Brabantsekouter TRAIL 102 km

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WALKING NETWORK BRABANTSE KOUTERS This hiking network connects 780 km of hiking trails. 480 km of this network is signposted in the municipalities of Londerzeel, Opwijk, Merchtem, Meise, Asse, Affligem, Wemmel, Aalst and Buggenhout.

https://www.wandelknooppunt.be/nl/routeplanner/nodes/region/brabantse-kouters-west

In a day on 24 hours OR In four stages of +- 25 km the choice is yours

Asse Start KP 20- direction Meise Botanic Garden KP 50 (25,5 km)

De Lijn 250 Brussels-Londerzeel-Puurs

De Lijn 251 Brussels -Malderen

Meise Botanic Garden KP 50 -direction Buggenhout KP 66 -(50,8 km) Kasteelstraat Krokebaas of 60 - (53,1 km) Kasteelstraat Boskapel

De Lijn 245 Dendermonde -Brussels (Krokkebaas KP 66 or Boskapel KP 60)

De Lijn 320 Dial-a-bus

Buggenhout KP 66 -direction Mazenzele Steenweg on Brussels KP 76 (75,2km)

De Lijn 23- Dendermonde-Opwijk Asse

De Lijn 24 Asse - Opwijk Nijverseel - Dendermonde

De Lijn 340 Dial-a-bus

Chaussée de Mazenzele on Brussels KP76 - direction Asse arrival KP20 (101,4km)

De Lijn 214 Aalst-Brussels Town Square

De Lijn 23 Dendermonde-Opwijk Asse Gemeenteplein

The province of Flemish Brabant is the smallest province in Flanders in terms of surface area, but you will find the most varied landscapes. You will notice that life is good in Brabant by the rich drinking culture during this walk.

The Brabantse west Trail is a solid walking route of 101 km in the province of Brabant (west) that you walk in one or more stages. This tour runs through beautiful meadows- forests - stream valleys, viewpoints and rapidly succeeding landscape changes. High-quality hiking experience, from the first to the last kilometer. The choice of attractive and largely unpaved paths guarantees this.

Asse The Old Hospital, the former Onze-Lieve-Vrouwgasthuis. The walk runs along the Waalborrepark with exceptional trees, The terraces on the market square of Asse are attractive under the watchful eye of the Hopduvel. The bronze statue symbolizes the storm wind that swept over the fields at the end of August and caused damage to the hop vines. The Hopduvel is the symbol for the storm wind that turns ugly at the end of August and until the seventies the numerous hoplochtings that the region of Asse-Ternat had, caused a lot of damage and slammed the hopper roofs to the ground. The 'Hopduvel' has become a household name among the people in the region of Asse, but was invented by the hop farmers and symbolized by the spiritual father of the Hopduvel festivals Eugeen van den Broeck. The Hopduvel festivities came as an opportunity to celebrate the burning of the hopduvel after the picking.

If one knows that Poperinge and the Aalst-Asse region accounted for an important part of the Belgian production of hops, then it is not surprising that - now that the hop fields have disappeared - the hop devil remains lord and master of the region. Every year hop shoots show off on the menu of many Assese restaurants, there is an annual hop market, numerous associations name themselves after him, the hop duvel statue on the market captivates Asse and people prepare themselves in time for the Hopduvel festivities.

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopduvelfeesten    https://www.asse.be/wandelen-in-asse  http://www.mankefiel.be

Waalborrepark These 24 trees within the Waalborre domain are protected as monuments because of the general interest formed by their scientific value, they are all exceptional specimens - in terms of size and/or species or variety - that are also part of an exceptional collection.artistic value, due to their variety in color and texture they form a richly varied, artistically inspired ensemble. https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/aanduidingsobjecten/40    

Valley of the Nieuwermolenbeek with Vrijthoutbos and Moretteberg

Centrally located is the domain of the castle Nieuwermolen. The castle Nieuwermolen is located on the territory of Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, (Bruggeveldstraat 28-30, 1700 Dilbeek) a borough of Dilbeek. It is located outside the village center in the valley of the Nieuwermolenbeek. Hof te Hoogpoort, situated more to the north, is located in Asse. ( Hoogpoort 6, 1730 Asse)

https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/76667     https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/135084  

The Sint-Godardus church of the village of Bekkerzeel for a brisk trip on small field roads through a fairly hilly landscape. https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/76780 

BEKKERZEEL Kasteel Hof te(r) Zittert with outbuildings Schutstraat 6 Bekkerzeel The Hof ter Zittert was protected as a monument by Decree of 13 November 2002 including the entrance gate, the outbuildings and the island with moat and arch bridge and is part of the protected villagescape of Bekkerzeel  https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/76782 

Waerboom Jozef Mertensstraat 140 B-1702 Groot-Bijgaarden https://www.waerboom.com/ 

Wemmel The views are wide here, so we are in Wemmel at an altitude between 50 and 70 meters. At the back left you can see the Atomium, the urbanized Wemmel and part of the Brussels skyline.

