Shelter and information point – Midden Buggenhoutbos Car Park loop from Buggenhout

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Shelter and information point – Midden Buggenhoutbos Car Park loop from Buggenhout

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Shelter and information point – Midden Buggenhoutbos Car Park loop from Buggenhout

01:42

6.70km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

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1.36 km

Forest Gazebo with Panoramic View

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This shelter is located in a more open place in the forest. You have a lot of space there. Opposite the shelter, children have built a camp. It is a nice place to stay for a while, also with children.

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2.65 km

Shelter and information point

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Buggenhoutbos has new residents since the end of 2022: "Old cows were replaced"
The grazing zone of the forest in Buggenhout will now be maintained by 4 new Hereford cattle. …

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3.67 km

Dog off-leash area - Buggenhout Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

Nature and Forest of the Flemish government, in collaboration with the municipality of Buggenhout, set up a dog off-leash zone in Buggenhoutbos. This is a fenced area where dogs, always …

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4.16 km

Boompjesweekend 2006 Kom op tegen Kanker - Buggenhout Forest

Highlight • Monument

During the Boompjesweekend in March 2006, thirteen hectares of forest were planted for the benefit of Kom op tegen Kanker.
On this memorial plaque you will find a poem, freely …

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4.23 km

Midden Buggenhoutbos Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Opposite the forest chapel. And you can immediately enter the forest.

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4.44 km

Rosary Way (Procession) at the Forest Chapel - Buggenhout

Highlight • Religious Site

In the immediate vicinity of the Boskapel, the fifteen stations or Secrets of the Holy Rosary (a series of prayers to Our Lady) were founded in 1949 by Octave Tondeleir …

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4.48 km

The Seven Sorrows of Mary

Highlight • Religious Site

On the outer walls of the Boskapel you will find terracotta bas-reliefs depicting the Stations of the Seven Sorrows (or Seven Woes) of Our Lady. These seven stations were placed …

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4.49 km

Forest Chapel of Our Lady of Distress (Buggenhout Forest)

Highlight • Religious Site

The Boskapel was founded in the early 16th century by Jacoba van Heffene, the widow of knight Jan de Rijcke, drossaard of Grimbergen and Buggenhout, on the spot where the …

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6.70 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.21 km

1.84 km

450 m

113 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.41 km

1.38 km

1.23 km

874 m

675 m

113 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

November 28, 2025,Herfstwandeling door ons bos - Buggenhout

A walk through the woods is enjoyable in all seasons, even in late autumn with some light rain. It was quiet and deserted this afternoon. That must have been due to the weather. The paths in this part of the woods are still easily passable, with little mud. 😉

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