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Broekskot Pond Bird Hide – Polder Forest loop from Kruibeke

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Broekskot Pond Bird Hide – Polder Forest loop from Kruibeke

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Broekskot Pond Bird Hide – Polder Forest loop from Kruibeke

02:46

10.9km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 148 m for 338 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 5:00 AM-11:00 PM • Saturday-Sunday: 5:00 AM-10:40 PM (otherwise closed)

After 10.4 km for 338 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 5:00 AM-11:00 PM • Saturday-Sunday: 5:00 AM-10:40 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.26 km

Poplar forest with information board

Highlight • Forest

Information panel provides information about the poplar forest.

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5.10 km

Birdwatching hide at Hobokense Polder

Highlight • Structure

This viewing wall dates from 2017 and was realized after the previous one was reduced to ashes by vandals in 2014.
(Nature point)

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5.32 km

The Kingfisher Bird Hide

Highlight • Structure

Interesting information can be read on the bird watching wall.

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5.34 km

Broekskot Pond Bird Hide

Highlight • Rest Area

With binoculars you can spot birds more easily

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5.61 km

Marsh Biotope

Highlight • Natural

"Without human intervention, swamps can quickly become dense with shrubs and trees. We are combating this forest formation locally in the Hobokense Polder to keep the wealth of swamp plants and animals as high as possible."
(Information board on site)

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5.71 km

Hobokense Polder boardwalk

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A butterfly path is always fun and is much needed here to keep your feet dry.

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6.91 km

Galloway cattle in the Hobokense Polder

Highlight • Natural

More and more Galloways are used in nature management. In earlier times, large and small grazers formed the landscape. However, many of these wild grazers are extinct in our regions. …

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8.61 km

Polder Forest

Highlight • Forest

The Hobokense Polder owes its name to the former polder area that stretched along the banks of the Scheldt: low-lying land that was regularly flooded and was cultivated by modest …

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10.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.13 km

2.31 km

1.92 km

1.64 km

830 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.28 km

1.96 km

1.39 km

201 m

113 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

17°C

6°C

85 %

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Broekskot Pond Bird Hide – Polder Forest loop from Kruibeke

Poplar forest with information board

Birdwatching hide at Hobokense Polder

The Kingfisher Bird Hide

Broekskot Pond Bird Hide

Marsh Biotope

Hobokense Polder boardwalk

Galloway cattle in the Hobokense Polder

Polder Forest

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