Boardwalks Through Wetlands – De Cellen Estate loop from Sint-Michiels
Boardwalks Through Wetlands – De Cellen Estate loop from Sint-Michiels
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Boardwalks Through Wetlands – De Cellen Estate loop from Sint-Michiels
05:25
21.5km
30m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 21, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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3.12 km
Warandeputten Wetlands
Highlight • Natural
3.27 km
Boardwalks Through Wetlands
Highlight • Trail
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3.88 km
Warandeputten
Nature Reserve
5.37 km
Gatehouse and Coach House of d'Ursel Castle
Highlight • Castle
The castle itself cannot be seen. There are a few outbuildings on the street side:
The gatehouse was repeatedly modified. It contains an older core, possibly dating from the 16th-17th centuries. The yard side of the building was added in 1890. The building itself is an anchored, brick construction under a slate gable roof, in combination with bluestone for the gate frame on the street side and sand-lime brick for the cross windows and the foundation stones of the gate on the castle side.
The square building has two floors, under a pointed gable roof between two side-stepped gables, with a skylight and two dormer windows at the front and rear. On the castle side, the gatehouse has been flanked since around 1890 by two unequal corner towers under a tent roof on a polygonal floor plan. Above the gate on the street side is a round arched niche with a statue of Mary. On the side of the castle there is a natural stone bas-relief with the coat of arms of the d'Ursel family.
The caretaker's house is located to the east of the gatehouse and is adjacent to the wall of the castle grounds on the street side. Commissioned in 1891, the house is inspired by cottage architecture with influence from the Anglo-Norman architectural style. It is a brick building under slate gable roofs, with bluestone used for the plinth, the (three-tiered) cross windows and the middle and lower sills extended as bands.
The large coach house with stables is located to the west of the gatehouse. The design is by René Buyck and also dates from around 1892. Red brick construction under slate gable roofs, combined with bluestone for the frames of the wall openings, the triple windows, the checkered relief arches and the lintels extended as bands. The construction consists of two wings on an L-shaped plan to demarcate an inner courtyard. The left wing was used as a depot, the right wing as a stable. The original horse boxes have been preserved inside.
Source: Wikipedia
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6.40 km
De Cellen Estate
Highlight • Forest
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14.5 km
De Leiemeersen
Nature Reserve
15.6 km
Forge War Into Eternal Peace Monument
Highlight • Monument
The sculpture was made from an M10 Wolverine tank destroyer, which was disassembled on site and transformed into a work of art. One plaque bears the names of civilian casualties and another bears the names of fallen Canadians.
More information (in Dutch): nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankmonument_(Moerbrugge)
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15.7 km
Moerbrugge Drawbridge
Highlight • Bridge
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16.0 km
Sint-Godelieve Church
Highlight • Religious Site
The parish was founded in 1930, as Moerbrugge was a few kilometers away from the mother parish in Oostkamp. Shortly afterwards, construction began on a church designed by Alphonse De Pauw. The church was inaugurated in 1933. During the Battle of Moerbrugge (8-12 September 1944) the church was heavily damaged and the tower had to be demolished. In 1951 the tower was rebuilt, 3 meters higher than the original one.
It is a single-aisled brick church with a pre-built tower, a transept and a straight closed choir. The tower is covered by a tent roof.
Source: Wikipedia
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19.9 km
Rural path between Bruges/Oostkamp
Highlight • Trail
21.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
12.0 km
3.00 km
2.90 km
2.69 km
863 m
Surfaces
9.71 km
6.32 km
1.89 km
1.55 km
1.27 km
750 m
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