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De Renesse Estate Avenue – Castle de Renesse loop from Malle
02:37
10.4km
10m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 6, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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807 m
Steward's House De Renesse
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1.77 km
Entrance to 's Herenbos (Schrobbershoek)
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1.84 km
The Lord's Forest
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4.53 km
St. Anthony's Chapel, Salphen
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5.73 km
Salphensebaan Chapel
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The pious surveyor Housset, who carried out the measurements, had expressed the wish to erect a Lady chapel along the road to the airport and he also donated the statue of Mary, which has since been replaced many times after vandalism.
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7.16 km
Kempenhoeve 4841
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Kempenhoeve, see recent name on facade plate. Simple farm from the second quarter of the 19th century with detached components and consisting of a rectangular residential stable house (ridge parallel to the street) and a small rectangular transverse barn (ridge parallel to the street) on the east side. Located on the building line with a hedged domain and vegetable garden on the north side.
Southern facade of a residential stable house with seven bays and one storey under a saddle roof (Flemish tiles); year 1841, indicated by means of painted sintered brick in the west facade. Residential part of originally two bays, last bay added in the second quarter of the 20th century (?). Anchored, limed brick building on a pecked plinth. Rectangular wall openings with wooden lintels. Stepped frieze and dentil frieze under the eaves. Construction joints in the west facade indicate that the building was raised in the first half of the 20th century. Brick rectangular cross-barn under saddle roof (Flemish tiles) from the first quarter of the 20th century (?).
Source: PLOMTEUX G., STEYAERT R. & WYLLEMAN L. 1985: Inventory of cultural heritage in Belgium, Architecture, Province of Antwerp, District of Antwerp, Building through the ages in Flanders 10n3 (Ru-Z), Brussels - Ghent.
Authors: Wylleman, Linda
Date: 1985
The text is provided by: Agency for Immovable Heritage (AOE)
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9.35 km
De Renesse Estate Avenue
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10.2 km
Castle de Renesse
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In 1830, the de Renesse family disappeared from the castle: Count Clément de Renesse-Breidbach sold the whole to Viscount Leonard du Bus de Gisignies. He had the service buildings converted into a country house. He also expanded the entire domain and had an English garden laid out in the park. Among other things, the giant sequoias were planted at that time. His son Bernard Amé du Bus de Gisignies and grandson Bernard du Bus de Gisignies continued to manage the domain. Bernard du Bus de Gisignies became mayor of Oostmalle. His daughter Isabelle married Count Maximilien de Renesse-Breidbach in 1896. The castle thus came back into the hands of the de Renesse family.
In 1920, the castle was renovated in Flemish neo-Renaissance style. In 1941, part of the western wing was bombed to pieces by the British. This part was not restored. Later, Count Thierry de Renesse also became mayor of Oostmalle. After his death in 1973, negotiations began on the purchase of the castle by the municipality. In 1983, the municipality bought the castle and part of the domain. The Flemish Region bought the remaining 33 hectares. Since 1982, the castle has been protected as a monument
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10.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.34 km
2.74 km
2.72 km
1.47 km
127 m
Surfaces
3.39 km
2.17 km
1.97 km
1.73 km
1.07 km
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