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Tomberg Hill and Bench – Tomberg Summit — Bench and Gazebo loop from Vaalbeek

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Tomberg Hill and Bench – Tomberg Summit — Bench and Gazebo loop from Vaalbeek

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Tomberg Hill and Bench – Tomberg Summit — Bench and Gazebo loop from Vaalbeek

01:49

16.9km

130m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden

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2.71 km

Tomberg Hill and Bench

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Tomberg is the second highest place in the forest (102 m). It is not a prehistoric burial mound (or tomb) as our ancestors thought, but a natural elevation, a dune mound that millions of years ago, together with the Mommendeel mound, actually protruded above the sea at that time. It is here that the illustrious forest court sat for hundreds of years. In the Middle Ages, every free man was in principle allowed to hunt without restriction in forests, meadows and swamps. The big exception were the free forests, the private forests of the dukes. Meerdaalwoud was such a free forest and hunting rights belonged exclusively to the Duke of Arenberg. At first the forest court was itinerant and justice was administered in the various villages. Later, a special building was erected here on the Tomberg for the court hearings. Later still, a hearing was held at Heverlee castle. The punishments were not lenient, but it is thanks to that forest justice that the forest still exists today and has not been sacrificed to the needs of the farmers and citizens in the area. The forest right came to an end with the arrival of the French in 1795. You can read this - and much more - at onroerenderfgoed.be/archeologische-fietstocht-heverlee

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2.72 km

Tomberg (Meerdaal Forest)

Highlight • Summit

The Tomberg has a height of 102.5 meters above sea level and is therefore one of the highest hills in the Meerdaalbos.

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2.75 km

Tomberg Summit — Bench and Gazebo

Highlight • Summit

The Tomberg or Tomme (102.5 meters above sea level) is the second highest point in the Meerdaalwoud. Until the end of 1600, forest law was spoken on the hill. A small building was even built to house this court. Archaeologists found various utensils in silex (natural stone). Now on the top there is an open heathland area with a bench under a gazebo.

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3.15 km

Forest path in Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden

Highlight • Forest

5.93 km

Bosreservaat Everzwijnbad

Nature Reserve

6.05 km

Holleweg in Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden

Highlight • Trail

It's tough but wonderful running here!

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9.61 km

Start of 22K Segment

Highlight • Trail

12.0 km

Chapel of Our Lady of Steenbergen and the Minnebron

Highlight • Religious Site

1652: in the middle of the Meerdaalwoud, Lord van Steenbergen had a chapel built on the spot where a miraculous statue of Mary previously appeared. The statue heals people suffering from swamp fever. Pilgrims flock in. When the French revolutionary armies destroyed churches and monasteries in 1793, local residents were able to save the chapel. Even today you can visit this beautiful Baroque building with a 17th-century interior. With a floor size of 10 by 17 meters and a height of almost 15 meters, it is one of the largest chapels in Flanders. Nearby you will find the very old Minnebron, which has provided clear and pure drinking water since time immemorial. Miraculous healings are also attributed to the source. Source and more information: herita.be/nl/monumenten/kapel-van-steenbergen

If you also want to see the inside and/or attend a celebration, more information at toerismevlaamsbrabant.be/producten/Visits/bezienswaardeheden/kapel-onzelievevrouw-van-steenbergen

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16.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

2.17 km

1.20 km

753 m

426 m

Surfaces

9.78 km

2.28 km

1.73 km

1.59 km

1.45 km

< 100 m

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Tomberg Hill and Bench – Tomberg Summit — Bench and Gazebo loop from Vaalbeek

Tomberg Hill and Bench

Tomberg (Meerdaal Forest)

Tomberg Summit — Bench and Gazebo

Forest path in Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden

Holleweg in Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden

Start of 22K Segment

Chapel of Our Lady of Steenbergen and the Minnebron

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