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Kesterheide and IJzeren Man Viewpoint

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Kesterheide and IJzeren Man Viewpoint

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Kesterheide and IJzeren Man Viewpoint

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

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1. Plattelandscentrum Paddenbroek – Steep wooden bridge loop from Leerbeek

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2. Paddenbroek Rural Centre – Beautiful rolling view loop from Oude Plaats

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3. Beautiful rolling view – Path to Paddenbroek Centrum loop from Gooik

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Dominiek Van Dooren

August 2, 2024

The Kesterheide is located on a hill of iron sandstone. Neanderthals and Celts lived here long ago. The hill is a beacon and landmark in the rolling landscape. Because it is partly wooded, the view is limited. At the IJzeren Man, a measuring point for determining height, you have a beautiful view of Brussels and the parish churches of several surrounding villages such as Leerbeek, Kester and, further afield, Heikruis.
Until the 1960s, shrub heather still grew around the top of the Kesterheide. The flowers colored the fields purple, alternating with yellow broom. Almost all the heather has disappeared in the meantime, but the seeds are still in the soil and on one plot a dozen plants managed to survive. Natuurpunt keeps the vegetation short in certain places with Laeken and Flemish sheep, so that heather can emerge again.
The spacious surroundings of the Kesterheide belong to the Natura 2000 network.
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Distance 1.43 km

Uphill 50 m

Downhill 10 m

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

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Kesterheide and IJzeren Man Viewpoint

1. Plattelandscentrum Paddenbroek – Steep wooden bridge loop from Leerbeek

2. Paddenbroek Rural Centre – Beautiful rolling view loop from Oude Plaats

3. Beautiful rolling view – Path to Paddenbroek Centrum loop from Gooik

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