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The Zwart Water – Warandeplas loop from Natuurreservaat Eksterheide en omgeving

The Zwart Water – Warandeplas loop from Natuurreservaat Eksterheide en omgeving

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4.3

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The Zwart Water – Warandeplas loop from Natuurreservaat Eksterheide en omgeving

05:34

90.5km

160m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 34 m for 13 m

Waypoints

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7.75 km

Boshuisje Zoersel and De Loteling Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

rustic bump bump road

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7.84 km

Zoersel Gravel Section

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sublime gravel section near Zoersel and Wechelderzande: you wind on a beautiful road through forests and meadows. One of the most beautiful strips in the area.

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17.7 km

Visbeekvallei - Kindernouw

Nature Reserve

31.7 km

Het Zwart Water consists of a fen with woods on the edge, gale thickets, willow breeches and lean grassland. In the middle of the water there is a floating platform that birds like to use to rest and build their nest. Long ago, Zwart Water and its surroundings were an open dune landscape where the wind had free play. Sand was blown away to a hard layer in the subsoil, after which it collected around it to form dune ridges. The hard layer did not let water through and thus gave rise to a pool. Peat, better known as peat, developed in this area, which gave the water a dark color. Hence the name "Black Water".

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49.9 km

Little Bridge Over the Aa

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Beautiful cycle path with a bridge over the Aa, which runs through the Gierle-Kasterlee area, there is also a bench for a rest break.

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57.1 km

View of Grotenhoutbos Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Grotenhoutbos, located in the south of Vosselaar and partly in Gierle, is one of the oldest forests in the Antwerp Kempen. The forest (300 ha) also has an extremely rich history.
Until the end of the 17th century, hunting fulfilled the most important function in the forest. For example, the Dukes of Brabant held grand hunting parties there in the thirteenth century.
This changed from the 17th century onwards. In 1667, Adriaen Ghys, a forester from Vosselaar, sowed the first pine tree in the Kempen. The domain remained in the hands of important noble families, but they now focused on timber production. One of the owners was Victor Bracht, who was able to save the remaining 415 ha. of forest from destruction in 1929.
Since 2000, the Grotenhoutbos has been owned by the Agency for Nature and Forests of the Flemish government. Through sophisticated forest management, the original landscape is to be restored as much as possible. Centuries-old forest plants are given every chance again, which in turn attracts rare animals. The greatest asset of the Grotenhoutbos is the enormous variety of different ecosystems.
Various signposted walks run through the domain.
The main entrance to the Grotenhoutbos is located at De Breem, at the bridge over the E34 motorway.

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73.5 km

Rolling Mountain Bike Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

76.0 km

Visbeekvallei

Nature Reserve

77.1 km

Short Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A nice but not difficult trail through the forest.

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78.9 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.

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90.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.8 km

19.0 km

8.19 km

7.65 km

6.92 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.7 km

21.3 km

16.4 km

13.1 km

1.99 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

32°C

17°C

0 %

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Comments

June 9, 2025,Gravelrit Zwart water

Very nice varied route. Fast gravel, slow sand, mud, single track, double track, right through the fields. It has it all. Wonderful trip!!

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The Zwart Water – Warandeplas loop from Natuurreservaat Eksterheide en omgeving

Boshuisje Zoersel and De Loteling Trail

Zoersel Gravel Section

The Zwart Water

Little Bridge Over the Aa

View of Grotenhoutbos Pond

Rolling Mountain Bike Trail

Short Forest Trail

Warandeplas

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