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Beautiful avenue with a cycle and walking path; the avenue leads towards the abbey.

Path through the forest towards the abbey and brewery of Westmalle.

Beautiful walking and cycling path through an avenue.

Wide forest path that runs alongside a small stream.

Single track through the forest near the Abbey of Westmalle

In the middle of the mill forest lies a large meadow with a small pond in it, for when the weather has been wet.

This is Renesse Castle (also known as Oostmalle Castle), located in the Belgian municipality of Malle. The castle sits on a 127-hectare estate and has been managed since 1985 by a non-profit organization that uses it as a museum and for cultural activities. The current castle was largely rebuilt in the Flemish Neo-Renaissance style after a thorough renovation in 1920 by Count Maximiliaan de Renesse. The accompanying park forest features several remarkable non-native trees, including sequoias. The castle and its park have played an important role in local history, including their reconstruction after a devastating tornado in 1967.

The Dombergheide is approximately 17 hectares in size, includes several fens and became forested with birch and Scots pine.