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Melkader Bridge – Birdwatching Screen Rietveld Kallo loop from Kallo

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Melkader Bridge – Birdwatching Screen Rietveld Kallo loop from Kallo

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Melkader Bridge – Birdwatching Screen Rietveld Kallo loop from Kallo

03:00

11.9km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

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Parking

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1.24 km

Bridge over Bazeput Creek

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A place where history buffs might pause for a moment when passing this bridge and the Melkader. Remember that terrible things happened here during the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648).
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1.25 km

Bazeput – sand extraction pit for the Brialmont forts.

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This large sand extraction pit was excavated during the construction of the first Antwerp forts in 1866. The earth was used for the reinforcements of the nearby Brialmont forts (Fort …

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1.63 km

Battle of Kallo 1638 historic site

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Take a seat on this couch and go back in time.
Terrible things have happened at this location.

Historical facts: On June 21, 1638, during the Eighty Years' War, a …

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1.92 km

De Lisdodde

Nature Reserve

2.76 km

Melkader Bridge

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The Melkader is now a canalized creek remnant near the village and has become part of the Groene Ring (green lung) around Kallo.

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5.66 km

Birdwatching Screen Rietveld Kallo

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This higher situated bird watching wall offers you a beautiful view over the nature reserve.
Enjoy this moment when you are there. Each season has its own protagonists.
Up to you to recognize it.

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6.77 km

Groot Rietveld and Rietveld Kallo

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By Flemish standards, the Groot Rietveld and the adjacent Rietveld Kallo is a reed land of unprecedented size. In the Rietveld Kallo you dive into the area via jetties. A …

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7.46 km

Historic site 'Lunet - Put van Fien'

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At this location you step through the “Defensieve Dike”. This line, constructed between 1870 and 1880, forms the geographical border between the provinces of East Flanders (Melsele) and Antwerp (Zwijndrecht).

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11.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.18 km

2.87 km

1.41 km

1.40 km

Surfaces

4.95 km

2.36 km

1.75 km

1.46 km

873 m

460 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 22 June

31°C

18°C

3 %

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Melkader Bridge – Birdwatching Screen Rietveld Kallo loop from Kallo

Bridge over Bazeput Creek

Bazeput – sand extraction pit for the Brialmont forts.

Battle of Kallo 1638 historic site

Melkader Bridge

Birdwatching Screen Rietveld Kallo

Groot Rietveld and Rietveld Kallo

Rietveld Kallo Nature Reserve

Historic site 'Lunet - Put van Fien'

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