View of the Raspaillebos – Raspaille Forest loop from Onkerzele

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View of the Raspaillebos – Raspaille Forest loop from Onkerzele

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View of the Raspaillebos – Raspaille Forest loop from Onkerzele

04:18

15.8km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.33 km

De Helix Nature Education Center

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The Helix is interesting for many different reasons. The Helix is a Flemish Knowledge and Training Centre for Nature and Environment and stimulates and supports education and training on the …

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4.78 km

View of the Raspaillebos

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Views, panoramas, interesting places and so on. You can enjoy that while walking and this is one of them.

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5.77 km

Raspaille Forest

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A forest is always nice for a walk, but especially when it is very hot. Nice and cool!

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6.16 km

Juffrouwkapel ('t Iffraken) — Saint Apollonia Chapel

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The Raspaillebos is a place with many stories and legends and 't Iffraken is part of that. During the Middle Ages, the forest provided shelter to the Pigs of the …

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8.51 km

Kluysbos

Nature Reserve

8.96 km

Kluysbos

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Not well known but loved afterwards

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10.7 km

Karkoolbos

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Here you will find yourself in a piece of untouched and well-protected Geraardsbergen nature. The Karkoolbos actually consists of two parts, the Karkoolbos and the Moerbekebos. Both are located on …

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10.9 km

Karkoolbos

Nature Reserve

13.3 km

Beautiful farm road

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It goes up a bit here, but you are rewarded with a beautiful panorama.

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13.7 km

Beautiful agricultural landscape

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Beautiful surroundings with lots of rolling landscape...

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15.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.78 km

3.19 km

1.73 km

1.11 km

Surfaces

6.34 km

3.23 km

2.43 km

2.30 km

1.50 km

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Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

11°C

3°C

32 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

December 25, 2021,Z12: Het stiltegebied tussen Dender en Mark, Onkerzele

Walk from the website: originalhikes.be
This walk runs through the first Flemish quiet area and passes through 4 forests: the Moerbekebos, the Raspaillebos, the Karkoolbos and the Kluysbos. All four are located on the flanks of the Bosberg. A pleasant walk, which admittedly proves that it can be seriously muddy in the woods. Start and finish at the pilgrimage site …

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November 12, 2021,Tussen Helix & Bosberg

Another nice walk with departure from Educatiepunt De Helix in Grimminge, car parked in the parking lot of this nature center.
It was largely a node walk: 29-11-27-30-618-617-24-67-68-617-618-30-619-616-32-33-29.
Walked through the Raspaille forest and for cycling enthusiasts left the forest at the Bosberg, crossed the street and continued through the Karkoolbos via the Noremansberg. Via Bovenstendriesweg we arrived at the …

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July 23, 2022,Het Raspaillebos en omgeving - Geraardsbergen-Galmaarden

We parked at Taverne El Faro in Galmaarden and opted for the AS-Adventure walk Raspaillebos (asadventure.com/nl/expertise-tips/walking/Discover-de-A-S-Adventure-wandelroutes-van-Natuurpunt .html). To this we linked a short walk to Sint-Paulus and Wilderen.

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April 18, 2022,Op zoek naar de blauwe boshyacint

Took the walking shoes off the rack today after 5 months and what a beautiful weather!

We left at the Helix nature center in Geraardsbergen and enjoyed a lot of beauty and cooling off in the Raspaillebos and Kluysbos.

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