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Kooldries Old Clay Pit Pond – Viewing platform loop from Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Nazareth

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Kooldries Old Clay Pit Pond – Viewing platform loop from Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Nazareth

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Kooldries Old Clay Pit Pond – Viewing platform loop from Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Nazareth

01:53

7.44km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 25, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 69 m for 29 m

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84 m

Bridge 11 over the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

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Bridge 11 is widely used by cyclists to cross the Dessel - Schoten canal. Since the bridge was renovated, there is a wide cycle path to cross the canal.

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153 m

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A house on the Dessel-Schoten canal tells you what time it is...

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247 m

Brechtse Yacht Club

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Small harbor with small boats...

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1.74 km

Kooldries Old Clay Pit Pond

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Winding paths lead along the ponds and through the silence area...

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2.91 km

Viewing platform

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You have a beautiful view here at Kooldriesven...

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4.23 km

Hoofsweer Clay Pits Nature Reserve

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Hoofsweer, a nature reserve where old clay pits bear witness to a distant past.
Characteristic of this nature reserve is that the old wells are more linear and contain more …

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5.36 km

Kooldries-Hoofsweer Nature Reserve

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Kooldries-Hoofsweer is very diverse. You will find open water, scrub, bushes, grassland and a piece of heath. The old clay pits are an eyewitness to the former brick factories. Today …

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7.36 km

Old Mill

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The cops don't care about being at this beautiful location on the water...

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7.44 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.15 km

2.85 km

1.39 km

Surfaces

4.08 km

1.45 km

837 m

622 m

399 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 29 August

23°C

17°C

37 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

November 11, 2024,Kooldries - Hoofsweer

Short but beautiful walk through 2 beautiful nature reserves. Through forests, meadows and along many fens.
99% unpaved. Good waterproof walking shoes are recommended. Not buggy-proof!
We left from a small parking lot on the Dessel - Schoten canal.

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Kooldries Old Clay Pit Pond – Viewing platform loop from Abdij Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Nazareth

Bridge 11 over the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

What time is it

Brechtse Yacht Club

Kooldries Old Clay Pit Pond

Viewing platform

Hoofsweer Clay Pits Nature Reserve

Kooldries-Hoofsweer Nature Reserve

Old Mill

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