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Beautiful view over Aarschot – Demer loop from Aarschot

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Beautiful view over Aarschot – Demer loop from Aarschot

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Beautiful view over Aarschot – Demer loop from Aarschot

01:26

5.51km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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662 m

Justice of the Peace

Highlight • Historical Site

The Justice of the Peace, the former Cantorij.
This building was the home of the cantor or canon until the French Revolution. The Canon
was responsible for the hymns in the church.

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Beautiful view over Aarschot

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Don't just limit yourself to the stairs to the Orleans Tower for beautiful views. By the summer there will be a platform that extends 2.5 meters above the tower, but there are also beautiful viewpoints in the streets behind the tower and certainly also on the nearby forest path in the Leibergbos (towards Schoonhoven park).

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1.51 km

Orleanstoren (Aurelianustoren) Lookout Tower

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The Aurelianustoren or Orleanstoren is a corner tower of the higher part of the city walls and, thanks to its strategic position as the highest point in the region, it formed the most important vantage point for the old city fortifications. After the troubles at the end of the 16th century, the tower was probably not restored until the 17th century. The tower therefore dates in its current form from the 16th-17th century, but probably dates back to the period when Aarschot got its first city walls. The stairs leading to the Aurelianustoren from the current Albertlaan were constructed around 1937. Around the same time, the tower was also vaulted inside and a spiral staircase and orientation table were added.

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2.50 km

Sint-Rochus Tower Aarschot

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This medieval heritage building on the Grote Markt, which has been listed as a monument since 1938, was built in ironstone and served as a torture chamber and prison, later as a police station and as a tourist office.

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War Memorial

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At the center of the monument is the almost schematically elaborated figure of a soldier, in a pose that is both protective and almost defiantly heroic. Behind him towers the obelisk, symbol of steadfastness and virtue, topped by the glorious coat of arms of Aarschot. At the soldier's feet lies that same shield, broken, symbol of destruction. We recognize the battlefield in the remains of a cannon barrel and a horse. In his right hand he holds the Belgian flag, crowned by a lion and inscribed with the inscription 'S.P.Q.B.', an acronym for Senatus Populusque Belgicus and a not so subtle reference of brave Belgium to the greatness of the Roman Empire. At the soldier's feet lies a silver palm with a clear number 9. This refers to the heroic defense of the 9th Line Regiment north of Aarschot to secure the withdrawal of the Belgian troops to the fortress of Antwerp.

The names of the murdered civilians and the fallen soldiers were immortalized on the wall behind the statue. The names of the victims of the Second World War were usually added to the monuments of the First World War. This happened here on the obelisk, disrupting its original monolithic character. The unveiling of the names of the victims of the Second World War happened on the national holiday of 1946.

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