Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Warandeplas – Achtzaligheden Tree loop from Gierle

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Warandeplas – Achtzaligheden Tree loop from Gierle

Easy

5.0

(1)

114

riders

Warandeplas – Achtzaligheden Tree loop from Gierle

01:29

19.8km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

300 m

In Stormen Sterk Windmill, Gierle

Highlight • Monument

The In Stormen Sterk windmill is located along the Molenstraat in Gierle. There has been a mill on this site since 1499. Whenever the mill was damaged by storms, fire or destruction, a new one was built. This was also the case in 1837 when a hurricane destroyed the previous mill. In Stormen Sterk is a stone ground sailor of the outside porter type. This means that the sails are sailed up on the outside and set to the wind with a cross reel. These blades have a wingspan of no less than 26.5 meters, which makes the mill one of the largest in the country! No wonder that the mill was protected as a monument in 1981. The mill still raises its blades every last Sunday of the month. A team of volunteer millers shows you the mill. In 2006 Kempens Landschap bought the mill, after which the municipality of Lille took the monument on a long lease. After a thorough restoration of the interior and exterior, the mill was reopened in April 2014. Kempens Landschap will continue to assist the millers and support the municipality in the maintenance and opening of the monument.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.84 km

Warandeplas

Highlight • Lake

The Warandeplas is an extensive body of water that lies between the forests of Rollekensbergen and the Visbeek valley, an extremely valuable and extremely varied nature reserve. It is a beautiful location for walking, cycling and enjoying nature. There is even a zone where your dog can freely enter the water. In 2016 a sheep grid was placed around the Warandeplas in function of the grazing by sheep. In this way variation is ensured in the structure of the landscape with a mosaic of forest, shrubs and open areas.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.16 km

Achtzaligheden Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Achtzamehedenboom is a coarse fly near the Rollekensberg in the Lilse woods. The tree is known for its capricious shape. The Achtzamehedenboom has been a tourist attraction for years. Named after the eight beatitudes of Christ, the tree gets its name from the fact that it originally had eight trunks. Just before the Second World War, however, one diseased trunk would have been sawn off, in order to prevent further contamination of the tree. According to another story, poachers sawed off the tribe to take revenge on a forest ranger who had caught them earlier. His exact age could not be determined with certainty. It is estimated that it dates from around 1850. The tree was already mentioned in a work about the most remarkable trees in Belgium from 1910.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.63 km

Picnic area junction 80

Highlight • Rest Area

Sometimes you have to look far and you need a picnic area.
This location has been put on the map. A stone's throw away is the 'Tree of the Achievements'.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.72 km

Gravel section to De Lilse Bergen

Highlight • Trail

Kilometers of gravel roads through the woods. Wonderful cycling.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.9 km

De Lilse Bergen

Highlight • Lake

Place where fun childhood memories come up. Where is the time when we still came here by bike because the Belgian coast was too far. Here we experienced unforgettable vacation times.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

19.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

3.56 km

3.04 km

2.75 km

201 m

Surfaces

9.60 km

4.86 km

3.24 km

1.05 km

920 m

107 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

28°C

13°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.5

263

Barony of Breda Cycle Route

02:21h

38.7km

40m

Moderate

4.6

225

Around Postel Abbey

03:06h

52.8km

90m

Moderate

4.7

Brabant Kempen and Eight Beatitudes - Brabant

03:05h

50.0km

50m

Moderate

3.8

Van Gogh cycle route Zundert – Northwest

02:43h

46.2km

60m

Moderate

4.3

1,139

De Paepekelders Tourist Tower – The Zwart Water loop from Olen

03:08h

41.7km

120m

Moderate

4.5

1,166

De Paepekelders Tourist Tower – The Zwart Water loop from Kasterlee

02:45h

37.5km

120m

Moderate

4.5

635

Anti-tank canal – Fort Oelegem loop from Zegel

02:38h

44.2km

70m

Moderate

4.6

480

Anti-tank canal – Fort Oelegem loop from Brasschaat

02:06h

35.8km

50m

Moderate

4.6

462

Bridge over the Grote Nete – Zimmer Tower loop from Nijlen

03:04h

52.7km

60m

Moderate

4.5

483

Bridge over the Grote Nete – Meanders of the Grote Nete River loop from Boechout

02:51h

49.7km

60m

Moderate

4.4

430

Another bird paradise – F11 Cycle Highway Antwerp–Lier loop from Lier

02:00h

34.6km

50m

Moderate

4.6

266

Heathland with Pine Trees – De Klot Observation Tower loop from Maria-ter-Heide

03:41h

63.4km

80m

Warandeplas – Achtzaligheden Tree loop from Gierle

In Stormen Sterk Windmill, Gierle

Warandeplas

Achtzaligheden Tree

Picnic area junction 80

Gravel section to De Lilse Bergen

De Lilse Bergen

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️