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Drowned Children Ponds – Sonian Forest loop from Arcades - Arcaden

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Watermael-Boitsfort - Bosvoorde

Drowned Children Ponds – Sonian Forest loop from Arcades - Arcaden

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Drowned Children Ponds – Sonian Forest loop from Arcades - Arcaden

03:28

54.6km

540m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.2 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.49 km

Drowned Children Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Benches for a picnic

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3.08 km

Deux tertes - Twee heuvels

Archaeological Site

3.50 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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23.5 km

View of the Overijse Plateau

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Historic place: it is on this plateau that after the 2nd World War, a camp for German prisoners was built

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32.4 km

Zoniënwoud

Forest

33.0 km

Klein Vaartdreef and Grote Vaartdreef

Highlight • River

At the weekends as expected a bit crowded

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33.8 km

Tervuren Park

Highlight • Forest

There are numerous ponds in the Tervuren Park. The Vossemvijver and the southern Kanaal- and Gertrudisvijver were recently restored and give part of the southern park area back its former …

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38.7 km

Kapucijnendreef, Brabantse Wouden National Park

Highlight • Trail

The stately and wide Kapucijnendreef. The avenue heads straight for 2 km towards Jezus-Eik. Beautiful beech trees line the avenue. As if you are cycling through an endless nave of a Gothic cathedral. Cyclists are separated from pedestrians here.
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44.5 km

Hoeilaart Castle

Highlight • Castle

Neo-Gothic castle, founded in 1858 after a design by engineer Jozef Claes (Antwerp) on the site of the 15th-century castle of the seigniory of Ter Heyde. The castle is surrounded …

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49.7 km

Sonian Forest

Highlight • Forest

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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53.2 km

Site Ernotte-Varda

Forest

54.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

15.6 km

11.7 km

9.48 km

406 m

288 m

117 m

Surfaces

36.9 km

13.9 km

1.74 km

1.30 km

699 m

114 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Drowned Children Ponds – Sonian Forest loop from Arcades - Arcaden

Drowned Children Ponds

Vuylbeek Nature Reserve

View of the Overijse Plateau

Klein Vaartdreef and Grote Vaartdreef

Tervuren Park

Kapucijnendreef, Brabantse Wouden National Park

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