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Fort of Brasschaat – Old railway loop from De Uitlegger

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Fort of Brasschaat – Old railway loop from De Uitlegger

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Fort of Brasschaat – Old railway loop from De Uitlegger

02:48

11.1km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

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656 m

Antitank Ditch 1937 - 1939

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The Antwerp Antitankgracht (also incorrectly called the Antitank Canal) is an artificial watercourse that forms a large quarter circle (from north to east) around the city of Antwerp. The moat …

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3.08 km

Military Railway Line Kapellen–Brasschaat

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At this location you will find a railway that encourages you to trace the past and the present. The railway is located in an area with a long military history. …

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3.57 km

Trail through the Military Domain

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Very nice, narrow walkway with pieces on tree roots

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4.39 km

Heide Trail Kalmthoutse Heide

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Beautiful, come and admire Erica's most beautiful purple dress in the right season.
You can look, don't touch...

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8.09 km

Antitankgracht

Lake

8.51 km

Fort of Brasschaat

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The Fort of Brasschaat has been a military domain for more than 100 years. Bats currently find their home there.

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10.8 km

Shelter 'De Uitlegger'

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Shelter and/or resting place in the middle of nature reserve De Uitlegger.

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11.0 km

Railway bunker checkpoint 1914

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In August 1914 it was decided by the army top and the Ministry of Railways to build a strategic railway line on the inside of the outer ring of fortresses …

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11.1 km

Old railway

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The railway is located in an area with a long military history. In Brasschaat, soldiers practiced on the Klein and later the Groot Schietveld. The first military airport in Belgium …

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11.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.28 km

2.42 km

1.15 km

275 m

Surfaces

4.44 km

2.89 km

2.24 km

1.46 km

104 m

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Thursday 9 July

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Fort of Brasschaat – Old railway loop from De Uitlegger

Antitank Ditch 1937 - 1939

Military Railway Line Kapellen–Brasschaat

Trail through the Military Domain

Heide Trail Kalmthoutse Heide

Fort of Brasschaat

Shelter 'De Uitlegger'

Railway bunker checkpoint 1914

Old railway

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