A wooded hill over old sandstone quarries, with a boardwalk above the deep quarry pit, a stream, ponds, allotments and an orchard, in a municipality most Bruxellois forget. Locals from Berchem love it; Bruzz found almost nobody else there.
- Address
- Main entrance Rue du Wilder, 1082 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 07:00-20:00 (Sep-Oct); Nov-Feb 07:00-19:00; Mar-Apr 06:00-21:00; May-Aug 06:00-22:00 (gardens.brussels, 2026)
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 45 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look for fossil shells in the banks along the cobbled lane from the old church: the sea once reached here.
- Bus 87 to Maricolles.
- The Lintermans walking route runs through the wood.