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Koekelberg / Berchem-Sainte-Agathe · Brussels

Zavelenberg nature reserve

Zavelenberg / Mont de sable

ParkLocal favourite

A 16-hectare slice of countryside, classified in 1989, with hedged meadows grazed by a flock of sheep around a wooded hill on an old quarry. Bruzz named it one of the best places in Brussels to watch the August 2026 eclipse; outside the neighbourhood, few people know it.

Address
Entrances on Rue de Termonde, Avenue Charles-Quint, Clos du Zavelenberg and Rue Openveld, 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 1 h
Price
Free
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • It is a nature reserve, not a park: stay on the paths.
  • Do not feed or pet the sheep.
  • Good for wide open skies at sunset.

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