Wemmel This castle was a fortified moated castle in the Middle Ages, until it was converted into a pleasure castle by Filips Taye in 1649. In 1838 the castle was sold to Count Willem-Bernard de Limburg-Stirum, who had become mayor. Two of his daughters continued to live at the castle until 1926, after which their heirs donated it to the municipality. Since 1938, the castle has served as a town hall.   https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/wandelen/laermanswandeling

Meise Around the castle is a picturesque park with a large pond in the center, a remnant of the former castle garden. The Meise Botanic Garden is one of the largest botanic gardens in the world and today covers 92 ha and houses 18,000 species of plants. In the middle of the domain is the castle of Boechout, which was built in the 19th century.

The greenhouse complex with the Victoria greenhouse is one of the most beautiful in Europe and is about 1 ha in size. The domain also has an extensive scientific library and plant collection that is known all over the world. In the HOUTlab you can get acquainted with all aspects of wood in a contemporary and interactive way.

In the Orangery you can enjoy a light meal or a drink.   https://www.plantentuinmeise.be/nl/pQGveuK/kasteel

Oppem the picturesque St. Stephen's Church of Oppem for a trip through the rolling coulter landscape. Shudder at the legend of the Devil's Barn and listen to the singing of up to sixty different bird species in the Foeksenbos https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/wandelen/hop-naar-oppem-wandeling

Wolvertem Walk through the Wolvertemse Beemden nature reserve, located between the Zyp and the Meuzegemsebeek. Go straight through Imde, where the Brabant draught horse is bred and where the beautiful castle of Imde is located.  https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/wandelen/beemdenwandeling-wolvertem

Impde Step past beautiful buildings such as the Castle Farm and the 17th-century forest chapel. Walk past the Imdse kouter, these farmlands are among the best in the world.

Visit the war memorial along the way and go through the Our Lady Immaculate Conception chapel to the church of Meuzegem.

https://www.wandelknooppunt.be/nl/routes/region/groene-gordel/routedetail/393

Diepenstein : Diepensteyn Castle is an old medieval moated castle that has been rebuilt several times over the centuries, located in Steenhuffel, part of the Flemish Brabant Londerzeel https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/bezoeken/bezienswaardigheden/kasteel-diepensteyn

https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/bezoeken/bezienswaardigheden/brouwerij-en-paardenstoeterij-palm

The Buggenhoutbos is located in the municipality of Buggenhout in the Belgian province of East Flanders. Today's Buggenhout forest is a remnant of a vast forest complex of thousands of hectares. This complex was even part of the former Coal Forest, which covered the entire center of Belgium

https://www.wandelknooppunt.be/nl/routes/region/scheldeland/routedetail/754

Opwijk : Walking in a beautiful nature reserve? The nature reserve / waiting basin Heistergem on the territory of Buggenhout, Lebbeke and Opwijk is more than worth a visit.  https://vrijetijd.opwijk.be/wandelen-en-fietsen-in-opwijk     https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/wandelen/hestergemwandeling/

Droeshout-Opwijk https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/wandelen/droeswandeling

Discover the most beautiful places of Asbeek during the Breathtaking Asbeek walk. Let yourself be taken along winding streams in the rolling countryside of the region. Along the way you will pass old forests, pools and fruit trees. In the spring months you can enjoy the blossoms.

https://www.asse.be/file_uploads/2550.pdf?sc=5B37C461DD41510EE446747AD885EE42

The Abbey of Affligem for a walk through the Koudenbergbeek valley, a municipal nature development area where nature gets every opportunity. Thanks to the varied subsoil – dry and wet, sandy loam and clay – you will find very rare nature here in a historically special place.  https://abdijaffligem.wordpress.com

The Kravaalbos is a bit hidden on the border of two provinces, which kept it under the radar for a long time. That is also the greatest asset of this ecologically valuable forest today, where bluebells provide a colorful spectacle in the spring.

The Kravaalbos is about 80 hectares in size and is a remnant of the Great Coal Forest. So there has been forest here for thousands of years, although part of it was planted with production trees, such as American oak. In another part, native tree species and plants have always been able to grow, so the Kravaalbos has a valuable biotope. In the Middle Ages there was a sand quarry operation on the initiative of the Affligemse abbey. Quite a few churches in villages and towns as well as civil buildings were built with sandstone from the Kravaalbos between the 12th and 18th centuries. We pass the old quarry now a large pond, when leaving the Kravaalbos.

https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/wandelen/kravaalkartelowandeling 

Essene ; Stroll along the lawns in the Assestraat where sheep are herded together by a border collie and stop at the Whisky House for a real whisky tasting. Be sure to visit De Montil sculpture garden with a wonderful collection of sculptures. Topical, expressive work by George Grard, Roel D'Haese, Bernar Venet and Thomas Houseago, among others.   https://www.toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/wandelen/roofridderswandeling 

 CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS ON THIS WALK café-rastaurant-fryer- ( distances are +- )

