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Tervuren Park Ponds – Lake in the Park van Tervuren loop from Merode

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Tervuren Park Ponds – Lake in the Park van Tervuren loop from Merode

Moderate

4.6

(100)

791

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Tervuren Park Ponds – Lake in the Park van Tervuren loop from Merode

01:42

26.8km

220m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 8 m for 14 m

After 26.8 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.41 km

Réserve forestière du Rouge-Cloître - Bosreservaat Rood Klooster

Nature Reserve

7.24 km

Four-arm bicycle bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Tax money was invested wisely here.

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11.1 km

Mirror Pond with a view of the AfricaMuseum

Highlight • Lake

The museum's origins date back to the 1897 World's Fair, when the section dedicated to the Congo colony was established in the Palais de l'Afrique (formerly the Palais des Colonies) in Tervueren Park. Following its success, and at the instigation of King Leopold II, the temporary exhibition was converted into a permanent museum and scientific institute dedicated to the Belgian Congo, with the aim of generating interest and showcasing the country's economic potential.

The Palais de l'Afrique quickly became too small, so Leopold II commissioned Charles Girault, architect of the Petit Palais in Paris, to build a new museum and redevelop the entire site. Leopold II died before the project was completed, and the museum was inaugurated in 1910 by King Albert I.

The museum was closed for five years, from 2013 to 2018, for major restoration and renovation work.

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12.1 km

Tervuren Park Ponds

Highlight • Lake

In the park of Tervuren on the edge of the Sonian Forest there are several large ponds. Here in this park you will also find the Africa Museum. During the world exhibition of 1958 an African village was rebuilt here with real African inhabitants. When it turned out that these people were not resistant to the climate this "exhibition" was stopped.

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12.5 km

Ponds of Tervuren Park

Highlight • Lake

Cycling in this stately park is beautiful.

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13.2 km

Lake in the Park van Tervuren

Highlight • Lake

Nicer area for graveling along quiet paths

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14.7 km

Klein Vaartdreef and Grote Vaartdreef

Highlight • River

At the weekends as expected a bit crowded

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15.6 km

Tervuren Park

Highlight • Forest

There are numerous ponds in the Tervuren Park. The Vossemvijver and the southern Kanaal- and Gertrudisvijver were recently restored and give part of the southern park area back its former glory. Fish and amphibians find it pleasant to stay there thanks to a varied aquatic plant growth and the construction of spawning grounds.
(Nature and Forest)

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24.4 km

Avenue de Tervueren Cycle Path

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The Universal Exhibition of 1897, organized as part of Belgium's fiftieth anniversary festivities, was spread over two sites: the Parc du Cinquantenaire and the Royal Estate of Tervueren. To connect the two sites, King Leopold II created a main road, Avenue de Tervueren, as well as a tram line connecting the city to the royal domain.

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26.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

4.42 km

4.16 km

1.60 km

302 m

151 m

Surfaces

17.1 km

5.15 km

2.05 km

1.83 km

605 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Sunday 5 July

29°C

16°C

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Tervuren Park Ponds – Lake in the Park van Tervuren loop from Merode

Four-arm bicycle bridge

Mirror Pond with a view of the AfricaMuseum

Tervuren Park Ponds

Ponds of Tervuren Park

Lake in the Park van Tervuren

Klein Vaartdreef and Grote Vaartdreef

Tervuren Park

Avenue de Tervueren Cycle Path

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