Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld – Kraenepoel Pond loop from Bellem

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Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld – Kraenepoel Pond loop from Bellem

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Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld – Kraenepoel Pond loop from Bellem

03:42

14.6km

30m

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

Train Station

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9.14 km

Wayside chapel "Need Seeks Comfort"

Highlight • Religious Site

Simple hedged chapel "Necessity seeks comfort" in sparsely built-up street (east side only). Brick chapel of one bay under a gable roof (tiles); year 1873 on diamond-shaped facade stone in …

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11.2 km

Woodpecker Trail in the Ganzeveld

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The Ganzeveld is a 33 hectare nature reserve in Aalter (Belgian province of East Flanders). The mosaic landscape in the south of the Bulskampveld consists of forests (28 hectares), old …

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11.3 km

Wooden footbridge

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Feel free to take a seat. The foxes will keep you company.

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11.3 km

Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you will find a map with the legend of this nature reserve and additional information.

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11.7 km

Wood sculpture "The Woodpecker" with an information board featuring woodpecker facts

Highlight • Monument

The information is really presented on a child-sized basis.

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11.7 km

Heathland restoration in the Ganzenveld

Highlight • Natural

For more information, visit natuurpunt.be/aalter

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13.3 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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13.3 km

Bench with picturesque view of the Kraenepoel

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Here you can read about the ecological recovery management of the Kraenepoel.

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13.7 km

Kraenepoel

Forest

14.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.83 km

2.19 km

1.32 km

1.30 km

Surfaces

7.34 km

4.16 km

1.70 km

1.17 km

217 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

22°C

13°C

57 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

February 10, 2024,Vanuit Bellem naar het Kasteel van Poeke

Dirk had to visit people in Bellem for a spare part for his bicycle 🚲. Afterwards we drove to the church ⛪️ and parked the car 🚘 on the square and planned a walking festival on the spot 🥾🥳 The walk was mainly on paved roads and along the way we also came across several spring bloomers 🌸. At Mariahove …

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