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Borrekens Castle – Picnic spot Berkemei loop from Antwerp

Borrekens Castle – Picnic spot Berkemei loop from Antwerp

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Borrekens Castle – Picnic spot Berkemei loop from Antwerp

04:46

82.8km

110m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. 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: August 22, 2026

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After 30.7 km for 906 m

Discouraged

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.29 km

Boshuisje Zoersel and De Loteling Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

rustic bump bump road

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5.39 km

Zoersel Gravel Section

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sublime gravel section near Zoersel and Wechelderzande: you wind on a beautiful road through forests and meadows. One of the most beautiful strips in the area.

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8.37 km

Gravel Track Near the Airport

Highlight • Trail

You can see small planes flying from time to time.

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10.9 km

The forest cross, which lies against the border of Oostmalle and Zoersel, was built on a six-way junction in 1931 long before the construction of the E34. There is a funny anecdote attached to it. Around 1930, the naturist association De Spar opened a nudist area fifty meters away. In a self-built 'nudarium' they practiced nude swimming and nude gymnastics.
The local residents spoke of the 'exposure holes' and told about the many untold things that happened there. Legend has it that a poacher encountered eight naked women during his nighttime trek through the forest. He fell asleep at a crossroads of lanes and woke up the next day with no trace of his nighttime adventure. The pastor was so impressed by the poacher's story that he had the cross of Blommerschot erected there to chase the 'witches' away.

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16.5 km

Visbeekvallei - Kindernouw

Nature Reserve

34.1 km

Borrekens Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle has been the pride of Vorselaar for centuries. Around 1270 the first stone was laid by the knights of Rotselaar. The ground plan has been largely preserved to this day. The castle is home to a treasure trove of history and stories, and has been inhabited ever since by noble families. The walking and cycling paths around the castle grounds are a major attraction in the municipality. The castle is surrounded by a green oasis. The beautiful Lindendreef takes you from the church of Vorselaar in a straight line to the castle. To keep the peace in the forest, traffic is not allowed here.

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35.2 km

MTB Trail in Vorselaar

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

A very short MTB circuit, winding through the forest. There is even a large hill.

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61.0 km

Picnic spot Berkemei

Highlight • Forest

At the end of the Berkemei against the Zoerselbos is a respectable oak. A tree chapel has hung here since time immemorial, as one often finds at intersections of important roads. The road from Zandhoven to Brecht crossed here with one of the two roads from Halle to Zoersel. The chapel had disappeared in the late 1970s. The then young Friends of the Zoerselbos association decided to provide a new chapel.

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64.5 km

Natuurreservaat Zoerselbos

Nature Reserve

66.7 km

Zoerselhof Castle

Highlight • Castle

The current building, with rooms for the abbot and the provost, was built in 1787 by the provost Bonifacius De Wolf. He managed the estates of the Hemiksem monastery, a former Cistercian abbey in the municipality of Hemiksem in the province of Antwerp. Since then, the farm has served as a children's home, a guesthouse, a hotel-restaurant, and finally a castle. Nowadays, you could live there – with the necessary cash.

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82.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.0 km

26.8 km

11.1 km

6.00 km

2.99 km

Surfaces

23.7 km

22.2 km

21.0 km

14.6 km

1.21 km

122 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 5 September

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Comments

April 2, 2025,Gravelfeest rond Grobbendonk 🇧🇪

Flat route, except for the Kempense Heuvelrug 🙃 Lots of gravel/ unpaved, nice quiet surroundings. Beautiful houses.

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Borrekens Castle – Picnic spot Berkemei loop from Antwerp

Boshuisje Zoersel and De Loteling Trail

Zoersel Gravel Section

Gravel Track Near the Airport

Kruis van Blommerschot

Borrekens Castle

MTB Trail in Vorselaar

Picnic spot Berkemei

Zoerselhof Castle

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