Hippodroom walk

What can one experience here?

Walking
Forest

Suggested route on the Sonian Forest digital walking network.
The nodes of this walk are not signposted on the ground, so make sure you have the walking node app with you.
Follow the nodes: 823 - 830 - 829 - 822 - 818 - 823.
Let your children explore the Sonian Forest! The Hippodroom walk takes you past the most fun places for children in Groenendaal.
You will come across a play area, playground, beautiful picnic spots and two bird-watching huts.
The walk leads you for about 4.5 km through the beautiful beech forest and you might even see the galloway cattle in the grazing area.
If the walk is a little too far, you can easily shorten it between nodes 822 and 823.

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Departure point
Kasteel van Groenendaal, Duboislaan 1, 1560 Hoeilaart
GPS coordinates
N 50.766084° E 4.434629°
Distance
4,4 km
Signposting
geen

In the area

Nature & Recreation

Measuring a grand total of 4,421 ha, the Sonian forest is Belgium’s largest area of woodland and the perfect place for some lovely walks. Some beech trees are more than 200 years old. The forest’s current mix of deciduous trees goes back to the Austrian era (1714-1795).

Duboislaan 14, 1560 Hoeilaart (Hoeilaart)

Tel. +32 2 658 24 60

https://www.natuurenbos.be

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Recreatiepark Zoet Water, Parking CC Roosenberg, Maurits Noëstraat, 3050 Oud-Heverlee

Distance: 4,5 km
Walking

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Stationsplein, 3350 Drieslinter

Distance: 3,7 km