Flemish Ardennes - Vlaamse Ardennen

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The Flemish Ardennes is a tourist region located in the south-east of East Flanders. The hills extend around Ronse, Geraardsbergen, Oudenaarde and Zottegem. The landscape becomes more and more hilly to the south.

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The Flemish Ardennes is a tourist region located in the south-east of Flanders. It includes the hilly landscape area around Oudenaarde, Ronse, Geraardsbergen and Zottegem. The Flemish Ardennes has 17 cities and municipalities.

The landscape is characterized by sunken roads, cobblestones, floating curves, expansive vistas, knot rows and meandering streams. This makes it one of Flanders' most beautiful landscapes. It was writer-traveler Omer Wattez who coined the name 'Vlaamsche Ardennes' at the end of the 19th century.

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  • Berendries in Brakel

  • Flemish Ardennes landscape in Brakel

  • Brakel forest in Brakel

  • Everbeek forests in Brakel

  • the Wall of Geraardsbergen

  • Flemish Ardennes landscape in Kluisbergen

  • Kluisbos in Kluisbergen

  • Flemish Ardennes landscape in Lierde

  • Flemish Ardennes landscape in Maarkedal

  • Kapelleberg in Maarkedal

  • Flemish Ardennes landscape in Maarkedal

  • Forest Ter Rice in Maarkedal

  • town hall of Oudenaarde

  • Flemish Ardennes landscape in Oudenaarde

  • Koppenberg Forest in Oudenaarde

  • the Tissenhove mill in Oudenaarde

  • Saint Hermes Crypt in Ronse

  • music forest in Ronse

  • Egmont Castle in Zottegem

  • Paddestraat in Zottegem

  • Flemish Ardennes landscape in Zottegem

  • Flemish Ardennes landscape in Zottegem

  • Monastery forest in Zottegem

  • the Moldergem mill in Zwalm

The biggest tourist trumps of the Flemish Ardennes are:

  • It undulating landscape with many hiking options
  • The many picturesque villages (Kwaremont, Mullem, Korsele, Nokere, Zegelsem, Volkegem, Rozebeke, Dikkele, Roborst,...) with watermills (Zwalmvallei) and windmills
  • The forests on the hilltops (with spring bloomers like wild hyacinth) and the rolling nature reserves (including Kluisbos, Muziekbos, Koppenbergbos, Brakelbos, Bos Ter Rijst, Everbeekse forests, Bos t'Ename, Burreken, Kloosterbos, Parkbos-Uilenbroek, Steenbergse Bossen, Moenebroek, Hasseltbos, Spijkerbos, Cotthembos, Duivenbos, Raspaillebos, Munkbosbeekvallei, Paddenbroek, Reytmeersen, Grootmeers, Carillon Forest-Fonteinbos, Ingelbos, Hotond-Scherpenberg, Pyrenees-Tombele)
  • Tour of Flanders - The cobblestone sections (Lippenhovestraat, Paddestraat, Haaghoek, Lange Munte, Huise Pontweg,...) and slopes (Paterberg, Oude Kwaremont, Koppenberg, Taaienberg, Eikenberg,...) of the Flemish Ardennes form the backdrop for the Tour of Flanders, an international cycling classic that mobilizes thousands of people. In recent years there has been a real Tour tourism originated with the Tour of Flanders Center in Oudenaarde as a base.

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  • Three signposted hiking nodes networks: 'Flemish Ardennes - Zwalmvallei', 'Flemish Ardennes - Bronbossen', 'Flemish Ardennes - Witness Hills'
  • Signposted provincial walking routes: Panorama route, Scheldt side route,...
  • The Region-GR Flemish Ardennes
  • Numerous signposted trails in forests and nature reserves (of the Agency for Nature and Forests or Natuurpunt): Brakelbos, Bos t'Ename, Volkegembos, Kloosterbos, Jan de Lichtepad, Burreken, Middenloop Zwalm, Miners' path, Koppenbergbos, Paddenbroek, Everbeekse forests, Reytmeersen, Grootmeers, Steenbergse forests, Parkbos- Uilenbroek, Muziekbos, Bos Ter Rijst, Spijkerbos, Beiaardbos-Fonteinbos, Hotond-Scherpenberg, Moenebroek, Hasseltbos, Raspaillebos, Munkbosbeekvallei, Duivenbos,...

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