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Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

Laarbeek Forest – Poelbos Regional Forest loop from Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

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Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

Laarbeek Forest – Poelbos Regional Forest loop from Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

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Laarbeek Forest – Poelbos Regional Forest loop from Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

02:44

10.4km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Train Station

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816 m

Boardwalk

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Thanks to this beautiful boardwalk you can continue walking through this piece of nature with dry feet.

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844 m

Kerremans Park boardwalk

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Kerremanspark is a park located in the town of Zellik, part of the municipality of Asse, in Flemish Brabant.
The 27-hectare Kerremanspark was created from 2005 to 2018 and is …

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2.04 km

Playground

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Here the kids can let off steam on the playground equipment

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2.30 km

Laarbeek Forest

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The beautiful Laarbeekbos birch forest is the largest forest area in the north of Brussels. Both young and old can find something to their liking in this green spot. Children can test their agility on the climbing mast.

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2.64 km

Be careful when it is wet and slippery for slides

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2.64 km

Marsh Trail

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Beautiful and very quiet for walking

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2.78 km

Stairway path

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Here you can climb and descend for a while. Good for the condition.

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4.91 km

Poelbos Regional Forest

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The Poelbos is a forest area in the Belgian municipality of Jette in the Brussels Capital Region.
Northwest of the forest is the Campus Jette of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The Molenbeek-Pontbeek flows south of the forest.

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10.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.11 km

4.14 km

935 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.01 km

2.94 km

2.30 km

1.30 km

784 m

< 100 m

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Monday 29 June

22°C

14°C

25 %

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Comments

November 23, 2025,Boucle Laarbeekbos – Forêt régionale du Poelbos au départ de Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem
Be careful, part of the path floods during heavy rain. We managed to get through, but it was a bit of a balancing act.

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Departure: Berchem-Sainte-Agathe station. Easy parking.
Walk partly in the rain, feet in the mud in the nature reserves in the northwest of Brussels: Laarbeekbos, Poelbos, King Baudouin Park, Jette-Ganshoren marshes.
Easy walk but it is better to avoid the Jette-Ganshoren marshes in wet weather!
Pretty Norman chalet (brewery-restaurant) on the way.
Seven small sound recordings made it possible to capture …

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Today we walked in the Brussels Region. Dirk accompanied us again. I thought that was a nice gesture 😊 Our choice fell on a green oasis against Jette. We took the car to drive there and not our trottinette. Through the Kerremanspark via narrow paths we arrived at a small pool. The wooffer 🐕 immediately dived in because she thought …

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A very nice walk on the outskirts of Brussels. We are truly amazed by the nature surrounding Brussels. It takes no more than 400 m after the start to find ourselves in a green setting. We continue in the beautiful King Baudouin Park, followed by the Youth Park and the Heymbos Woods. This is followed by a long foray into …

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