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Sonian Forest – Château de La Hulpe loop from Boondael - Boondaal

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Sonian Forest – Château de La Hulpe loop from Boondael - Boondaal

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Sonian Forest – Château de La Hulpe loop from Boondael - Boondaal

04:03

55.2km

590m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 86 m for 16 m

After 32.9 km for 5 m

After 55.1 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.70 km

Drowned Children Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Benches for a picnic

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2.28 km

Deux tertes - Twee heuvels

Archaeological Site

2.71 km

Vuylbeek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

The wet valley of the Vuylbeek reserve runs parallel to the Drowned Children Valley and is an integral part of the Sonian Forest. The atmosphere of these two valleys is …

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3.30 km

Sonian Forest

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Just 10 kilometres from the Grand Place in Brussels, you will find one of the largest forest areas in Flanders. The vast Sonian Forest unites the three regions of our …

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11.8 km

Château de La Hulpe

Highlight • Castle

Castle in a beautiful large park... Beautiful hedges and ivy give it a green tint...

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12.2 km

Domaine Solvay

Highlight • Castle

A few minutes from Brussels, in the heart of Walloon Brabant, the park houses the Château de Béthune, built in 1842 on the model of the châteaux of the Loire. …

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12.4 km

View of Terhulpen Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Château de La Hulpe is located in the heart of a vast domain classified as an exceptional heritage of Wallonia.
This beautiful castle, based on the architecture of French …

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14.6 km

Bois de dames

Forest

20.3 km

Bois d'Ohain

Forest

34.3 km

Plancenoit Village and Church

Highlight • Settlement

In the afternoon of June 15, 1815, this church square was the scene of bloody fighting between the French and Prussians. Napoleon had to hold this village at all costs …

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52.0 km

The Sonian Forest extends over 4,383 hectares, divided between the three regions of the country. 1,665 ha are located in the Brussels-Capital Region, so that the forest occupies almost 10% of the territory of the Brussels Region.

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55.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.5 km

11.0 km

8.22 km

6.47 km

4.81 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.7 km

13.4 km

11.6 km

10.1 km

4.75 km

659 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Sunday 31 May

23°C

12°C

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Sonian Forest – Château de La Hulpe loop from Boondael - Boondaal

Drowned Children Ponds

Vuylbeek Nature Reserve

Sonian Forest

Château de La Hulpe

Domaine Solvay

View of Terhulpen Castle

Plancenoit Village and Church

Sonian Forest Path

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