Legal bivouac site
Bivakzone Het Spoor
Bierbeek · Vlaanderen · Belgium
Het Spoor is an official bivouac site on the southern edge of Meerdaalwoud, near a former forester’s house. It offers a simple, pre-booked tent stay in one of Flemish Brabant’s largest wooded areas.
Last reviewed
21 July 2026
Open according to the latest checked source
Rules for your stay
- Free advance reservation is required.
- Stay for no more than one night and respect the posted arrival and departure times.
- Use a lightweight trekking tent and the designated pitches.
- The site is for travellers arriving on foot or by bicycle; cars are not allowed at the bivouac site.
- Respect the peace and natural surroundings, and take all waste away with you.
- Fire is allowed only in a designated fire basket and when wildfire conditions permit.
In the surrounding area
Meerdaalwoud and Heverleebos
Het Spoor lies in an extensive woodland with many kilometres of walking and cycling paths. The checked sources do not link this site to a specific long-distance trail, but several waymarked walks explore the surrounding forest.
- Heverleebos Arboretum and its remarkable specimen trees.
- The Pad van Ad, featuring wooden sculptures by local artist Ad Wouters.
- Het Zoet Water and the Chapel of Our Lady of Steenbergen.
Nearby bivouac sites
Connect this site with other reviewed bivouac areas to build a multi-day trip.
Steenberg Meerdaal
Vlaanderen · 3.2 km away
Steenberg Meerdaal is a reviewed bivouac site in Flanders. Check the current stay rules, reservation requirements, location details and 2 reviewed sources before setting out.
View bivouac site →Bivakzone De Steenberg Meerdaalwoud
Oud-Heverlee · 3.2 km away
Bivakzone De Steenberg Meerdaalwoud is a reviewed bivouac site in Oud-Heverlee. Check the current stay rules, reservation requirements, location details and 3 reviewed sources before setting out.
View bivouac site →Dauwerij Bierbeek
Vlaanderen · 4.7 km away
Dauwerij Bierbeek is a reviewed bivouac site in Flanders. Check the current stay rules, reservation requirements, location details and 2 reviewed sources before setting out.
View bivouac site →
Official information
Always check the current rules and any temporary closures with the managing authority before departure.
Bivakzone Het Spoor
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
Individuele officiële detailpagina die reservering verplicht en de exacte locatie 50.788701, 4.692463 vermeldt.
Source checked on: 21 Jul 2026
Bivakzone
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
Neemt de Bierbeekse bivakzone in Meerdaalwoud op in de actuele lijst en levert de geldende algemene regels.
Source checked on: 21 Jul 2026
Meerdaalwoud en Heverleebos
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
Bevestigt dat kamperen in het bos alleen in de bivakzones is toegestaan en noemt Het Spoor als een van de twee officiële zones.
Source checked on: 21 Jul 2026