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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

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/

Grove owned by Paul Kellens, author of historical adventure stories for youth and librarian in Herzele ("De Wattenfabriek). He initially makes it freely available to mountain bikers, but as a walker it is also nice to leave the Old Tram Track here and follow the path through the forest, of course following the owner's request to treat nature with respect and to contribute to the safety of MTB riders. Fact: "Wijmenier" is the name of an old craft: the harvesting of young willow branches (wijmen) by basket weavers.

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.

Nice steep half pipe descent. Worth taking along