Grijspeerd Mill – Ter Kerst Forest loop from Gits Bosstraat

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Grijspeerd Mill – Ter Kerst Forest loop from Gits Bosstraat

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Grijspeerd Mill – Ter Kerst Forest loop from Gits Bosstraat

02:53

11.2km

50m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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825 m

Wooden Gate Entrance to Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

4.51 km

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Haver Oest Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Neo-Gothic field chapel, dedicated to Our Lady Ten Haver Oest. Oldest mention from 1782, destroyed during the First World War, rebuilt in 1925, see inscription ", hit by a grenade …

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5.00 km

Panoramic View of Torhout and St. Henricus Church

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

in the direction of Gits, endless view to, among other things, the water tower of Torhout - church tower of St Henricus

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5.67 km

Chapel of the Virgin Mary

Highlight • Religious Site

neo-Gothic field chapel with inscription "Never, O Mother, has it been heard that you have let sinners go uncomforted when they come to you and stand before you heavily laden. …

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6.21 km

Controlled Flood Area Prinnebeek

Highlight • Structure

The village centre of Gits has already had to deal with flooding during heavy rainfall on several occasions. A great deal of water flows from the northern flank of the …

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6.58 km

Picnic bench Besiegtes Land – Poem by Lt. Renker

Highlight • Monument

This is one of the 20 picnic benches in the Westhoek on which literary texts from WWI are placed. Eyewitnesses from that time share stories about the drawn landscape. In …

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9.54 km

Grijspeerd Mill

Highlight • Monument

This wooden post mill comes from Westkapelle where it was built in 1771. It was demolished in 1920 and taken to Gits. In the 1980s it was built near the …

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10.4 km

Ter Kerst Forest

Highlight • Forest

Forest of about 16 hectares, next to Hoeve Ter Kerst and Dominiek Savio in Hooglede. The first plantings date from 2001, and in 2009 the youngsters were allowed to inaugurate …

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11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.78 km

1.47 km

1.19 km

742 m

Surfaces