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

06:00

22.7km

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: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

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

14.5 km

Senypark

Highlight • Natural

The Seny Park forms a green connection that allows species to continue their way along the Woluwe without interruption. It is also one of the important links of the Brussels …

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14.7 km

Green Promenade

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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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16.7 km

Réserve naturelle du Rouge-Cloître - Natuurreservaat van het Rood Klooster

Nature Reserve

17.0 km

Grand étang des Clabots - Grote Klabotsvijver

Lake

19.4 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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22.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

5.07 km

1.87 km

1.75 km

342 m

Surfaces

9.42 km

5.01 km

3.68 km

2.42 km

1.26 km

907 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

21°C

13°C

60 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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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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