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Vuilbeek Valley – Red Monastery (Rouge-Cloître) loop from Jezus-Eik

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Vuilbeek Valley – Red Monastery (Rouge-Cloître) loop from Jezus-Eik

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195

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Vuilbeek Valley – Red Monastery (Rouge-Cloître) loop from Jezus-Eik

06:03

22.9km

210m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Réserve forestière du Grippensdelle B - Bosreservaat Grippensdelle B

Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.71 km

Eikendalvoetweg

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Eikendalvoetweg winds through a beautiful valley in the Sonian Forest.

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9.81 km

Étang Sec (Sonian Forest)

Highlight • Lake

The whole Sonian Forest is so beautiful!

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9.87 km

Vuilbeek Valley

Highlight (Segment) • River

The Vuilbeek rises in the Zoniënwoud in Uccle, and meanders through a small valley, after which it merges with the Karregatbeek and the Zwanewijdebeek to form the Woluwe. The Vuilbeekpad …

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10.6 km

Boitsfort-Etangs - Bosvoorde-Vijvers

Archaeological Site

11.2 km

Solvay Park

Highlight • Forest

A bite to eat: beautiful gardens in a place steeped in history

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13.4 km

Réserve naturelle du Pinnebeek - Natuurreservaat van de Pinnebeek

Nature Reserve

14.1 km

Étang de Ten Reuken - Ten Reukenvijver

Lake

14.7 km

Green Promenade

Highlight • Trail

Nice little green promenade linking the Hermann-Debroux metro stop and Seny Park. Cyclists need to get off the bike.

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16.3 km

Red Monastery (Rouge-Cloître)

Highlight • Religious Site

The Red Monastery or Rooklooster (French: Rouge Cloître) was an Augustinian priory in the Sonian Forest, near the village of Auderghem (Brussels, Belgium), which started in 1368 and was largely …

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16.5 km

Rouge-Cloître Abbey and Ponds

Highlight • Historical Site

On the edge of the Sonian Forest, Rouge-Cloître is an exceptional place full of history.

In terms of nature, Rouge-Cloître is a protected nature reserve, just like the Sonian Forest, …

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17.2 km

Grand étang des Clabots - Grote Klabotsvijver

Lake

19.6 km

The Green Pond in Brabantse Wouden National Park

Highlight • Lake

In this very hot month of August, this pond is completely green. You could almost imagine a meadow. It would be interesting to see at another time of the year how this pond looks, are there any fish ...?

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22.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

5.10 km

1.82 km

1.76 km

555 m

Surfaces

9.58 km

4.68 km

3.68 km

2.52 km

1.27 km

1.17 km

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

36°C

23°C

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Comments

October 6, 2025,Vallei van de Vuilbeek – Rood Klooster (Rouge-Cloître) rondtocht vanuit Hoeilaart

A beautiful walk, starting in Jezus-Eik and largely through the Brabantse Wouden park, specifically the Zonienwoud (Sonian Forest). An ancient and beautiful forest, the largest in Belgium.

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June 25, 2021,Ronde door het Zoniënwoud, langs 3 GR Paden 512-126 en 579.

Today we went to visit the Sonian Forest again.
We parked our car in Jesus Eik, near the entrance of the forest. The beech lane brought us to the first GR path.
This circular walk is a combination of 3 GR Paths that cross the Sonian Forest.
The paths run on beautiful large lanes as well as on small forest …

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Vuilbeek Valley – Red Monastery (Rouge-Cloître) loop from Jezus-Eik

Eikendalvoetweg

Étang Sec (Sonian Forest)

Vuilbeek Valley

Solvay Park

Green Promenade

Red Monastery (Rouge-Cloître)

Rouge-Cloître Abbey and Ponds

The Green Pond in Brabantse Wouden National Park

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