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Belgium
Flanders
Flemish Brabant
Leuven
Tervuren

Sonian Forest – Royal Lodge of Groendaal loop from Jezus-Eik

Routes
Belgium
Flanders
Flemish Brabant
Leuven
Tervuren

Sonian Forest – Royal Lodge of Groendaal loop from Jezus-Eik

Hard

4.7

(3)

9

riders

Sonian Forest – Royal Lodge of Groendaal loop from Jezus-Eik

01:21

24.6km

220m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

2.02 km

Ravensteindreef Main Path

Highlight • Trail

very crowded usually, lot of bikes but here is an important crossroad of all the good and well maintained bike paths into this wood

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2

10.8 km

Boitsfort Ponds

Highlight • Lake

While you're there, don't miss Tournay-Solvay Park, just beyond the ponds.

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3

12.8 km

Sonian Forest

Highlight • Forest

Just 10 kilometres from the Grand Place in Brussels, you will find one of the largest forest areas in Flanders. The vast Sonian Forest unites the three regions of our …

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4

15.3 km

Étang de Groenendael Picnic Area

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Two picnic benches at a point where various paths meet, located between the (natural) play area on one side and the chapel and ponds on the other. At the chapel there are regular benches to sit on.

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15.4 km

This is definitely worth driving. The routes there are wonderful. Also for those who like to drive through deep puddles and mud, they will find something to their liking on mini single tracks

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6

16.0 km

Royal Lodge of Groendaal

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Old part of the Groendaal hyppodrome, built under the impulse of King Leopold II in 1896. Nice part to drive along coming from the Sonian Forest

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16.8 km

Royal Lodge of Groenendaal

Highlight • Monument

The Groenendaal racecourse has long been the pride of Belgian equestrian sports. Now only the Royal Lodge remains.

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8

17.1 km

This road is called Hakenstakendreef today and connects the current Groenendaal station with the tunnel under Sint-Jansberglaan, which leads you to the former racecourse (and the restored Royal Box).

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24.6 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

3.96 km

2.18 km

1.90 km

134 m

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.5 km

6.85 km

3.73 km

2.00 km

483 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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