In Kampenhout, various routes lead to different sides of the town: walks and cycling tours give your stay an active focus, while chicory history and cultural heritage offer more to discover. For planning, the routes’ specific details are useful. The Aert van Beethovenpad is a walk of around two hours; the Brouwersroute is listed as taking approximately four hours. There are also shorter activities and destinations focusing on history and local food culture.
Walking and Activities in Kampenhout
The signposted regional nature trail, Aert van Beethovenpad, runs through Kampenhout. The walk is about 7 km long and starts at St. Joseph’s Church in Relst: the starting point is in the car park on Hutstraat, opposite the presbytery. The stated duration of around two hours provides a practical guide for planning your day. The municipal walking programme includes a total of five walks through Kampenhout.
For a much shorter route, there is the Beweegroute: the circuit is 770 m long. Signs along the way offer easy and more challenging exercises. They target stamina, balance and strength. This route differs from a walk such as the Aert van Beethovenpad not only in its shorter distance, but also in its focus on exercise.
Cycling Routes with Different Details
The Raymond Impanisroute starts and finishes at Sint-Servaeskerk in Berg. The Brouwersroute, by contrast, has both its distance and duration specified: it is about 52 km long, is listed as taking approximately four hours, and starts at Het Labo, Brouwerijstraat 23b, 1910 Kampenhout. If you are planning a cycling tour, these details can help you estimate how much time to allow. For the Raymond Impanisroute, the shared starting and finishing point is the main detail provided; the Brouwersroute also has a stated distance and duration.
Chicory from Field to Auction
The Witloofmuseum focuses on the history and cultivation methods of chicory. Its presentation takes visitors through the seasons and combines stories with insights into production: from the chicory shed to the research laboratory and fields, and on to the auction. It covers both hydroponic cultivation and growing chicory in soil. This sequence of production stages provides a guiding thread for the museum visit.
The cultural and visitor centre De Krop also explores the importance of chicory. It shows how the plant has shaped local life, work and community life from the fields to the auction. The centre also houses the Brabants Centrum voor Muziektradities, where you can discover the region’s musical heritage. Chicory culture and musical tradition thus offer two distinct themes for the cultural side of a stay.
Cultural Heritage, Murals and Local Food
In Berg-Heide, Sint-Servaaskapel stands at the corner of Sint-Servaasstraat and Kampenhoutsebaan. Built from brick and sandstone, it may date from around 1500. Restorations are recorded for 1735, 1979 and 2015. Since December 2024, two monumental murals have been on view beneath the bridge in Kampenhout-Sas, adding a more recent artwork to the area’s historical themes.
Brouwerij van Campenhout brews Witlov beers as a tribute to the chicory region. At Labo Café, the former brewing laboratory, you can try Witlov beers and dishes made with chicory: chicory pie, chicory salad, chicory pizza and chicory wrapped in ham. This makes it possible to combine an active stay with cultural themes and chicory-focused cuisine, without treating the different routes and activities as a single excursion.
Discover more destinations: Haasrode, Tielt-Winge, Court-Saint-Etienne, Bierbeek, Bekkevoort, Vilvoorde, Linden, Tervuren.
For the broader travel overview: Brabant.
