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Turfmeersen Nature Reserve – Daan Bridge, Moerbeke loop from Heidebos

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Belgium
Flanders
East Flanders
Gent
Moerbeke

Turfmeersen Nature Reserve – Daan Bridge, Moerbeke loop from Heidebos

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4.8

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Turfmeersen Nature Reserve – Daan Bridge, Moerbeke loop from Heidebos

01:41

6.72km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 525 m for 7 m

After 6.19 km for 7 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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525 m

Terwestbrug Drawbridge over the Moervaart

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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.

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804 m

Avenue to Wulfsdonk

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Drifted to Wulfsdonk; voted the most beautiful spot in their village by the inhabitants of Moerbeke-Waas in 2010.

Former "Castle Wulfsdonk", later "Zamans Castle", now country residence of Count R. …

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3

1.15 km

Pond of Wulfsdonk Castle

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The former "Castle Wulfsdonk", later "Zamans Castle", today's country residence of Count R. Lippens is located in a rural castle park with a pond, remnants of the former moats and …

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4

1.59 km

Turfmeersen Nature Reserve

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A piece managed by Natuurpunt and JNM between Moervaart and Zuidlede and cut in half by the Moerloop.
The rolling landscape has typical vegetation thanks to the calcareous subsoil of …

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3.98 km

Daan Bridge, Moerbeke

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The Moervaart, a southern branch of the Durme, was straightened in 1531 and provided with several bridges. Moervaart, Zuidlede (already straightened in 1379) and other waterways in the Moervaart Depression …

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4.82 km

The water tower next to the Moervaart was built around 1879 as part of the domain of the Lippens castle. The tower or "stroomwaterophijscher" is built in the donjon tower …

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4.83 km

The Vapeurbrug was built as part of the railway connection between Lokeren and Zelzate. This lift bridge was mainly used intensively by industrial train traffic to the former sugar factory, …

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4.84 km

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6.72 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.92 km

2.48 km

296 m

Surfaces

3.93 km

1.91 km

456 m

410 m

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