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Location: Lille, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Konijnenberg Sand Dune – Grotenhout Pond loop from Turnhout

24.9km

01:39

40m

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2. Grotenhout Pond – Little Bridge Over the Aa loop from Vosselaar

29.1km

01:49

30m

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3. Grotenhout Pond – Dolomietweg Heieind loop from Turnhout

63.4km

04:24

100m

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Claudine en Robert🇧🇪🚴

September 2, 2024

The Grotenhoutbos, located in the south of Vosselaar and partly in Gierle, is one of the oldest forests in the Antwerp Kempen. The forest (300 ha) also has an extremely rich history.

Until the end of the 17th century, hunting fulfilled the most important function in the forest. For example, the Dukes of Brabant held grand hunting parties there in the thirteenth century.

This changed from the 17th century onwards. In 1667, Adriaen Ghys, a forester from Vosselaar, sowed the first pine tree in the Kempen. The domain remained in the hands of important noble families, but they now focused on timber production. One of the owners was Victor Bracht, who was able to save the remaining 415 ha. of forest from destruction in 1929.

Since 2000, the Grotenhoutbos has been owned by the Agency for Nature and Forests of the Flemish government. Through sophisticated forest management, the original landscape is to be restored as much as possible. Centuries-old forest plants are given every chance again, which in turn attracts rare animals. The greatest asset of the Grotenhoutbos is the enormous variety of different ecosystems.

Various signposted walks run through the domain.

The main entrance to the Grotenhoutbos is located at De Breem, at the bridge over the E34 motorway.

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

August 27, 2022

Beautiful nature reserve with a lot of variety in vegetation.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

August 7, 2022

The Grotenhoutbos is one of the oldest forests in the Kempen

Grotenhout, also called the Gierlese forest, is located southwest of Turnhout on the border of the municipalities of Lille and Vosselaar. With its 300 hectares, it is one of the largest and oldest forests in the Kempen. The area contains approximately 100 hectares of oak forest that is more than a hundred years old, as well as beech, ash and alder forests.

The alternation of a rich subsoil with poor grasslands ensures a wide range of plants. Muskwort, wood anemone, scattered-leaved goldfinch, slender primrose, blue button and ground star are just a few examples of the more than 360 species that occur.

Source: natuurenbos.be/grotenhout

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Location: Lille, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Grotenhout Pond

1. Konijnenberg Sand Dune – Grotenhout Pond loop from Turnhout

2. Grotenhout Pond – Little Bridge Over the Aa loop from Vosselaar

3. Grotenhout Pond – Dolomietweg Heieind loop from Turnhout

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