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Ville De Bruxelles - Stad Brussel

The Atomium – Atomium loop from Heysel - Heizel

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Brussels

Ville De Bruxelles - Stad Brussel

The Atomium – Atomium loop from Heysel - Heizel

Hard

4.2

(12)

hikers

The Atomium – Atomium loop from Heysel - Heizel

05:09

19.7km

140m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 117 m for 267 m

Open: • 8:00 AM-12:00 AM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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667 m

RockGrowth 808 by Arik Levy at the Atomium

Highlight • Monument

Right under the Atomium.

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973 m

The Atomium

Highlight • Monument

Impossible to miss this emblematic monument which stands on your right: the Atomium. Erected on the occasion of the 1958 Universal Exhibition organized on the Heysel Plateau, the Atomium consists …

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1.07 km

Ossegem Park

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The Ossegempark is located at the foot of the Atomium. It was built at the time by landscape architect Jules Buyssens. He opted for a picturesque, English style. You have …

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4.73 km

Tour & Taxis Park

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Tour et Taxis (in Dutch: Thurn en Taxis) is a former and vast industrial site in Brussels. Made up of warehouses and offices surrounding a station sheltered under a large …

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9.30 km

Koekelberg Basilica

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Officially: the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

The church has the shape of a Latin cross with a central nave of 141 meters long and a transept of 107.80 …

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12.7 km

Peupleraie Nestor Martin - Populierenbos Nestor Martin

Forest

14.7 km

Jette Marsh

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Here the Molenbeek no longer borders the swamp of Ganshoren, but the swamp of Jette. The swamp is characterized by its many willow species and lichens!
This swamp is the …

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15.2 km

Molenbeek

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The Molenbeek or Molenbeek-Pontbeek is a stream in the Brussels-Capital Region and an old tributary on the left bank of the Senne.

The Molenbeek originates in Dilbeek and flows through …

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19.4 km

Atomium

Highlight • Monument

The Atomium is a 102 m high building erected in Brussels for the Expo 58. It represents a nine-atom strongly enlarged cubic cell of the crystal model of iron. Three …

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19.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

3.71 km

2.33 km

1.03 km

823 m

Surfaces

8.47 km

4.74 km

4.64 km

954 m

772 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

26°C

16°C

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September 27, 2025,🇧🇪 2025 Brussels 60 - 20 km

Komoot did not record the speed correctly, it was 5.6 per hour

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The Atomium – Atomium loop from Heysel - Heizel

RockGrowth 808 by Arik Levy at the Atomium

The Atomium

Ossegem Park

Tour & Taxis Park

Koekelberg Basilica

Jette Marsh

Molenbeek

Atomium

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