Belgium

Flanders

Flemish Brabant

Halle-Vilvoorde

Hoeilaart

Ijse Valley and Koningsvijvers

Belgium

Flanders

Flemish Brabant

Halle-Vilvoorde

Hoeilaart

Ijse Valley and Koningsvijvers

Hiking Highlight

Recommended by 140 out of 143 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden

Location: Hoeilaart, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

Best Hikes to Ijse Valley and Koningsvijvers

Tips

Willem VS
The "splendide Vallée" actually refers to the valley of the Ijse. It also concerns the 7 king ponds, of which 6 are dry and only the right one still has water.
The King's Ponds were built at the end of the 19th century at the request of Leopold II. They were originally fish ponds. The series of 8 ponds is fed by the young IJse and by sources, but today they are quite distant. The more open ponds have an exuberant vegetation of reed, cattail, yellow iris (symbol of Brussels) and reed grasses
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- August 2, 2020
Willem VS
Among other things, the Great Route Path (GR) Green Belt (GG) passes here.
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- August 2, 2020
Els Q
Hazendal near Groenendaal; from the station you can follow the Hazendal walk.
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- September 12, 2022