Through Heverleebos and along the Zoet Water in Oud-Heverlee (Leuven)

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4.99 mi
243 ft
01h36
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A junction walk (14 -15 - 604 -117- 603 - 601- 602 -12-14 -15 -16) that combines part of the Winter walk (Heverleebos) and the Freshwater walk. We made the walk counterclockwise.

Along the Maurits Noëstraat (departure) are the ponds of the Zoet Water that were built around 1600 in the Vaalbeek valley. After the Hertsvijver turn left into the Kapellendreef to walking junction 14 and then follow the above-mentioned junctions. We climbed briefly to the Our Lady of Steenbergen baroque chapel from the 17th century (junction 16) then descended back and took the bat path along the ponds and the Castle ven Steenbergen, now Restaurant 'Spaans Dak' and thus reached the CC Roosenberg parking along the Maurits Noëstraat again.

Accessible by public transport:
- From SNCB station Oud-Heverlee to departure is 1.7 km (20 min).
- line 337: Leuven (station) to Oud-Heverlee (Zoet Water)

Start & End: Parking CC Roosenberg, Maurits Noëstraat, 3050

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Difficulty level: Medium (70/100)

Length: 4.99 mi

Duration: 01h36


Total ascent: 243 ft

Maximal slope: 5.68 %

Average slope: 1.05 %

Net ascent: -3.28 ft

Total descent: 246 ft

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Paved roads: 3,561 ft (14 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

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Car free roads: 4.49 mi (90 %)

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        Closest address to start and end: Huisvijver, Maurits Noëstraat, 3050 Oud-Heverlee, België / Belgique / Belgien

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