Kloosterbos entrance – De Langelede loop from Zelzate

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Kloosterbos entrance – De Langelede loop from Zelzate

Moderate

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Kloosterbos entrance – De Langelede loop from Zelzate

03:30

13.9km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.05 km

Ghent–Terneuzen Canal

Highlight • River

Where there is a canal there is usually a road.
A 'Canal Road'. If there is no road, luckily there is still the Channel. 😜

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3.23 km

Old Zelzate Railway Line

Highlight • Cycleway

Today, the old Zelzate railway line is a peaceful and green route that recalls the region's railway history. Freight trains once ran along it to Ghent and Terneuzen, but now …

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5.30 km

Kloosterbos entrance

Highlight • Forest

The Kloosterbos is a nature reserve in the north of East Flanders and is divided between Zelzate and Wachtebeke. It is, just like the Heidebos and the Stropersbos, one of …

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7.07 km

Path Along the Canal

Highlight • Trail

7.24 km

Maria Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

Small pillar chapel, like the vast majority in Flanders, dedicated to Our Lady. There is a picnic table next to the chapel.

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7.27 km

Bench by the Canal

Highlight • Rest Area

Actually two benches: a bench facing the water and a picnic bench by the chapel.

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7.29 km

De Langelede

Highlight • Bridge

This waterway 'De Langelede' is a man-made canal in the Belgian town of Wachtebeke, between the Dutch border and the Moervaart.

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8.38 km

Langelede

Lake

13.8 km

War Memorial for Fallen Soldiers and Civilian Victims

Highlight • Monument

This War Memorial was inaugurated in 1921. The monument consists of a bronze statue of a standing soldier with a flag and laurel wreath.
The high square bluestone pedestal lists …

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13.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.23 km

4.16 km

3.04 km

1.46 km

Surfaces