Trainstop from Hever to Eppegem

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Trainstop from Hever to Eppegem

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Trainstop from Hever to Eppegem

05:50

23.0km

50m

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With the Treinstapper Hever station to Eppegem station, you will explore Mechelen and its green surroundings along the banks of two rivers, the Dyle and the Zenne. On dry paths through wet marsh areas and along the meandering Dyle, you will hike through the green countryside as far as the…

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Last updated: June 16, 2025

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2.08 km

Barebeek Valley

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At this point the Barebeek flows into the Dijle. The Barebeek valley lets you enjoy a wide and varied landscape.
Old pollard willows form beautiful lines in the landscape. Little …

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2.80 km

The Bridge House

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Ideally located bicycle café at bicycle junction 64 at the Dijlebrug - Muizen.
The bicycle café has a beautiful large outdoor terrace where you can relax. Be sure to take …

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3.80 km

Mechels Broek boardwalk

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Always nice to keep dry feet when it's very wet and swampy

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6.44 km

Fulling Mill and Sluice House

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At this location, the Dyle crosses the old city walls. In the 15th century, an impressive complex with 7 water mills demanded here at Zandpoortvest. These were of great importance …

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7.27 km

Church of Our Lady over the Dijle

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At the end of the steep street 't Plein is the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijle church. It was built in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, on the site where the first parish church …

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7.70 km

Grootbrug (Hoogbrug) over the Dijle

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A bridge that has fulfilled its function for more than 800 years.
The Gothic Hoog- or Grootbrug dates from the 13th century.
It has four arches: three connect the high …

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9.67 km

Hotel ruins

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From here, you'll find yourself at the entrance to the Vrijbroekpark Hotel Ruin. Cycling is not permitted here. You can explore the Hotel Ruin and the Street Art Festival at a walking pace.

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14.2 km

Egleghem Pond

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Large recreational water feature.
History: The Eglegemvijver was dug at the end of the sixties as a sand extraction pit to build the nearby E19 motorway between Antwerp and Brussels.

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23.0 km

Eppegem station and the Crèmebar

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Station Eppegem is a railway station along railway line 25 and railway line 27 (Brussels - Antwerp) near the village of Eppegem in the Belgian municipality of Zemst.

The station …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.45 km

7.15 km

3.99 km

3.41 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.43 km

7.06 km

3.57 km

3.24 km

422 m

326 m

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Weather

Monday 12 October

21°C

13°C

63 %

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Comments

December 26, 2023,20231226 TS Hever - Eppegem

Sufficient parking space in both Hever and Eppegem.
Not an ideal train connection during the weekend, long journey. When we did this train step, the train from Muizen to Eppegem was not running. We then went to Eppegem on foot.
A walk is also possible from Muizen, the station is less than 10 minutes from the track.
It may also …

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November 28, 2021,Streek GR Dijleland: Eppegem > Mechelen

In reality it was 17km, Strava apparently did not record the first kilometers..
Unfortunately largely (+-75%) paved, so that was a bit disappointing, but the part in the Wormelaar nature reserve was worth it again.

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June 2, 2025

With the Treinstapper Hever station to Eppegem station, you will explore Mechelen and its green surroundings along the banks of two rivers, the Dyle and the Zenne. On dry paths through wet marsh areas and along the meandering Dyle, you will hike through the green countryside as far as the vibrant city

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