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Doode Bemde Nature Reserve

Doode Bemde Nature Reserve

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Doode Bemde Nature Reserve

Recommended by 118 cyclists out of 120

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Doode Bemde

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Location: Bertem, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Arenberg Castle and Park – Arenberg Castle loop from Heverlee

51.9km

03:23

500m

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

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2. Ponds in Tervuren Park – Meerdaal Forest and Heverlee Forest loop from Germoir - Mouterij

115km

07:13

1,050m

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

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3. Leuven Town Hall – Leuven Town Hall loop from Leuven

75.5km

04:45

640m

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

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Klaske Schep

November 13, 2024

This nature reserve, which stretches along the river Demer, offers a varied landscape of marshes, grasslands and forests. Doode Bemde is also a paradise for bird lovers: you can spot various species of waterfowl, reed and marsh birds, especially during spring and autumn when migration is in full swing.

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Cecile

May 15, 2025

Avoid in wet weather because it is very muddy. In very dry weather the single tracks are very bumpy. You can hate it and love it at the same time because it is very beautiful

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Géry VdB

October 16, 2025

At De Doode Bemde, you can walk along the naturally meandering Dijle River. Near Leuven, nature conservation and flood protection go hand in hand. You might even spot beaver tracks. The hiking trails take you through more than 250 hectares of nature reserve. It's a mosaic of small fields, poplar plantations and swamp forests, meadows and hay meadows, roughs and reed beds, ponds and ditches.
De Doode Bemde is part of the Zuid-Dijleland hiking network, offering over 300 km of hiking opportunities. Besides the Doode Bemde, this network includes many other areas managed by the Agency for Nature and Forests that can be combined with a walk in the Doode Bemde, such as the Egenhovenbos (between junctions 61 and 62 on the 16 km route), Heverleebos-Meerdaalwoud, the Grootbroek (between junctions 105 and 229) and Rodebos en Laanvallei (near junction 255).

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Location: Bertem, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Doode Bemde Nature Reserve

1. Arenberg Castle and Park – Arenberg Castle loop from Heverlee

2. Ponds in Tervuren Park – Meerdaal Forest and Heverlee Forest loop from Germoir - Mouterij

3. Leuven Town Hall – Leuven Town Hall loop from Leuven

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