Kraenepoel Lake – View of Kraenepoel loop from Bellem

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Kraenepoel Lake – View of Kraenepoel loop from Bellem

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Kraenepoel Lake – View of Kraenepoel loop from Bellem

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7.76km

10m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.12 km

Kraenepoel Lake

Highlight • Lake

Even during the winter months it is nice to stay here, especially in cold and clear weather it is beautiful here. Always many birds to spot.

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1.30 km

View of Kraenepoel

Highlight • Lake

There are benches in a few places and these are about the only places where you have a good view of the nature reserve. A bit like a painting in a museum. A beautiful view but you can't get in.

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1.37 km

The Kraenepoel (or: Kranepoel), sometimes also called Kraenepoelvijver or Kraenepoelmeer, is a lake of 22 hectares with surrounding forests, in the municipality of Aalter (Belgium).
During (severe) frost periods it …

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7.05 km

Cast Iron Water Pump at Bellem Church

Highlight • Monument

Since the end of December 2001, the two-and-a-half-meter-high cast-iron water pump has once again graced the village center of Bellem.

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7.12 km

Church of Our Lady's Nativity (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Geboortekerk)

Highlight • Religious Site

It is a three-bay brick hall church with a three-sided choir and a built-in west tower on a square floor plan. The tower still has its original 17th-century appearance. The …

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7.28 km

Chapel of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows

Highlight • Religious Site

Within the partially walled grounds of the church, on the street side, stands the Chapel of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows with a crypt, built around 1854 by Count Leopold …

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7.76 km

End point

Train Station

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