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Lekdreef Ice Cream Alley, Averbode

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Lekdreef Ice Cream Alley, Averbode

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Lekdreef Ice Cream Alley, Averbode

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Location: Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Through the Merode woods to the Lekdreef

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2. Averbode Bos en Heide Vennen – Footbridge Over Weefbergven loop from Laakdal

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3. Averbode Abbey – Boardwalks through the heath loop from Averbode

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November 9, 2022

The Lekdreef, as it is called in local parlance, has existed longer than most of those who come here today to buy and "lek" their ice cream. The tradition of stopping at the Lekdreef on a pilgrimage to Scherpenheuvel began in 1928. But it wasn't just ice cream that was sold in those days. You could also get fruit, sweets and drinks there. The super-popular TV series 'Wij, Heren van Zichem' that was shown in Belgium and the Netherlands in the late sixties (and regularly repeated), only made the Lekdreef more famous, although the link with that past has been forgotten. Fortunately, there is also an information board that reminds us of it and where you can read this information - and more.

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Dominiek Van Dooren

May 23, 2025

At the Averbode Abbey you will find the Lekdreef. In this car-free street there are ice cream carts during the summer months. Sit down on a bench along the avenue and enjoy an ice cream in the middle of nature. Did you know that the most popular walking junction in Flanders, junction 100, is located in this street? (Visit Scherpenheuvel-Zichem)

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Jeff S

July 13, 2021

For a delicious ice cream you have come to the right place in the famous Lekdreef...

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Elevation 80 m

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Location: Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Lekdreef Ice Cream Alley, Averbode

1. Through the Merode woods to the Lekdreef

2. Averbode Bos en Heide Vennen – Footbridge Over Weefbergven loop from Laakdal

3. Averbode Abbey – Boardwalks through the heath loop from Averbode

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