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Please check local regulations for: Natuurreservaat Damvallei

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Location: Destelbergen, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Damvallei Nature Reserve – Boardwalk Along the Kattepad loop from Sas- en Bassijnwijk

9.13km

02:18

20m

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

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2. Damvallei Lake – In the Schippershuis loop from Destelbergen

6.68km

01:41

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Damvallei Nature Reserve – Damvallei Lake loop from Westveld

28.1km

07:06

50m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Katrien

December 5, 2020

In De Damvallei you can go hiking in nature, near Ghent. It is a low moor, formed by some distant meanders of the Scheldt. The marked walking routes take you past flowery, moist hay meadows, a large number of peat pits, willow and alder thickets. Two lakes define the landscape.

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Erwin D.R

January 3, 2021

Very beautiful and quiet nature reserve with many birds to spot

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Els

April 5, 2021

The Dam Valley is a low moor ecosystem, created by the former Scheldt Meander completely submerged. Centuries ago, about 50 peat pits were dug. Wet and dry soils alternate and seepage water comes to the surface at various places. The major eye-catcher in the area is the Damvallei Lake, an artificial water feature created by sand extraction for the construction of the E17 motorway. The local department of Natuurpunt had the steep banks flattened to create a wide muddy bank zone, in which reed and swamp vegetation with dragonflies, frogs and salamanders developed.

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Distance 648 m

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 0 m

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Location: Destelbergen, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Damvallei Lake

1. Damvallei Nature Reserve – Boardwalk Along the Kattepad loop from Sas- en Bassijnwijk

2. Damvallei Lake – In the Schippershuis loop from Destelbergen

3. Damvallei Nature Reserve – Damvallei Lake loop from Westveld

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