The port route through the Waterloopbos woods
The port route through the Waterloopbos woods
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The port route through the Waterloopbos woods
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This short hike through the Waterloopbos forest is absolutely exciting and varied. No matter whether big or small, everyone has fun here. It starts at the parking lot on Voorsterweg. Here you dive into the forest and shortly afterwards you pass the visitor center. In addition to the café, there…
Last updated: April 29, 2025
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Start point
Parking
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372 m
The Proeflab
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866 m
Voorsterbeek
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1.56 km
Marsa el Bregha – harbor expansion tested
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2.19 km
Willemstunnel test model (1970)
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2.64 km
Waterloop Forest
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3.10 km
Deltagoot (Delta Flume)
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3.47 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
1.64 km
965 m
500 m
287 m
Surfaces
1.18 km
739 m
722 m
334 m
243 m
172 m
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A fun and educational route along research material that used to study wave movements in ports. Now the machines and setups have been given to nature as art, overgrown by plants.
The Waterloopbos used to be a test site where large hydraulic engineering projects were modeled and tested before they were realised.
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August 31, 2023
This short hike through the Waterloopbos forest is absolutely exciting and varied. No matter whether big or small, everyone has fun here. It starts at the parking lot on Voorsterweg. Here you dive into the forest and shortly afterwards you pass the visitor center. In addition to the café, there is also
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May 30, 2025
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