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Tree of the Eight Beatitudes

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Tree of the Eight Beatitudes

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Tree of the Eight Beatitudes

Name: Tree of the Eight Beatitudes
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Location: Lille, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Warandeplas – Tielen Watermill loop from Tielen

44.8km

03:12

70m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. De Lilse Bergen – Warandeplas loop from Den Hout

24.2km

01:45

30m

Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Warandeplas – Picnic area junction 80 loop from Vlimmeren

39.0km

03:00

50m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

August 15, 2022

A mythical pine tree with eight trunks has attracted attention in the meadows of Lille for generations.
Historical interpretation: The Achtzamehedenboom is a coarse fly near the Rollekensberg in the Lilse woods. The tree is known for its capricious shape. The Achtzamehedenboom has been a tourist attraction for years.

Named after the eight beatitudes of Christ, the tree gets its name from the fact that it originally had eight trunks. Just before the Second World War, however, one diseased trunk would have been sawn off, in order to prevent further contamination of the tree. According to another story, poachers sawed off the tribe to take revenge on a forest ranger who had caught them earlier.

His exact age could not be determined with certainty. It is estimated that it dates from around 1850. The tree was already mentioned in a work about the most remarkable trees in Belgium from 1910.

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

November 4, 2022

The Achtzamehedenboom is a coarse fly near the Rollekensberg in the Lilse woods. The tree is known for its capricious shape. The Achtzamehedenboom has been a tourist attraction for years. Named after the eight beatitudes of Christ, the tree gets its name from the fact that it originally had eight trunks. Just before the Second World War, however, one diseased trunk would have been sawn off, in order to prevent further contamination of the tree. According to another story, poachers sawed off the tribe to take revenge on a forest ranger who had caught them earlier. His exact age could not be determined with certainty.

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Elevation 60 m

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Friday 19 December

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Location: Lille, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Tree of the Eight Beatitudes

1. Warandeplas – Tielen Watermill loop from Tielen

2. De Lilse Bergen – Warandeplas loop from Den Hout

3. Warandeplas – Picnic area junction 80 loop from Vlimmeren

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