The Royal Palace of Brussels – The Atomium loop from Albert

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The Royal Palace of Brussels – The Atomium loop from Albert

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The Royal Palace of Brussels – The Atomium loop from Albert

02:52

49.5km

420m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.22 km for 116 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.09 km

Palace of the Count of Flanders

Castle

3.49 km

The Royal Palace of Brussels

Highlight • Historical Site

Only in the summer, while the Belgian royal family is vacationing, can the castle be visited. This custom has a long tradition in Belgium's constitutional monarchy. Mostly from the 21st of July to the 3rd of September.

Admission is free.

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9.28 km

View of the Brussels Tram Museum from the Footbridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

In the Museum of Urban Transport in Brussels you will find an extensive collection of vehicles that have driven on the streets of the capital, over a period of more than a century.

During the weekends of the opening season, which runs from April to September, you can drive through Brussels in one of the historic vehicles. This way you relive the atmosphere of the early twentieth century on the Tervurenlaan and in the Zoniënwoud.

A tram line with old trams allows you to discover the different districts between the museum and Place Royale: the Cinquantenaire Park, the European district, the square district, and so on. Finally, you can also rent the museum halls and vehicles for different types of events.

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12.1 km

Boulevard du Souverain Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

large, smooth and beautiful cycle lane portion

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17.3 km

Lake in the Bois de la Cambre

Highlight • Lake

The Ter Kamerenbos in Brussels is a green oasis ideal for cyclists. With wide paths, quiet lanes and beautiful nature, the forest offers a relaxing ride. Enjoy the picturesque lake and the Château de la Cambre here.

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18.0 km

Scenic Forest Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

33.5 km

Dynasty Monument (Monument for the Dynasty)

Highlight • Monument

Monument to the Dynasty
The Monument to the Dynasty is a monument in honor of King Leopold I of Belgium in the Park of Laeken in Brussels. The monument is located on Vorstenhuisplein on a hilltop 50 meters high. The monument ends the monumental axis that departs from the portal of the castle of Laeken and runs to the monument after the intersection with the Royal Parklaan via the Vorstenhuislaan.

The monument was designed by architect Louis De Curte in neo-Gothic style. It was worked on from 1878 to 1881 by order of King Leopold II. Leopold II had the monument erected in honor of the founding of the dynasty by his father, whom he had succeeded as King of the Belgians in 1865. The monument should have been completed in 1880, at the opening of the Park of Laeken on the fiftieth anniversary of the Kingdom of Belgium.

In the center of a gallery with nine bays, each symbolizing one of the former nine Belgian provinces, stands a sculpture of Leopold I. On this substructure rests an almost 50 meter high spire, crowned with a gilded crown.

Above the statues of the nine Belgian provinces, a Belgian lion always holds the coat of arms of the province in question. At the rear of the monument, on the north side, is a staircase that gives access to a circular walkway above the colonnade. This tour goes under the flying buttresses decorated with small gargoyles.

The statue of Leopold I was sculpted by Willem Geefs, who also made the statue of Leopold I on the Congress column. The statues of the provinces are each by different sculptors: Charles Brunin (Hainaut), Frans Deckers (Antwerp), Albert Desenfans (Luxembourg), Adolphe Fassin (Liège), Hendrik Pickery (West Flanders), Gérard Vander Linden (East Flanders ), Charles Van der Stappen (Brabant), Antoine van Rasbourg (Limburg) and Thomas Vinçotte (Namur).
Source: Wikipedia

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35.3 km

Murals of Schaerbeek

Highlight • Structure

40.1 km

The Atomium

Highlight • Monument

Impossible to miss this emblematic monument which stands on your right: the Atomium. Erected on the occasion of the 1958 Universal Exhibition organized on the Heysel Plateau, the Atomium consists of nine spheres 18 meters in diameter for a total height of 102 meters and represents an iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times. The different balls are accessible to the public and retrace the history of the monument and Expo 58. The last ball houses a panoramic restaurant.

Doomed to disappear at the end of the exhibition, the Atomium will be saved by its popularity to become this important international symbol of the city of Brussels but also of Belgium.

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