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Borrekens Castle – The Zwart Water loop from Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel

Borrekens Castle – The Zwart Water loop from Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel

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Borrekens Castle – The Zwart Water loop from Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel

05:21

89.4km

160m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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After 27.6 km for 446 m

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Start point

Parking

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12.1 km

Gravel Track Near the Airport

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You can see small planes flying from time to time.

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17.4 km

Lovenhoek

Forest

25.2 km

Borrekens Castle

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The castle has been the pride of Vorselaar for centuries. Around 1270 the first stone was laid by the knights of Rotselaar. The ground plan has been largely preserved to …

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38.1 km

The Zwart Water

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Het Zwart Water consists of a fen with woods on the edge, gale thickets, willow breeches and lean grassland. In the middle of the water there is a floating platform …

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52.7 km

Warandeplas

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The Warandeplas is an extensive body of water that lies between the forests of Rollekensbergen and the Visbeek valley, an extremely valuable and extremely varied nature reserve. It is a …

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54.5 km

Visbeekvallei

Nature Reserve

64.6 km

Gravel Bike Path

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wonderful strips for the gravel bike, but beware of busy times with walkers

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66.4 km

Historical site. An area with straight lanes and monumental buildings. The colony was a place where vagrants lived until 1993. To get to know more visit kolonienvanweldadigheid.eu/en/colony/merksplas-colony

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73.7 km

Wortel-Kolonie

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At the beginning of the 19th century, the Wortel colony was the first free agricultural colony, which meant that poor families were allowed to live on small farms here. They …

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74.6 km

Torendreef

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Imposing avenues give structure to the Colony. The domain of almost 600 hectares is laid out as a checkerboard of beautiful rectangular (almost square) plots. Stately avenues with trees more …

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86.2 km

Blakheide

Forest

89.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.0 km

23.6 km

8.63 km

5.88 km

4.06 km

234 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.5 km

23.4 km

16.7 km

15.0 km

6.80 km

188 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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Borrekens Castle – The Zwart Water loop from Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel

Gravel Track Near the Airport

Borrekens Castle

The Zwart Water

Warandeplas

Gravel Bike Path

Merksplas Colony

Wortel-Kolonie

Torendreef

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