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

    7.93km

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    10m

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

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

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

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    October 23, 2022

    Piece of tangible history in the forest

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      October 4, 2020

      As usual in the strategic defense, a second line was also developed here. On this piece of hiking trail you mainly on top of the bunkers. Enjoy the scenery around you.

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        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 was completed 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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          Distance 362 m

          Uphill 20 m

          Downhill 20 m

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          Location: Kapellen, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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