Hop field – De Lovie Castle Park loop from Vleteren

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Hop field – De Lovie Castle Park loop from Vleteren

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Hop field – De Lovie Castle Park loop from Vleteren

02:46

47.1km

170m

Cycling

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

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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6.31 km

Saint Sixtus Abbey of Westvleteren

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Unfortunately, you cannot visit the abbey and the brewery. The "Claustrum" is also currently closed. In this information room in the "In de Vrede" meeting center, directly opposite the abbey, …

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6.79 km

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9.75 km

Hop field

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Hop fields around the St. Sixtus Abbey 🍺🌿

Typical Poperingse hop fields regularly appear around the St. Sixtus Abbey. The meters-high wooden poles and wire nets form an impressive landscape where the hop plants enthusiastically climb upwards in the summer.

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22.1 km

Stoppelweg

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Small road in the middle of the wood. from Helleketelbos.

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28.0 km

Sint-Bavokerk Watou

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Sint-Bavokerk – Watou's historic heart

Anyone walking or cycling through Watou can hardly fail to notice the striking Sint-Bavokerk. This historic church has been the heart of the village for …

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28.0 km

Watouplein and Claus Monument

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During the summer, Watouplein is the center of the Watou Arts Festival. You will find, among other things, Roger Raveel's Claus monument. Raveel donated this work to Watou as a …

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32.8 km

De Galge Gothic Archway

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The Galge in Proven served as an orientation point in the maze west of the castle, which has now disappeared.

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34.6 km

De Lovie

Forest

35.6 km

Drogenbroodberg Pavilion

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This neoclassical gazebo was built around 1868 on an artificially constructed hill, the so-called Drogenbroodberg, with earth from the digging of the ponds around the slightly earlier completed castle/country house …

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36.4 km