Horst Castle and Flea Mountain Tower from Leuven

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62.3 km
511 m
04h09
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GPS Recording of tough tour on August 22, 2021 in the beautiful hageland

Routing Recreational cycling - most beautiful, Junction bikes, Recreational cycling - shortest

The Castle of Horst is located in the green valley of the Wingebeek, between the hills of the Hageland in Sint Pieters-Rode

 

The castle of Horst is a castle in Sint-Pieters-Rode. The castle is well preserved and still has the traditional moat.
Castle festivals are held every year, during which knights' games are put in scÞne. In October 2007, the castle domain was purchased by the Flemish Government.

The castle has a very large pond annex moat, on which you can row. Outside the moat there is also a coach house, which was restored in the 90s of the 20th century and converted into a tavern. All this is located in the middle of a forest.

The Vlooyberg Tower is a watchtower and tourist attraction in the Flemish Brabant municipality of Tielt-Winge. It is located on the Vlooyberg, with its eighty meters one of the highest witness hills in the Hageland, so that on clear days there is a view up to the cooling towers of Vilvoorde and the shaft of the coal mine of Beringen. [1] By bike you reach the Vlooyberg tower via the bicycle junction network, it is located at junction 27.

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Difficulty level: Hard (87/100)

Length: 62.3 km

Duration: 04h09


Total ascent: 511 m

Maximal slope: 5.4 %

Average slope: 0.8 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 511 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 53.2 km (85 %)

Cobblestones: 2.61 km (4 %)

Bike paths: 15.3 km (24 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 12 km (19 %)

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Water rich area

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        Closest address to start: Dijledreef, 3012 Wilsele, België
        Closest address to end: Diestsesteenweg, 3010 Kessel-Lo, België

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        1. B&B 52

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        2. Vlierbeek Abbey

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        3. Martellekensweg

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          Martellekensweg

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          • Length : 0.44 km
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        4. Chartreuzenberg

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          Chartreuzenberg

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          • Length : 1.1 km
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        5. St. Joseph Chapel

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          Magnificent St.-Joseph chapel under an old lime tree. Probably from the 19th century.
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        6. Grazing cows

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          Grazing cows near Horst Castle.
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        7. Horst Castle

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          The starting point of our hike is the Horst Castle in Sint-Pieters-Rode, where the character of …
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        8. Wijngaardstraat

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          Wijngaardstraat

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        9. Silentium

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        10. Vlooiberg

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          Vlooiberg

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          • Length : 0.34 km
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        11. Blereberg

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          Blereberg

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          • Length : 0.7 km
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        12. Stairs of Tielt-Winge

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        13. Kerkstraat

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          Kerkstraat

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        14. Hageland

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        15. Tieltsestraat

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          Tieltsestraat

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          • Length : 0.97 km
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        16. Bremberg

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          Bremberg

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          • Length : 0.45 km
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        17. Sint-Jan-Baptist

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        18. Cafe Buurthuis

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          In ons overtuigd Stella-café (van de tapkranen tot de muurbeschildering) hoef je nooit te …
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        19. Den Hekseketel <!--De Hekse(N)Ketel--><!--Den Hekseketel--><!--Den Heksenketel-->

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        20. Korbeek-Lo

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        21. Abdij Van Park

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        22. Damanhof

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        23. Leuven railway station

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        24. Leuven Fietsenstalling f4

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        25. Street art 'Horror Vacui' by Bisser in Leuven

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          The twentieth edition of the Artefact Festival in Leuven was a search for artistic answers to …

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        26. Leuven Fietsenstalling f8

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          Type: Public Bicycle Parking Owner: NMBS Administrator: NMBS
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        27. Peace Memorial - Leuven

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          In the middle of the east side of the Martelarenplein in Leuven is the Peace Monument, a monument …

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        28. Hotel Malon

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        29. Balloon of friendship - Leuven

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          Artist Dany Tulkens designed the eight-meter-high balloon in 1988, as a gift to the city of the …

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        30. Leuven Fietsenstalling f6

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        B&B 52
        Vlierbeek Abbey
        Martellekensweg
        Chartreuzenberg
        St. Joseph Chapel
        Grazing cows
        Horst Castle
        Wijngaardstraat
        Silentium
        Vlooiberg
        Blereberg
        Stairs of Tielt-Winge
        Kerkstraat
        Hageland
        Tieltsestraat
        Bremberg
        Sint-Jan-Baptist
        Cafe Buurthuis
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        Korbeek-Lo
        Abdij Van Park
        Damanhof
        Leuven railway station
        Leuven Fietsenstalling f4
        Street art 'Horror Vacui' by Bisser in Leuven
        Leuven Fietsenstalling f8
        Peace Memorial - Leuven
        Hotel Malon
        Balloon of friendship - Leuven
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