The Atomium – Atomium loop from Heysel - Heizel

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The Atomium – Atomium loop from Heysel - Heizel

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The Atomium – Atomium loop from Heysel - Heizel

05:15

20.1km

150m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 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)

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Start point

Train Station

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667 m

RockGrowth 808 by Arik Levy at the Atomium

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Right under the Atomium.

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973 m

The Atomium

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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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4.72 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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12.9 km

Peupleraie Nestor Martin - Populierenbos Nestor Martin

Forest

15.0 km

The Poelbos is a forest area in the Belgian municipality of Jette in the Brussels Capital Region.
Northwest of the forest is the Campus Jette of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The Molenbeek-Pontbeek flows south of the forest.

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15.1 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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15.5 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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19.8 km

Atomium

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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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