ geographical peaks? The …

          visit.brussels
        21. Panorama

          0 · Cityscape

          Dominated by the dome of the Palace of Justice, you may have the best view of Brussels here. The …

          UiTinBrussel
        22. The Goddess of the Bocq - Jef Lambeaux

          0 · Statue

          Right in front of the staircase of the town hall, and protected by the two side wings, is a famous …

          Pascal Brackman
        23. Sint-Gillis (Saint-Gilles)

          0 · Townhall

          The imposing municipal hall at Sint-Gillis can almost be compared to the city hall on the Grand …

          UiTinBrussel
        24. Hankar House

          0 · House
          The Hankar House is the residence built by the Belgian architect Paul Hankar in 1893. It is …
          Wikipedia
        25. Hallepoort

          0 · Historical building
          Het belangrijke punt "Hallepoort" is gelegen in Brussel.
          Meer informatie op Wikipedia
          Brackie
        26. Brussels Midi railway station

          0 · Trainstation

          The exploration starts at Brussels Midi station, which lies on the boundary between the …

          UiTinBrussel
        27. Manneken Pis

          0 · Statue
          Manneken Pis ˈpɪs] ; Dutch for 'Little Pissing Man') is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain …
          Wikipedia
        28. Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege

          0 · School
          President of Europe, Herman Van Rompuy went to school at the Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege till 1965. …
          Dromos
        29. Chapel church

          0 · Church

          Writer Charles Baudelaire regularly came to pray in the Kappellekerk during his stay in Brussels. …

          Pascal Brackman

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        Collegiate Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido
        Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station
        Luizenmolen
        Lice mill Anderlecht
        Source Neerpedestraat slightly higher
        St. Anne's Church
        Court of Rome
        Woonhuis
        Farm brewery with malthouse Goossens
        Lindemans Brewery
        Chapel of Our Lady of Need
        Field
        Single Mountain Trail
        Neuhaus
        Graft
        Belle-Vue Brewery
        Charleroi Canal
        City Hall Vorst
        Duden Park
        Height of the Hundred Square
        Panorama
        The Goddess of the Bocq - Jef Lambeaux
        Sint-Gillis (Saint-Gilles)
        Hankar House
        Hallepoort
        Brussels Midi railway station
        Manneken Pis
        Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege
        Chapel church
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