Green Stop Excursions on Foot
A walk in the making
The rail journey first of all starts by travelling to your departure point, then you can enjoy your walk in green surroundings and at the end of your walk, you take the train back home. Unlike ramblers, who travel by car, you are not obliged to return to your departure point, instead you can opt for an even longer walk.
The walks are designed so that a train arrives at your departure point at least hourly, including at weekends. At the end of the walk, there will be somewhere to quench your thirst or have something to eat. Green Stops often provide a short and long route option.
Brochures are available for each walk with a route plan and information about accessibility by train.
More information can be found at www.groenehalte.be
Green stop walking excursions throughout Belgium
- Along Parks and Palaces
- Length of the trajectory: 23,5 km, but you can shorten it to 17,7 km
- Length by foot: 4,4 km, but you can walk up to 8,6 km
- Brochure available at the Muntpunt or via groenehalte.be (digital version)
- Along harbours and hills
- Length of the trajectory: 18,6 km, but you can shorten it to 14,3 km
- Length by foot: 10,4 km, but you can shorten it to 7,8 km
- Brochure available at the Muntpunt or via groenehalte.be
- Along centres of politics, culture and religion
- Length of the trajectory: 11,8 km
- Length by foot: 7,7 km
- Brochure available at the Muntpunt or via groenehalte.be (digital version)
- length of the walk: 15 km
- shorter route option: 11.5 km
- the walk is featured in the "Stationsstapper" guide
- length of the walk: 24.6 km
- the walk is featured in the "Stationsstapper" guide
- length of the walk: 25.7 km
- the walk is featured in the "Stationsstapper" guide
- length of the walk: 20.8 km
- shorter route options: 14.3 km and 7.1 km
- the walk is featured in the "Stationsstapper" guide
- length of the walk: 22.5 km
- the walk is featured in the "Stationsstapper" guide
- length of the walk: 18.4 km
- the walk is featured in the "Stationsstapper" guide
- length of the walk: 21.9 km
- the walk is featured in the "Stationsstapper" guide
- length of the walk: 17.5 km
- the walk is featured in the "Stationsstapper" guide
- departure point: Ternat
- destination: Essene-Lombeek or Liedekerke
- route variations: 12 - 16 km
- brochure available from Ternat, Essene-Lombeek and Liedekerke stations
- departure point: Drongen
- destination: Ghent-St-Pierre
- route variations: 6.4 - 9.7 - 14.6 km
- brochure available from Ghent-St-Pierre station
- departure point: Neerpelt or Hamont
- destination: Hamont or Neerpelt
- route options: 14 - 17 - 20 km
- departure point: Thuin station
- destination: the "Fontaine" metro station in Fontaine-l’Evêque from where you can take the metro to Charleroi-Sud station
- short route option (3.9 km): the section of the Meuse Valley located between these two Meuse locations
- medium-distance route option (16.5 km): the Bocq Valley and the Domaniale de Champalle Nature Reserve
- long route option (20.8 km): the ruins of Poilvache Medieval Castle overlooking the Meuse
- departure point: Jemelle station
- destination: Marloie station
- route options: 12 - 16 km
- brochure available at Jemelle and Namur stations
- short route option: departing from Dilbeek station as far as Sint-Martens-Bodegem station (10.5 km) or departing from Sint-Martens-Bodegem station as far as Asse station (12.5 km)
- long route option (22.5 km): departing from Dilbeek station as far as Asse station
- brochure available from Dilbeek station
- short route options (8.5 - 11 km): departing from Heusden station as far as Zolder station
- long route options (20 - 28.5 - 31 km): departing from Zolder station as far as Heusden station
- brochure available from Hasselt and Mol stations
- departure point: gare de La Hulpe
- destination: short route option (14 km): Groenendaal station
- destination: long route option (18 km): Boitsfort station
- brochure available from La Hulpe and Ottignies stations
- departure point: Comines station
- destination: short route option (17.5 km): Ypres station
- destination: long route option (19.5 km): Ypres station
- brochure available from Comines and Courtrai stations
- departure point: Lierre station
- destination: medium-distance route option (9.5 km) and short route option (8.5 km): Kessel station
- destination: long route option (19.5 km): Nijlen station
- departure point: Spa station
- destination: short route option (9.5 km): Franchimont station
- destination: long route option (15.5 km): Theux station
- extended route possible as far as Pepinster station (total 21.5 km)
- brochure available from Spa and Verviers-Central stations
- departure point: Melreux-Hotton station
- destination: Barvaux station (medium-distance route option, 18 km) or Bomal (long route option, 21 km)
- departure point: Gedinne
- destination: Graide
- length of the walk: 17.5 km
- departure point: Graide
- destination: Carlsbourg
- length of the walk: 19.5 km
- departure point: Carlsbourg
- destination: Paliseul
- route variations: 7 or 22 km
- departure point: Paliseul
- destination: Bouillon
- length of the walk: 20 km
- departure point: Wevelgem station
- destination: Menen station (short route option 8,8 km) or Wervik station (extended route option 19,6 km)
- brochure available from local tourist offices or via groenehalte.be
- departure point: Wervik station
- destination: Dadizele Klephoek (with direct bus to Menen station and Roeselare station)
- length of the walk: 15,6 km
- brochure available from local tourist offices or via groenehalte.be
- departure point: Menen station
- destination: Moorslede Plaats (with direct bus to Ypres station and Roeselare station)
- length of the walk: 15,1 km
- brochure available from local tourist offices or via groenehalte.be
- departure point: Wevelgem station
- destination: Ledegem Kerk (with direct bus to Menen station and Roeselare station)
- length of the walk: 17,3 km
- brochure available from local tourist offices or via groenehalte.be
- departure point: Zedelgem
- destination: Jabbeke
- length of the walk: 12, 14 of 19 km
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