Espinette-Centrale - Promenade - 9km

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95 m
01h52
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Last verified: 11 July 2025

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Departing from the Espinette-Central (Middenhut) car park, take a walk among the old beech trees on the edge of the Sonian forest. The edge vegetation, more dense and branched, will protect you from wind, noise and dust during your walk, as it also protects the fragile bark of beech trees from sunburn. This walk passes through the Queen's Route, named after Queen Marie-Henriette, wife of Leopold II, who sometimes walked in this part of the forest.

This walk is not marked on the ground, please use the app showing the virtual waypoints or follow the wooden posts with a blue stripe. Suggested route on the Zoniënwoud virtual hiking network.

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Difficulty level: Medium (77/100)

Length: 9.36 km

Duration: 01h52


Total ascent: 95 m

Maximal slope: 2.8 %

Average slope: 1 %

Net ascent: -2 m

Total descent: 97 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 675 m (7 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

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Car free roads: 6.86 km (73 %)

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        Closest address to start and end: Sint-Michielsdreef, 1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode, België

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        1. Fagus - planted in 1760 - Saint-Hubert III

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 16 meter • circumference : 3 meter
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        2. Fagus - planted in 1760 - Saint-Hubert III

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 16 meter • circumference : 3,12 meter
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        3. Fagus - planted in 1760 - Saint-Hubert III

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 10 meter • circumference : 3,89 meter
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        4. Fagus - planted in 1863 - Saint-Hubert VII

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 10 meter • circumference : 2,4 meter
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        5. Fagus - planted in 1863 - Saint-Hubert V

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 4 meter • circumference : 1,92 meter
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        6. Fagus - planted in 1760 - Saint-Hubert III

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 17 meter • circumference : 3,42 meter
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        7. Impatiens parviflora DC.

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          The Impatiens parviflora is a commonly naturalised escape from cultivation. It was first recorded …

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        8. Fagus - planted in 1860 - Saint-Hubert VI

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 14 meter • circumference : 4,09 meter
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        9. Carpinus - Saint-Hubert V

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 4 meter • circumference : 1,98 meter
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        10. Pseudotsuga menziesii - planted in 18601905 - Saint-Hubert VI

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 14 meter • circumference : 3,23 meter
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        11. Fagus - planted in 1860 - Saint-Hubert VI

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 2 meter • circumference : 3,7 meter
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        12. Sequoia

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        13. Pseudotsuga menziesii - planted in 18931905 - Saint-Hubert VI

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 10 meter • circumference : 3413,53 meter
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        14. Tilia - Saint-Hubert VIII

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 4 meter • circumference : 2,07 meter
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        15. Fagus - planted in 1860 - Saint-Hubert VI

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 13 meter • circumference : 3,86 meter
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        16. Carpinus - Saint-Hubert VIII

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 0 meter • circumference : 1,81 meter
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        17. Fagus - planted in 1890 - Infante VI

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 14 meter • circumference : 4,05 meter
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        18. Fagus - planted in 1890 - Infante VI

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 14 meter • circumference : 2,49 meter
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        19. Fagus - planted in 1812 - Bonnier V

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 16 meter • circumference : 3,17 meter
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        20. Fagus - planted in 1886 - Infante II

          1 · Tree
          • genus: Fagus • height: 10 meter • circumference : 3,08 meter
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        21. Dennebos

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        22. Fagus - planted in 1805 - Infante V

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 11 meter • circumference : 3,24 meter
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        23. Fagus - planted in 1839 - Infante II

          1 · Tree
          • genus: Fagus • height: 14 meter • circumference : 3,6 meter
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        24. Fagus - planted in 1805 - Infante IV

          1 · Tree
          • genus: Fagus • height: 12 meter • circumference : 3,07 meter
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        25. Fagus - Infante IV

          1 · Tree
          • genus: Fagus • height: 10 meter • circumference : 1,72 meter
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        26. Fagus - planted in 1885 - Infante I

          1 · Tree
          • genus: Fagus • height: 10 meter • circumference : 3,72 meter
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        27. Fagus - planted in 1885 - Infante I

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 10 meter • circumference : 3,24 meter
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        28. Sonian Forest

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          Napoleon had thousands of trees cut in the Sonian Forest for his fleet to carry out his invasion …

