Finally I found time to post about recent rides again. Initially I wanted to post about cycling in the Austrian alps in Summer. Still to come. There were too many bike rides and too many pictures to post. I'll have to do that when I have more time soon. So here we are, back in Belgium. This time the hilly Land van Asse and the Pajottenland.
The way out of Brussels is not the best one I have to admit but it's the fastest to get to the hilly Land van Asse. Especially the part between Rogier (will they ever finish road works there?) and Simonis is challenging - to put it mildly. Just use the road, the bike path is "pas praticable".
Once past the Koekelberg Basilique everything gets much quieter and smoother. It takes some time though to get really out into the countryside but once you are past Zellik and into Kobbegem and Mollem villages you won't regret taking the long way out of Brussels: some quiet country roads, some hills, perfect road biking:
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| uphill towards Asse http://bit.ly/1unnhqU |
From Asse I decided not to go back straight through Molenbeek again but take the scenic detour through North Pajottenland. Good decision, the roads and landscape are even better and it's still hilly - a good change from the Kanal and Waterways in the North-East:
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| towards Lennik http://bit.ly/11GagCd |
Ok, the way back from Sint Martens Lennik is a bit boring but I could not bother to find another route than the main road into Anderlecht.
