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Grotenhout Forest – Ancient Forest loop from Gierle

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Grotenhout Forest – Ancient Forest loop from Gierle

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Grotenhout Forest – Ancient Forest loop from Gierle

01:15

4.95km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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65 m

Grotenhout Forest Entrance – Gierlse Dreef

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you will find an information board with a map and legend

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2.34 km

Grotenhout Forest

Highlight • Forest

Natural area with a wide variety of vegetation.

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2.43 km

Ancient Forest

Highlight • Forest

It is beautiful and very peaceful to walk here in any season.

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3.41 km

Pastoorshoed

Highlight • Forest

Definitely worth reading. You always learn something.

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3.84 km

Quiet picnic spot

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This is an ideal place to take a break and eat your sandwiches in peace.

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4.08 km

Gierle Grotenhoutbos Pond

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Be sure to bring binoculars to watch the antics of the water birds

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4.24 km

Grotenhoutbos/Gierlebos

Highlight • Forest

The former Grotenhoutbos is a relic of the estate forest with an impressive avenue complex that served as a hunting ground for the Dukes of Brabant, later Lords of Turnhout. …

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4.32 km

The real tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius, synonym: Polyporus fomentarius), also known as tinder fungus or tinder-hole fungus[2], is a fungus belonging to the family Polyporaceae. It is a weak parasite …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.57 km

1.43 km

676 m

261 m

Surfaces

2.83 km

2.11 km

Elevation

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Friday 10 July

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Grotenhout Forest – Ancient Forest loop from Gierle

Grotenhout Forest Entrance – Gierlse Dreef

Grotenhout Forest

Ancient Forest

Pastoorshoed

Quiet picnic spot

Gierle Grotenhoutbos Pond

Grotenhoutbos/Gierlebos

Tinder Fungus Tree

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