Beautiful view over Aarschot – Demer loop from Aarschot

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Beautiful view over Aarschot – Demer loop from Aarschot

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Beautiful view over Aarschot – Demer loop from Aarschot

01:25

5.47km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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662 m

Justice of the Peace

Highlight • Historical Site

The Justice of the Peace, the former Cantorij.
This building was the home of the cantor or canon until the French Revolution. The Canon
was responsible for the hymns in the church.

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1.44 km

Beautiful view over Aarschot

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Don't just limit yourself to the stairs to the Orleans Tower for beautiful views. By the summer there will be a platform that extends 2.5 meters above the tower, but …

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1.48 km

Orleanstoren (Aurelianustoren) Lookout Tower

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The Aurelianustoren or Orleanstoren is a corner tower of the higher part of the city walls and, thanks to its strategic position as the highest point in the region, it …

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2.47 km

Sint-Rochus Tower Aarschot

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This medieval heritage building on the Grote Markt, which has been listed as a monument since 1938, was built in ironstone and served as a torture chamber and prison, later as a police station and as a tourist office.

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2.80 km

Demer View

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The Demer also flows through the city, where numerous bridges give you a beautiful view over the river...

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2.94 km

Statue of Father Jozef Raskin

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He was chaplain to King Leopold III and a resistance from the very beginning. On October 18, 1943, he was beheaded by the Germans in Dortmund.

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4.75 km

Roadside Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes Year 1958

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Small chapel

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5.14 km

Demer

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View of the island in De Demer...

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5.47 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.34 km

1.87 km

634 m

537 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.33 km

550 m

373 m

165 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

19°C

8°C

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Comments

August 21, 2022,Stadswandeling Aarschot

After my walk in Wezemaal I stopped in Aarschot. In the center there was a lot of people walking around begot
I followed the route of the NMBS through the center and some nature. This was recommended to me by a good neighbor.
In the city park I regularly heard noise in the distance so I went curious and was …

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December 4, 2022,Historisch Aarschot

Sunday it was still too cold for our GR 412. So we decided to make a small city trip. For this we drove to Aarschot. For a first tour I took the tour "Historisch Aarschot" of the NMBS as a guideline.

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