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Cotthem Grotto – Cotthem Descent loop from Sint-Lievens-Houtem

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Cotthem Grotto – Cotthem Descent loop from Sint-Lievens-Houtem

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Cotthem Grotto – Cotthem Descent loop from Sint-Lievens-Houtem

01:33

20.7km

150m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.39 km for 175 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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685 m

Church Square, Sint-Lievens-Houtem

Highlight • Settlement

686 m

Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

nice cafes with terraces

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2.73 km

Cotthem Grotto

Highlight • Cave

very beautiful authentic place at the foot of the Flemish Ardennes

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3.26 km

Cotthem Descent

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Little maintained road surface, many potholes

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10.2 km

Gravel Path Through the Forest

Highlight • Trail

15.7 km

Lourdes Grotto with Processional Path

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An artificial grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. The people's shrine was built in 1879 in Tournai natural stone, which was transported from the Scheldt in Wetteren by horse …

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16.0 km

Sint-Fledericus Church Vlierzele

Highlight • Religious Site

On the village square, with lime trees and renovated farmhouses, the Sint-Fledericus church, which from its original construction (1st half of the 13th century) has only retained the gothic Westertoren; …

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20.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.50 km

7.11 km

3.51 km

1.88 km

612 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.95 km

7.43 km

4.24 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 8 July

29°C

14°C

0 %

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Cotthem Grotto – Cotthem Descent loop from Sint-Lievens-Houtem

Church Square, Sint-Lievens-Houtem

Market Square

Cotthem Grotto

Cotthem Descent

Gravel Path Through the Forest

Lourdes Grotto with Processional Path

Sint-Fledericus Church Vlierzele

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