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Location: Tienen, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Castle of Ast – Beguinage and Beguinage Church loop from Bost

10.9km

02:50

70m

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

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2. Hélécine Domain – War Memorial in Jodoigne loop from Ezemaal

22.2km

05:45

120m

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

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3. War Memorial in Jodoigne – Huize Nazareth loop from Goetsenhoven

6.40km

01:40

50m

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

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November 17, 2024

Here you will find the main entrance to the castle of Ast. But if you walk here you will undoubtedly have already noticed a domain with a wall around it, a chapel or an older building that seems to belong to a domain.

Together they all form the Castle domain of Ast. Ast itself was a hamlet at the beginning of the nineteenth century, "Den Ast", northwest of the village centre of Goetsenhoven. It consisted of three large farms, three day labourers' houses and a chapel, surrounded by a small, disused cemetery.

A wine merchant living in Tienen and originating from Goetsenhoven, Gustaaf Vandenschilde, was able to buy twelve contiguous plots of land in the period 1861-1865. And he immediately had one of the first eclectic country houses built in the region. The castle of Ast.

Short description: "Eclectic country house built in 1864 by order of Gustaaf Vandenschilde, wine merchant from Tienen, and adapted in 1917 by the Brussels stockbroker Gaston Philips by adding corner projections under high hipped roofs. Country house with castle allure with outbuilding and preserved accessible chapel from 1822, surrounded by landscaped park of almost 2 hectares; unique collection of old and rare trees, including Californian torreya."

Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Kasteeldomein van Ast, id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/134214

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November 17, 2024

Note: there is a beautiful walk that starts at the beguinage in Tienen and is called "Ast tot Bostwandeling". The name says enough (you don't go all the way to Goetsenhoven but turn around in Ast) toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/wandelen/ast-tot-bostwandeling

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Location: Tienen, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

Castle of Ast

1. Castle of Ast – Beguinage and Beguinage Church loop from Bost

2. Hélécine Domain – War Memorial in Jodoigne loop from Ezemaal

3. War Memorial in Jodoigne – Huize Nazareth loop from Goetsenhoven

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