Gravenboswandeling
6.1 km • Grimbergen
official route
2.8785 2 1.5/5
Addresse starting point (approximate)
Lourdesgrot, Westvaartdijk 16-68, 1860 Grimbergen
signage
The route is partially signposted with nodes. Use a GPS device or our app to follow the route through virtual nodes.
Description
Why not say a quick prayer before you set out? The Lourdes Grotto where you’ll begin your journey was built in 1952 by twelve members of the KAJ youth movement. Monsignor Cardijn himself consecrated the grotto. You’ll walk past ’s Gravenkasteel, a grand, elegant castle surrounded by water on an 80-hectare estate on the banks of the Brussels-Scheldt Sea Canal. The Gravenbos forest surrounding the castle is a protected nature reserve and the habitat of the crested newt.
Before you set out: In winter or after a period of rain, the trails in the Gravenbos can be quite soggy.
This is a walk on a virtual hiking network. The junctions are not marked on the ground.
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Monday, February 1, 2021 by Raf HinderdaelThis hike is not signposted at all (neither nodes nor separate signs). Based on the expressed plan, it is a quest. On top of that, a large part runs along busy lanes. Absolutely not recommended.
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Thursday, January 14, 2021 by C.T.If it has rained days before, it is best to put on "groin boots. Some sections are barely passable/wadeable in deep mud and no way to swerve or grab onto something. Some sections, in my opinion, have to dry for weeks to be passable. Route is very beautiful and in dry weather definitely recommended.
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