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Vijlenerbossen – Vijlenerbos Climb loop from Mechelen

Vijlenerbossen – Vijlenerbos Climb loop from Mechelen

Hard

5.0

(3)

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Vijlenerbossen – Vijlenerbos Climb loop from Mechelen

01:18

17.6km

220m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.03 km for 72 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.02 km

Elzet Country Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Side road through agriculture/ Mechelen-Vijlen. Hardly any traffic!

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2.36 km

Vijlenerbossen

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3.26 km

Vijlenerbos Climb

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Beautiful, relatively even climb in the Vijlenerbos.

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7.29 km

View of the Countryside and Singletrack Trail

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Fined 110 euros. Reason: not following the MTB route. Was just following Komoot. But that was exactly a red rag to a bull at the forest ranger 😬

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7.38 km

Descent Hijgend Hert towards Lemiers

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Nice running descent, but pay attention to the gullies and at the end the main road that you cross.

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8.69 km

Fast gravel section below Vijlen

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This fast gravel strip runs under Vijlen. At the end you come on a short stretch along a residential area, but on the other side of the main road you …

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10.6 km

Singletrack near Vijlen with a view of the Mergelland

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Nice single track with, among other things, overgrown gate of bushes. Part of a large network of gravel roads near Vijlen.

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13.8 km

Gravel – Hidden stretch of gravel around Partij

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Nice walking piece of clay around the village of Lot. You may miss the coffee at "Café Herberg De Remise" a stone's throw away, but this part will take you …

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17.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

3.21 km

1.79 km

792 m

607 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

4.37 km

897 m

794 m

328 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

23°C

11°C

0 %

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Vijlenerbossen – Vijlenerbos Climb loop from Mechelen

Elzet Country Road

Vijlenerbossen

Vijlenerbos Climb

View of the Countryside and Singletrack Trail

Descent Hijgend Hert towards Lemiers

Fast gravel section below Vijlen

Singletrack near Vijlen with a view of the Mergelland

Gravel – Hidden stretch of gravel around Partij

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