The best cycling routes around Bertem

Definitely stop by Ernesto koffie (right at the roundabout Walensebaan and Smisstraat), a cozy little food truck right by the ponds. There are also cozy seating areas provided at the food truck itself. Delicious coffee and wonderful pastries. Ideal for a refueling stop. Super friendly service. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:30

A strenuous climb or easy descent depending on where you start.

Practical for safely crossing the highway. New bridge in very good condition.

On this path, you can enjoy beautiful views of the Dijle landscape. Enjoy it to the fullest at a moderate speed.

At De Doode Bemde, you can walk along the naturally meandering Dijle River. Near Leuven, nature conservation and flood protection go hand in hand. You might even spot beaver tracks. The hiking trails take you through more than 250 hectares of nature reserve. It's a mosaic of small fields, poplar plantations and swamp forests, meadows and hay meadows, roughs and reed beds, ponds and ditches. De Doode Bemde is part of the Zuid-Dijleland hiking network, offering over 300 km of hiking opportunities. Besides the Doode Bemde, this network includes many other areas managed by the Agency for Nature and Forests that can be combined with a walk in the Doode Bemde, such as the Egenhovenbos (between junctions 61 and 62 on the 16 km route), Heverleebos-Meerdaalwoud, the Grootbroek (between junctions 105 and 229) and Rodebos en Laanvallei (near junction 255).

The Voer river leads you from the center of Vossem to Tervuren's Warande Park, along the narrow Voerwegje. The majestic Tervuren Park takes you past the Africa Museum to the De Warandepoort visitor center for a short break. You re-enter the park where, at the Saint-Hubert Chapel, you'll discover the remains of the palace of the Dukes of Brabant. After leaving Tervuren Park, follow the cobblestones and brick wall of the Waalsebaan, a very old road that connected Namur to Mechelen. Soon you'll be walking through a vast landscape of fields, with views stretching for miles all the way back to Vossem. If you prefer, you can shorten the walk to 5.5 km. At hiking junction 43, leave the Voer and from there follow junction 44 and beyond.

The stream rises in the Sonian Forest near Tervuren. The Voer's sub-basin encompasses almost the entire territory of the municipalities of Tervuren and Bertem, and the western part of Leuven. The source of the Flemish Brabantse Voer is in the Kapucijnenbos (Capuchin Forest) in Tervuren, at an elevation of approximately eighty meters above sea level. Via the ponds of the Warande, it flows through Vossem, Leefdaal, and Bertem to Leuven, where it flows into the Dijle at an elevation of approximately twenty-four meters. The stream is over fifteen kilometers long. The headwaters, which are quite significant in the upper reaches, average five meters per thousand. The Voer has no tributaries other than a few streams that connect several water sources to the stream. Its basin has a surface area of approximately 5,130 hectares. It is elongated in shape, with a width that varies between three and four kilometers. The stream has undergone significant human intervention. Ponds were created, several watermills were built, and a z

In front of the park is a French garden with ponds, flower beds and statues, which extends to a series of ponds that receive their water from the Voer.