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This recreational and educational cycling route allows you to discover stories of Bruegel and other artists in Brussels and on the banks of Pajottenland. This is where Bruegel drew a lot of inspiration for his paintings. The cycle route passes through the bikenode.brussels cycle network and the network of cycling hubs in Flemish Brabant.

Route origin

Based on: Bruegel RoutePrivate route

Route description

Region

Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (70/100)

Length: 36.3 km

Duration: 02h25


Total ascent: 267 m

Maximal slope: 4.4 %

Average slope: 0.7 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 267 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 33.9 km (93 %)

Cobblestones: 1.11 km (3 %)

Bike paths: 10 km (28 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 5.75 km (16 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Rogier van der Weydenstraat, 1000 Brussel, België

        Navigate to starting point

        Places of interest

        1. Hoguet House

          0 · Architectural location
          The Hoguet House is a unique witness of the Ready made clothes industry which was very important …
          Basilica Koekelberg
        2. 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
        3. 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
        4. Panorama

          0 · Cityscape

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

          UiTinBrussel
        5. 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
        6. 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
        7. Forest Abbey

          0 · Abbey
          Forest Abbey or Vorst Abbey was a Benedictine abbey located in the Brussels municipality of …
          Wikipedia
        8. Charleroi Canal

          0 · Canal

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

          visit.brussels
        9. Belle-Vue Brewery

          0 · Brewery
          Belle-Vue Brewery is a brewery founded in 1913 in Molenbeek, Brussels by Philémon Vandenstock from …
          Wikipedia
        10. Vogelzang Park

          0 · Natural area

          Vogelzang, literally the ‘song of the birds’ is a relatively new park, located just south of the …

          visit.brussels
        11. Neuhaus

          0 · Shop

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

          Dromos
        12. Border Vlaams-Brussels Gewest

          0 · Border
          The border between the Brussels and Flemish Region is swinging from one side of the Lenniksebaan …
          Dromos
        13. Vlezenbeek

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Vlezenbeek is a small town of 3,324 in the Flemish Brabant southwest of Brussels, Belgium. It is …
          Wikipedia
        14. Brouwerij Lindemans

          1 · Brewery
          At the heart of Pajottenland, a very fertile rural area on the outskirts of Brussels, Vlezenbeek …
          Dromos
        15. Pedemolen

          0 · Watermill

          Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted the Pedemolen on his famous painting 'The magpie on the gallows'. …

          Dromos
        16. Land in Sight - Children's games

          0 · Arts Centre

          Pieter Bruegel's Children's Games inspired Landinzicht, a landscape architecture agency in …

          BRUEGEL’S EYE: reconstructing the landscape
        17. Itterbeek

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Itterbeek certainly qualifies as the village of Bruegel. You will find here an outdoor Bruegel …
          Dromos
        18. Country house

          0 · Historical building

          According to the literature and current owner, this house can be seen in the upper left corner on …

          RouteYou
        19. Sint-Anna Church

          0 · Church
          St. Anna's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Sint-Anna-Pede, in the municipality of Dilbeek, …
          Wikipedia
        20. Keperenberg

          0 · Slope
          Keperenberg

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_3_d

          • Length : 0.68 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        21. 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
        22. 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
        23. 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
        24. Erasmus House

          0 · House
          The Erasmus House , also known as the Erasmus House Museum , is a museum in Anderlecht, a …
          Wikipedia
        25. Former Brewery Atlas

          0 · Architectural location
          In 1912, this brewery was founded. In this district, all the activities for the fabrication of …
          Basilica Koekelberg
        26. Foodmet

          0 · Shop

          This Mediterranean-looking new building from 2015 offers better accommodation mainly for fish and …

          UiTinBrussel
        27. Parc de la Rosée

          0 · City park

          In the 1960s, the municipality of Anderlecht expropriated dozens of homes, warehouses and …

          UiTinBrussel
        28. Manneken Pis

          0 · Statue
          Manneken Pis ˈpɪs] ; Dutch for 'Little Pissing Man') is a landmark 55.5 cm bronze fountain …
          Wikipedia
        29. Roze Bottel / Olivier Rameau (Dany)

          0 · Arts Centre
          The fresco of "Olivier Rameau" by Dany was inaugurated in June 1997. Its area is about 60 m². It …
          est2000
        30. Hoedenmakerstraat

          0 · Street
          The most of what you see on the "Grote markt" is not older than the 17th century, except the City …
          Dromos

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        Hoguet House
        Sint-Gillis (Saint-Gilles)
        The Goddess of the Bocq - Jef Lambeaux
        Panorama
        Duden Park
        City Hall Vorst
        Forest Abbey
        Charleroi Canal
        Belle-Vue Brewery
        Vogelzang Park
        Neuhaus
        Border Vlaams-Brussels Gewest
        Vlezenbeek
        Brouwerij Lindemans
        Pedemolen
        Land in Sight - Children's games
        Itterbeek
        Country house
        Sint-Anna Church
        Keperenberg
        Luizenmolen
        Saint-Guidon/Sint-Guido metro station
        Collegiate Church of Saint Peter and Saint Guido
        Erasmus House
        Former Brewery Atlas
        Foodmet
        Parc de la Rosée
        Manneken Pis
        Roze Bottel / Olivier Rameau (Dany)
        Hoedenmakerstraat
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