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Natural Monuments

Flemish Brabant

Halle-Vilvoorde

IJzeren Man Geodetic Point, Kesterheide

Natural Monuments

Flemish Brabant

Halle-Vilvoorde

IJzeren Man Geodetic Point, Kesterheide

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IJzeren Man Geodetic Point, Kesterheide

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Location: Gooik, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Dominiek Van Dooren

August 3, 2024

Hiking

This is the highest point in the province of Flemish Brabant, 111.86 metres. This geodetic point, which has been here for a century and a half, is popularly known as …

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Dominiek Van Dooren

August 3, 2024

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Nice forest paths to walk.

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August 4, 2024

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The Iron Man on the Kesterheide is the name given to a triangulation point that was used for the creation of staff maps by the Dépôt de la Guerre, which later became the National Geographic Institute. By means of geodesy and these points accurate maps could be drawn up. Source Wikipedia

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Distance 179 m

Uphill 0 m

Downhill 20 m

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Location: Gooik, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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