Flossendellewandeling

From Parking Vlaktedreef at the arboretum gateway in Tervuren, follow the blue-marked wooden posts of the Flossendelle walk into the Zoniënwoud. The loop runs between Jezus-Eik and Tervuren, through small valleys holding ponds called 'flossen' and over plateaus of tall trees, and comes within about 200 m of Jezus-Eik, a village that grew up around a statue of Our Lady at an old oak. One of the ponds near the Flossenweg is partly covered with yellow iris.

It is 6.8 km round with 105 m of ascent; allow about 2 hours; the grade is Easy: forest tracks, 64% unpaved and 36% paved by the tourist board's count, with ups and downs between the valleys and the plateaus. The ascent is the 105 m Toerisme Vlaams-Brabant gives for the walk; our own height data (54 m) probably under-read the small valleys.

The Zoniënwoud is managed by the Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos, which says dogs must be on a lead and stay on the paths except in the marked dog zones; the forest has many of them.

The walk starts at Parking Vlaktedreef at the arboretum gateway, Tervuren, which is marked free on OpenStreetMap.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with the distance and time worked out from it. The climb is the published figure: height data cannot be trusted on this ground. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.