Estriverie Castle – Acren Wood - Akrenbos loop from Bois-de-Lessines

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Estriverie Castle – Acren Wood - Akrenbos loop from Bois-de-Lessines

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Estriverie Castle – Acren Wood - Akrenbos loop from Bois-de-Lessines

02:30

36.8km

250m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.42 km for 86 m

After 5.62 km for 84 m

After 26.0 km for 96 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.72 km

Estriverie Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Château de l'Estriverie is an imposing historic residence dating back to the 13th century. Initially a fortified house surrounded by a moat, the current castle was rebuilt in 1630 …

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4.95 km

Lessines Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Language boundary route: igneous rock porphyry mined

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14.3 km

Bois Bara

Forest

17.4 km

View of the Church Tower of Bois-de-Lessines

Highlight • Viewpoint

The surface is gravel here, watch out for 2 sharp bends, one of which must be taken blindly

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19.2 km

Bois d'Acren - Akrenbos

Nature Reserve

19.5 km

Acren Wood - Akrenbos

Highlight • Forest

The deciduous forest consists of beech and oak. In the forest, wild hyacinth, daffodil and periwinkle bloom in the spring. Buzzard, woodpecker, squirrel, newt, frog, toad, among others, live there.

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28.2 km

Drawbridge and lock

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winding path over the bridge and the canals.

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29.0 km

René Magritte Statue, Lessines

Highlight • Monument

The statue of René Magritte in Lessines was unveiled on 15 August 2017 and donated by singer Lou De Prijck to mark the 50th anniversary of Magritte’s death. Located in …

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29.2 km

Notre-Dame à la Rose Hospital, Lessines

Highlight • Historical Site

Founded in 1242 by the French princess Alix de Rosoit as a shelter for the poor and sick, this institution served as a hospital for nearly 750 years, until 1980, …

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29.4 km

Cfr: hullabaloo.be/scheepvaart/le-truc

Ship loader Le Truc:
In the Hainaut village of Lessines, along the Dender, this piece of industrial history is rusting: a ship loader who dumped crushed stone on …

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36.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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