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Vlooyberg Tower – Horst Castle loop from Haachts broek
04:41
82.0km
300m
Gravel riding
Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Last updated: May 22, 2026
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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 13.0 km for 238 m
After 57.0 km for 235 m
After 57.7 km for 90 m
Waypoints
Start point
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13.7 km
Meetshovenbos
Forest
27.8 km
Averbode Abbey
Highlight • Religious Site
On the grounds, you will also find an experience center dedicated to traditional crafts. The old farm buildings now house a monastery café with its own brewery, a bakery, and a monastery shop.
By the way: You can also stay overnight in one of the guest rooms.
Information and registration: gastenkwartier@abdijaverbode.be.
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27.9 km
Abdijdreef
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35.6 km
Basilica of Scherpenheuvel
Highlight • Religious Site
In addition to images, there was of course also sound. In the bell tower of the basilica is a carillon with 49 bells.
The beating heart of Scherpenheuvel is surrounded by drinking and dining options and shops and stalls that live to the rhythm of the pilgrimage season. The bond between city and church seems unbreakable, because without the one the other could never have existed. Not far from the basilica you can visit the well. This well dates from 1632 and provided Scherpenheuvel with drinking water. Before that time people had to go to Zichem for this.
Water was extracted from the 62 meter deep well by means of a running wheel. In the second half of the nineteenth century, a small building was built around the well to protect it from the elements. This can be viewed and 62 meters is really very deep, you can experience this by the usual ritual by dropping a coin and seeing when it hits the water!
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35.6 km
Basilica of Scherpenheuvel
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44.6 km
Bleuken
Forest
47.8 km
Vlooyberg Tower
Highlight • Monument
The floating staircase is made of stainless Corten steel, with a color that refers to the iron sandstone heritage.
The Vlooyberg Tower is over 20 m long and 11 m high.
The viewing staircase is located at one of the highest locations, approximately 80 m, in the Hageland.
In clear weather, from the tower in the west you can see the cooling towers of Electrabel in Vilvoorde and the shafts of the Limburg coal mines in the east.
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47.9 km
Vlooyberg Tower
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56.7 km
Horst Castle
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67.5 km
’s Hertogenmolens, Aarschot
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The mill complex was uniquely located, it served as a bridge over the Demer and served as a grain mill, bark and glass mill, but also as a defense of the city.
Vessels that passed under the central arch had to pay taxes. The rings in the wall, where the ships moored, are still visible.
In 1970 the mill was partly destroyed by a fire. In 1986, the 's Hertogenmolens became a protected monument and the surrounding area a classified village view.
Source: NMBS walks
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Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
32.0 km
20.6 km
15.6 km
8.41 km
5.46 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
28.4 km
19.4 km
16.8 km
13.5 km
3.95 km
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