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The Schotte Sports Centre in Aalst is a multifunctional sports complex that was created on the former site of the Schotte tannery. The sports centre includes a state-of-the-art sports hall, an Olympic gymnastics hall, a combat and dance hall, a fitness room, and an athletics track. It also offers climbing facilities, mountain bike trails, kayak trails and much more. One of the most striking features of the sports centre is the new climbing tower, also known as "Blue Diamond". This 16-metre high ropes course was designed by The Outsider and consists of three levels with different levels of difficulty. It is accessible to both beginners and advanced climbers and offers a unique climbing experience with a combination of rope bridges, stairs, climbing and balancing exercises. The history of the site begins with the Schotte tannery, whose beautifully renovated gatehouses and the long factory wall still form the iconic streetscape of the Kapellekensbaan. The sports centre is now one of the most modern sports sites in Belgium and offers a wide range of sports facilities and activities.

The Steeneveldweg in East Flanders is a short but challenging MTB trail, ideal as a connecting route within larger routes or as a fast technical challenge.

Nice little climb over gravel

Nice piece of forest that sticks to the R4 on one side. I got in from the bridge over the R4, under which there is a metal walkway and a staircase, an alternative to the 400m of asphalt on the Wellingstraat, but that Komoot did not indicate to me. I did not come across a sign 'private property' (possibly because of that???). The forest is clearly also ridden by MTB-ers.

An ultra-modern multifunctional sports center was built on the former site of the Schotte tannery on the legendary "Kapellekensbaan" (cf. the book by Aalster native L.ouis Paul Boon). With a huge sports hall, an Olympic gymnastics hall, a combat and dance hall and a fitness room,... it also forms the base for a real sports district. More than 30 sports clubs have their base in Schotte and the Aalst Sports Service also moved there. The Blue Diamond ropes course tower (from Outsider) is an eye-catcher. Source: https://www.sportwijkschotte.be/

Slightly sloping gravel path along the Steenberg recreation area. The trail is part of the Erpe-Mere mountain bike trail.

Nice gravel path that is part of a MTB route at the Steenberg recreation area in Erpe-Mere. The path was recently reinforced with fine gravel.

Attention if you want to walk here: at the height of the Donkerstraat there is a sign that this is private property. If you come from the other direction, there is nothing signposted. No idea if this road is freely accessible. A beautiful piece of nature.