11.7 KM "Cafe Zellik Den Hoorinck" Noorderlaan 20 1731 Zellik.

16.3 KM "Café-Restaurant Den Ouden Belg" Dorpstraat 40 Relegem https://www.facebook.com/Denoudenbelg

19.1 KM "Cafe Au 140"  Chaussée de Bruxelles 140, 1780 Wemmel

19.5 KM "De Zandloper" Kaasmarkt 75 1780 Wemmel  https://www.dezandloper.be

20, km "Brasserie Park Café" Markt 69 1780 Wemmel  https://parkcafe.be

22.5 KM "Café Op 't Hoeksken" Zijp 2 1780 Wemmel    https://www.opthoeksken.be

25.7 KM " The Orangery" Meise Botanic Garden https://www.plantentuinmeise.be/nl/pQpnsN/bezoek/eten-en-drinken

25.7 KM "Auberge Napoleon"Avenue Bouckhout 1, 1860 Meise  https://www.aubergenapoleon.be

26 KM Café "Den Beiaard" Brusselsesteenweg 45 1860 Meise https://www.restaurantdenbeiaard.be/nl/home/

29,4 KM Cafe "Het Eiland" Kardinaal Sterckxlaan 70, 1860 Meise

31.2 KM Cafe -Restaurant "Brazzaville" Gemeenteplein 5 1861 Wolvertem    https://www.brazzaville.be

32.5 KM "Cafe restaurant Den Boomgaard" Driestraat 134 1861 Meise    https://www.denboomgaardmeise.be

32.8 KM "Frituur Den Dries"Stationstraat 2 1861Meise  http://www.frituurdendries.be

34.4 KM Tavern Den Baas". Barbierstraat. Church Imde At the church,

35.3 KM "Hof Ter Imde"Beekstraat 32 1861 Meise   https://www.hofterimde.be

38.5 KM "Under the tower" Markt 3 1840 Londerzeel  https://www.facebook.com/jhodt

38.5 km "De Palm" Markt 28 1840 Londerzeel  https://www.facebook.com/cafedepalmlonderzeeli

38.5 KM "Egmont" Kerkstraat 17 1840 Londerzeel  https://www.facebook.com/cafe.den.egmont/?rf=191626454208512

43.0 km "Kasteel Diepensteyn"Steenhuffeldorp 1840 Steenhuffel https://www.palm.be/nl/page/erfgoed/kasteel

43.2 KM Cafe -Restaurant "Leireken" Brouwerijstraat 29 1840 Steenhuffel   https://eet-praatcafe-t-leireken.business.site/

50.7 KM "Krokebaas" Kasteelstraat 161 9255 Buggenhout      https://krokkebaas.be/static/19

52.6 KM Cafe -Restaurant "De Groene Wandeling" Kasteelstraat 189 9255 Buggenhout https://www.groene-wandeling-buggenhout.be

"B&B Hof ten Houte" https://www.merchtem.be/product/394/hof-ten-houte

64.7 KM Cafe "De Werker" Nieuwstraat 135 1745 Opwijk  https://www.facebook.com/De-Werker-744978832245885/

66.7 KM "Café Den Hert" Marktstraat 49, 1745 Opwijk

67 KM "Café De Zeven Zonden"  Kerkstraat 15, 1745 Opwijk

67.0 KM "Cafeteria Hof Ten Hemerijk, Kloosterstraat 7, 1745 Opwijk https://www.facebook.com/Cafetaria-Hof-Ten-Hemelrijk-1715411185178436/

73.0 KM "Frituur Bij Kirsten En Geert" Steenweg 135 1745 Opwijk  https://www.facebook.com/frituur-Geert-Kirsten-de-frituur-van-je-buur-254293221294946/

80.0 KM Cafe "Bij Stinne" Putstraat 116 9310 Meldert  https://cafestinne.wordpress.com/

85.0 KM "Hekelgem Abdij Affligem" Abdijstraat 4 1790 Hekelgem  https://www.facebook.com/Gasthof-dOude-Brouwerij-330902613648358/

87.0 KM Restaurant "Brasserie The New Fox" Brusselsebaan 189 9320 Affligem  http://www.thenewfox.be

87.0 KM "Mandarin" Brusselbaan 155, 1790 Affligem

87.0 KM "Frituur 't Snacksken"  N9 129,1790, 1790 Affligem

94 KM "De Boerenschuur" Ternatstraat 10 1790 Essene https://www.facebook.com/Deboerenschuur/?rf=135283219873272

"The Montil" https://www.demontil.com

98.0 KM "Cafe 't Boerke" 20, Kespier, Asse,

98.0 KM "CAFE Stylemans"  Kespier 28, 1730 Asse

101 KM "Made In Italy" Markt 6 1730 Asse  https://www.restaurantmadeinitaly.com

101 KM "De Metinas" Market 12 1730 Asse  https://demetinas.be/nl

101 KM "The Cause2" Market 15 1730 Asse  https://www.facebook.com/De-Oorzaak-156321151092581/

101 km "Den Bloeyenden Wijngaerdt" Markt 14 1730 Asse  https://www.restodenbloeyenden.be/#Contact

101.4 KM "Malpertuus" Markt 6 1730 Asse  https://www.facebook.com/malpertuus.asse

Happy hiking Emiel Peeters