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        29. The Sonian Forest

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          In 2021, the Sonian Forest became part of the UNESCO World Heritage. In Europe, beech forests are …

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        30. The Sonian Forest

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          The Sonian Forest is the most important green space in the Brussels Region, the largest deciduous …

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        31. Fagus - Bonnier VII

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 8 meter • circumference : 1,13 meter
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        32. Fagus - Bonnier VII

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 8 meter • circumference : 1,2 meter
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        33. Zonienwoud

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        34. Zoniënwoud met bosrand en aangrenzende bosgebieden en Woluwevallei

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        35. Fagus - Bonne-Odeur IV

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          • genus: Fagus • height: 12 meter • circumference : 3,29 meter
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        36. Jan Van Ruusbroeck Forest Museum

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          In the heart of the Sonian Forest, near the bridge of Groenendaal, you will find a fully-fledged …
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        37. Arboretum of Groenendaal

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          If you find a completely different type of trees and shrubs here, it is thanks to Leopold II. In …

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        38. Slow road user bridge over RO, placed alongside railway line 161

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          Slow road user bridge over RO (Leopold-II-laan): Two bridges placed alongside railway line 161.
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        39. Forest cows

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          Within the inner lane of the former hypodrome, a few Scottish Highland cows are used to keep the …
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        40. Giant tree of life.

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          Giant tree of life.
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        41. Arboretum Groenendaal

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          The Arboretum of Groenendaal was founded in 1897, the year of the world exhibition that took place …
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        42. Verwrongen boom

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        43. Drève de Lorraine: Nature takes, and gives...

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          Drève de Lorraine: Nature takes, and gives...
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        44. Omgevallen boom in bosreservaat Zwaenepoel

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        45. Joseph Zwaenepoel Forest Reserve

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          The Joseph Zwaenepoel Forest Reserve (232 ha), in the Flemish Region, is one of the three integral …

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        46. Forest reserve Zwaenepoel

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          The Austrian Joachim Zinner was at the cradle of the current look of the Sonian Forest. In the …

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        Fagus - planted in 1760 - Saint-Hubert III
        Fagus - planted in 1760 - Saint-Hubert III
        Fagus - planted in 1760 - Saint-Hubert III
        Fagus - planted in 1863 - Saint-Hubert VII
        Fagus - planted in 1863 - Saint-Hubert V
        Fagus - planted in 1760 - Saint-Hubert III
        Impatiens parviflora DC.
        Fagus - planted in 1860 - Saint-Hubert VI
        Carpinus - Saint-Hubert V
        Pseudotsuga menziesii - planted in 18601905 - Saint-Hubert VI
        Fagus - planted in 1860 - Saint-Hubert VI
        Sequoia
        Pseudotsuga menziesii - planted in 18931905 - Saint-Hubert VI
        Tilia - Saint-Hubert VIII
        Fagus - planted in 1860 - Saint-Hubert VI
        Carpinus - Saint-Hubert VIII
        Fagus - planted in 1890 - Infante VI
        Fagus - planted in 1890 - Infante VI
        Fagus - planted in 1812 - Bonnier V
        Fagus - planted in 1886 - Infante II
        Dennebos
        Fagus - planted in 1805 - Infante V
        Fagus - planted in 1839 - Infante II
        Fagus - planted in 1805 - Infante IV
        Fagus - Infante IV
        Fagus - planted in 1885 - Infante I
        Fagus - planted in 1885 - Infante I
        Sonian Forest
        The Sonian Forest
        The Sonian Forest
        Fagus - Bonnier VII
        Fagus - Bonnier VII
        Zonienwoud
        Zoniënwoud met bosrand en aangrenzende bosgebieden en Woluwevallei
        Fagus - Bonne-Odeur IV
        Jan Van Ruusbroeck Forest Museum
        Arboretum of Groenendaal
        Slow road user bridge over RO, placed alongside railway line 161
        Forest cows
        Giant tree of life.
        Arboretum Groenendaal
        Verwrongen boom
        Drève de Lorraine: Nature takes, and gives...
        Omgevallen boom in bosreservaat Zwaenepoel
        Joseph Zwaenepoel Forest Reserve
        Forest reserve Zwaenepoel
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