Heverlee forest walk, in higher spheres

Walk 6 km through Heverlee forest in the "higher spheres" of nobility, devotion and rituals. Follow the roads built and regularly used by the noble dukes of Arenberg. Sniff the divine breath of Apollo at the Linderonde on Parnassusberg Avenue. Take a look around the Harcourt Castle, today a private mansion. When it was still a moated castle, it housed the descendants of the Norman d'Harcourt family who ended up here and became lords of Aarschot (14th century). It was here that Louis seduced a beauty from Weert. They had a play child and enjoyed together the "heavenly fluid" from his ice cellar. Visit the beautiful baroque chapel of Our Lady of Steenbergen on the 'oh so sweet water' and follow the final journey to heaven along the Death Road between the Chapel of Mary Magdalene and St. Anne's Church, surrounded by the angels who will protect you from the devils!
©Geschied- en Heemkundige Kring Oud-Heverlee. Design and elaboration: Lieve Delaere and Albert Servranckx; Texts and maps: Paul Coeckelbergh, Ria Christens, Hugo Dehennin and Ernst Gülcher

📏 6 km
🕑 2.5 h
📍 Vaalbeek Mary Magdalene Chapel, but you can start at any point on the tour
🏁 same as start