Dikke Eikwandeling

12.6 km • Bierbeek

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12.6 km

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Cultureel Centrum De Borre, Speelpleinstraat 10, 3360 Bierbeek

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This hike takes you for a varied tour from downtown Bierbeek, through a beautiful hollow road into the Mollendaal forest. The Mollendaal forest has more than 1,000 thick oaks (more than 2.5 meters in circumference). You pass the oldest specimen in the Dikke Eikdreef. This monumental oak is more than 300 years old and has a trunk more than 5 meters in circumference. In the 1970s, the life of this giant hung by a thread, when during a storm one of its branches was torn off, seriously injuring the trunk. The tree survived and is currently more vital than ever. In the Walendreef you will pass two unique sculptures. Local artist Ad Wouters made the tree sculptures 'the whistler of little happiness' and 'the woodpecker' in the trunks of two dead oaks.

TIP: In spring, the area around the thick oak tree is bathed in a beautiful white carpet of wood anemones.

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Sunday, November 15, 2020 by K.H.Very nice hike. Practically all through the forest area. Due to the good weather, it was very crowded at the beginning of the hike, but once further into the forest, this calmed down. The only thing I found unfortunate is that the hiking trail runs together a lot with mountain bike trails, so we (there were 2 of us) had to step aside very often.
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Sunday, November 15, 2020 by Wilfried Vander haegenHike that is entirely in the woods and a small distance on field roads.
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Sunday, September 6, 2020 by Johan L'hommeWonderful walk, varied, undulating,beautiful nature, highly recommended.
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