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Sluizencomplex van Spiere – Sculpture "The Ship Hunter" loop from Spiere-Helkijn - Espierres-Helchin

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Sluizencomplex van Spiere – Sculpture "The Ship Hunter" loop from Spiere-Helkijn - Espierres-Helchin

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Sluizencomplex van Spiere – Sculpture "The Ship Hunter" loop from Spiere-Helkijn - Espierres-Helchin

02:02

8.00km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

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878 m

Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Amandus Church Spiere

Highlight • Religious Site

The history of the parish church of Spiere remains shrouded in mystery. It was probably built around 840 on a small artificial hill in the Scheldt Valley. However, the first …

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1.18 km

Spierekanaal Lock and Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

2.33 km

Sluizencomplex van Spiere

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The Spiere lock was built around 1920. It spans a height difference of two meters. The structure can accommodate six small vessels at once. Although the maximum tonnage is 1350, …

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2.51 km

Old Swimming Pool Spiere Permanent Outdoor Exhibition

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Spiere's open-air swimming pool has a special history. In 1935, the State built a factory between the Spierebeek and the Scheldt, with the aim of conducting tests on water purification. …

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2.53 km

Sculpture "The Ship Hunter"

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"The Ship Hunter" is a bluestone sculpture by Wilfried Gheysen and symbolizes the boat pullers or boat hunters (les satcheux) who towed boats along the towpath at the beginning of …

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4.27 km

Spitfire memorial

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On March 4, 1944, the Spitfire "HOT-BOX" serial number MJ306 of No. 412 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force was hit by German anti-aircraft fire during mission "Ramrod 623" …

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4.27 km

St. John the Baptist church of Helkijn

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Tradition has it that the first church was built here around 650, consecrated by Saint Eloi himself. The first church in Helkijn was supposedly served by the monks of St. …

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5.60 km

Hoeve 't Wit Hof

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A closed farm, probably built in the first half of the 17th century by order of or by André/Andries Catulle, archdeacon and vicar general of the diocese of Tournai and …

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8.00 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.86 km

2.51 km

1.39 km

1.20 km

Surfaces

2.58 km

2.47 km

1.67 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

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Friday 10 July

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Sluizencomplex van Spiere – Sculpture "The Ship Hunter" loop from Spiere-Helkijn - Espierres-Helchin

Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Amandus Church Spiere

Spierekanaal Lock and Bike Path

Sluizencomplex van Spiere

Old Swimming Pool Spiere Permanent Outdoor Exhibition

Sculpture "The Ship Hunter"

Spitfire memorial

St. John the Baptist church of Helkijn

Hoeve 't Wit Hof

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