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Abbey on the Katsberg – Hellegatbos Forest Path loop from Bailleul

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Abbey on the Katsberg – Hellegatbos Forest Path loop from Bailleul

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Abbey on the Katsberg – Hellegatbos Forest Path loop from Bailleul

04:36

58.2km

890m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 43.3 km for 287 m

After 49.3 km for 105 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.80 km

Chemin des Anglais

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice dirt road but there are small steps.
Preferable downhill.

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18.7 km

Ooljemullenweegel

Highlight • Trail

Descent via the Ooljemullenwegeltje, dead-end street.

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19.3 km

Abbey on the Katsberg

Highlight • Religious Site

Superb icon of Flanders and local culture. A good place to take a break and enjoy the view.

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28.7 km

MTB abbey path

Highlight (Segment) • Other

The forest part can be muddy at times.

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30.8 km

Catsberg Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

away in a decent condition where you can blast down smoothly

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31.9 km

Col de Berthen

Peak

40.5 km

Bois de la Fondation Marguerite Yourcenar

Forest

45.5 km

Kwadestraat

Highlight • Trail

Well rolling gravel path with a nice climb.

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47.2 km

De Sulferberg

Nature Reserve

49.3 km

Hellegatbos

Nature Reserve

50.5 km

Superb Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice technical parkours (uphill/downhill)
Beware of riders

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51.4 km

Hellegatbos Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

In winter vastly different the path seems like a battlefield. The strip of unpaved grass where no grass grows is not even distinguishable anymore.

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52.3 km

Domein Behaegel

Forest

58.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

14.1 km

12.9 km

3.45 km

1.68 km

130 m

Surfaces

29.2 km

18.2 km

5.88 km

2.68 km

1.42 km

724 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 30 August

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Comments

July 28, 2022,MtbKemmel-Cats Complete

For those interested in the 66km lap that was to be driven on 17/07. Pour qui a interêt dans le tour de 66km, qui devait fait le 17/07.

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July 27, 2022,Vtt Godewaersvelde tour 17/07 bis

watch out for thorns old railway,
attention aux épines vieux chemin de fer
Tour shortened due to time constraints.

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July 26, 2022,6-Bergenroute

With start and finish in Dranouter we travel via the "Eeuwenhout" and the "Douve valley" to the Zwarte Berg (FR-152m), the Katsberg (FR - 164m), the Boeschepeberg (FR - 139m), Kokereelberg (FR - 125m) , Rodeberg (B - 138m) and finally the Scherpenberg (B - 125m) for a beautiful MTB tour through Heuvelland and French Flanders. Although we should of …

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January 13, 2024,Mountainbiketocht Lockedyze

Lockedyze tour. The mud passages weren't too bad.

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Abbey on the Katsberg – Hellegatbos Forest Path loop from Bailleul

Chemin des Anglais

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Abbey on the Katsberg

MTB abbey path

Catsberg Descent

Kwadestraat

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