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Flemish Brabant
Halle-Vilvoorde
Asse

Paddebroeken Nature Reserve – Kartelobos loop from Mollem

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Belgium
Flanders
Flemish Brabant
Halle-Vilvoorde
Asse

Paddebroeken Nature Reserve – Kartelobos loop from Mollem

Moderate

4.5

(36)

133

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Paddebroeken Nature Reserve – Kartelobos loop from Mollem

03:10

12.4km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

553 m

Merktweg Trail

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A real walking path (trail).

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2.55 km

Meandering Grote Molenbeek

Highlight (Segment) • River

Nice walking environment in nature. It can be busy at times. The path is also used by cyclists, so be careful.

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6.35 km

Along the Hellebos

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The Vallei van de Puttenbeek is the Opwijk part (with reed collar De putten and 'D'Helle') of the recognized reserve “Paddebroeken” (E-346), which extends from 'Vogelenzang' at the Kravaal forest …

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4

8.11 km

Paddebroeken Amphibian Pond

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To my surprise, one of the pools was virtually dry. Some rain will be needed here.

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8.57 km

Paddebroeken Nature Reserve

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In the area's six pools, various aquatic animals such as common frog and alpine newt benefit from the clean water. Plants such as water gentian and water violet provide oxygen …

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10.2 km

Kartelobos

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The Kartelobos, popularly also called "Kettelobos", has an area of 12 hectares and is the largest forest in Asse. It is a beautiful, old deciduous forest with mainly tree species …

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10.6 km

Hof ter Kalken

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Guy and Pieter-Jan Lemaire live for their trade. They are already the sixth generation of farmers who work day in, day out in the centuries-old Hof ter Kalken and the …

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10.6 km

Upper Vrijlegem

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Boven Vrijlegem is the oldest hamlet of Mollem.
Based on the -gemtoponym, historians believe that the origins of Boven Vrijlegem can be traced back to the 6th – 7th century …

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11.6 km

Kloosterbeekbos

Nature Reserve

B

12.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.47 km

3.24 km

3.22 km

820 m

635 m

Surfaces

5.80 km

3.07 km

1.23 km

1.16 km

685 m

438 m

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Saturday 29 August

22°C

17°C

34 %

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Comments

February 26, 2023,Hellepad
We start on the village square of Mollem at the Sint-Stefanuskerk. Soon we find the Grote Molenbeek. The Merktpad along the meandering water is particularly idyllic.
The Grote Molenbeek brings us to Merchtem. After 2 kilometers through buildings, we happily dive back into nature.
Now the Puttenbeek is our guideline, first through the nature reserve of the same name. This …

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