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Sturdy resting bench in Heidebos – Heidebos Nature Reserve loop from Heidebos

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East Flanders
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Wachtebeke

Sturdy resting bench in Heidebos – Heidebos Nature Reserve loop from Heidebos

Moderate

4.7

(10)

33

hikers

Sturdy resting bench in Heidebos – Heidebos Nature Reserve loop from Heidebos

02:32

10.1km

10m

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: May 13, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 5.97 km for 7 m

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Start point

Parking

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1.26 km

Sturdy resting bench in Heidebos

Highlight • Rest Area

And in radiant weather it becomes a sunbed.

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3.06 km

Heidebos Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The Heidebos is a nature reserve of almost 300 hectares, which was once part of a large continuous forest belt on the drifting sand ridge from Maldegem to Stekene.

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4.45 km

Heathland Path

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4

4.59 km

Car park 1 Heidebos, Moerbeke

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You get an impression of the Heidebos right from the parking lot: you're standing in the bare sand with your walking shoes. Barbed wire runs endlessly along the area. The …

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5.97 km

Drawbridge over the Moervaart.
The bridge dates from the interwar period and was repaired and partially replaced around 1945 after war damage from the Second World War[1]. The bridge was protected as a monument in 2001.

Source: Wikipedia

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6.03 km

Picnic bench Terwestbrug

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Beautiful picnic spot at the Terwestbrug and the Moervaart.

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8.37 km

Kalvebrug

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Good banks with a view of the bridge

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10.0 km

Small unpaved parking lot.
From here you can discover the Heidebos Nature Reserve.

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10.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.58 km

2.88 km

1.20 km

377 m

Surfaces

3.37 km

3.20 km

1.33 km

1.14 km

975 m

< 100 m

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Monday 6 July

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