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Heverleebos Arboretum

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Heverleebos Arboretum

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Heverleebos Arboretum

Recommended by 44 hikers out of 47

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Location: Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Minnebron Spring – Ad's Trail Sculptures loop from Neerijse

11.8km

03:07

100m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Jo Symons Memorial Bench – Ad's Trail Sculptures loop from Vaalbeek

5.98km

01:33

30m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Tomberg - Bench with Gazebo and a bit of view – Ad's Trail Sculptures loop from Vaalbeek

19.9km

05:13

160m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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April 11, 2025

The arboretum is part of an extensive public forest area of over 1900 ha and is located on the northern edge of the Heverleebos, less than 4 km from the city of Leuven. This tree collection of 9 ha was planted in 1930 with mainly exotic trees. The aim of this initiative was to systematically investigate the demands that exotic trees make on their growing environment and how they respond to the influence of the environmental factors prevailing here (climate, soil, etc.).

Additional plantings followed at regular intervals and experienced a major peak around 1942 and quite recently in 2002. Until 2002, the arboretum underwent few structural changes during that time. Since 2000, the managers have been working with a new management vision. Where this ‘tree garden’ used to be mainly interesting for specialists, the manager now wants to make it attractive to everyone.

Attractive landscape with trees of all sizes, rest areas here and there, a small heathland and walking paths with information boards. The clay forest hut with a green roof at the entrance to the arboretum is a good starting point for walks in the
arboretum of Heverleebos.

The arboretum collects more than 300 different tree and shrub species, both exotic and native species.

Source, information and complete plan at natuurenbos.be/sites/default/files/2023-07/Folder_Arboretum_Heverleebos.pdf

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Marc 🚶‍♂️

October 27, 2023

Beautiful place in the Heverleebos. The autumn colors are beautiful.
The busy E40 was clearly audible

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Distance 1.60 km

Uphill 20 m

Downhill 20 m

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Sunday 18 January

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16 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Heverleebos Arboretum

1. Minnebron Spring – Ad's Trail Sculptures loop from Neerijse

2. Jo Symons Memorial Bench – Ad's Trail Sculptures loop from Vaalbeek

3. Tomberg - Bench with Gazebo and a bit of view – Ad's Trail Sculptures loop from Vaalbeek

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