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Start of the Trench Path and parking

Start of the Trench Path and parking

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Start of the Trench Path and parking

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Location: Kapellen, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Troop bunker 2nd line WWI – Heathland in Mastenbos loop from Kapellen

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2. Bunker – Antitank Canal loop from Stabroek

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3. Antitankgracht – Heidegebied in Mastenbos loop from Kapellen

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

October 4, 2020

Place where the adventure of the Trench Path starts. Ideal place for a picnic. Spacious car and bicycle parking.

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Frank en Nancy 🇧🇪

March 23, 2021

The Loopgravenpad starts at the Kalmthoutsesteenweg in the Mastenbos and is accessible 7 days a week all year round. The walking path is a mile long and is not fully accessible for wheelchairs or people with walking difficulties.

You can visit the trench path on your own, with the help of the numerous information panels.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

March 11, 2022

We write 1915, except for the Westhoek all of Belgium is occupied. There is a stalemate over a 600 km front from the west coast at Nieuwpoort to the Swiss border. The German occupier fears that they could be attacked from the back by the Allies via the Netherlands. They decide to build a defense line from Antwerp to deep into the Kempen. The line is ready in 1917. This eventually fell into oblivion until the aerial photographs of Josef Zimmermann were discovered in 2007. Now you can discover more than 4.8 km of forgotten lines in the Mastenbos. Have fun walking.

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Location: Kapellen, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Start of the Trench Path and parking

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