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Wooden Pedestrian Bridge – Main Square loop from Langdorp

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Wooden Pedestrian Bridge – Main Square loop from Langdorp

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Wooden Pedestrian Bridge – Main Square loop from Langdorp

00:37

9.33km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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Train Station

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1.44 km

De Pieter

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Ideal place to start a walking or cycling tour or to stop for a while.
Located near the Demer and the Beemdenbrug.
Various (marked) walking and cycling routes that start there or pass by.
Outdoor terrace
Parking for cars on the street side.
Bicycle shed
Departure point (3) for canoes and kayaks
Spacious picnic area (benches and tables) nearby
( BBQ possibility!)

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1.60 km

Wooden Pedestrian Bridge

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This sturdy bridge was built for the recreational passer-by. At walking pace you can safely reach the other side.

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4.24 km

Statue of Father Jozef Raskin

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He was chaplain to King Leopold III and a resistance from the very beginning. On October 18, 1943, he was beheaded by the Germans in Dortmund.

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4.37 km

View of the Demer River and Aarschot Church

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From Aarschot, you can navigate in two directions, using the Demer as a guide: upstream to Testelt, or downstream to Werchter and its estuary in the Dijle. Whichever direction you choose, the Church of Our Lady, with its distinctive spire, is a well-established landmark in the Demer Valley landscape.

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4.72 km

Main Square

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The market square, with an area of 1936 m², was probably built in the 14th century. Special events used to take place on the Grote Markt. Here the official announcements were made, here were the most important buildings such as the town hall, the cloth hall and the guildhalls. The weekly market has been held here since about 1200, which received a charter from Antoon van Croy in 1462.

The southern row of houses
On 19 August 1914, the German officer Stenger was shot dead on the balcony of the former mansion of mayor Jozef Tielemans, presumably by his own soldiers. The commander was not well liked by the German troops. However, the Germans claimed that the Aarschottenaren had fired. The result was a bloody repression in which more than 170 civilians were killed and the city center was reduced to ashes, as well as the south side of the Grote Markt. The reconstruction of the houses was done in a sort of Flemish Renaissance style. The stepped gables and brick architecture are typical of the years 1920-1925.

Source: hetgasthuis.be/toerisme/zien

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