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1. Hopveld Affligem – Faluintjes region loop from Moorsel

8.97km

02:19

50m

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

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2. Kravaalbos Forest – Faluintjes region loop from Meldert

12.2km

03:11

80m

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3. Faluintjes region – Hopveld Affligem loop from Moorsel

10.0km

02:34

40m

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

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Willem VS

December 3, 2024

The Faluintjes now largely consist of pasture, but in the past it was

a swamp that stretched from the church of Moorsel to the rectory of

Meldert.

The spelling of this area changed quite a bit over time.

This place was probably made fordable by the monks in the past by placing bundles of wood in the water. This ties in with the explanation of the term 'Falaën', a Walloon village in a swampy region. The

old French word 'Falourdes', which means bundles of wood or branches, would

explain the name.

Or could the name Faluintjes be derived from the French 'falun-falunière',

which means shell sand quarry of shell marl.

This cultural-historical explanation refers directly to the exploitation

of the rich limestone layers in this region by the Affligem Abbey during

the Middle Ages.

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Frank en Nancy 🇧🇪

September 19, 2021

In general terms, the Faluintjes or the Faluintjesstreek is the geographical description of four former Belgian municipalities, namely Baardegem, Herdersem, Meldert and Moorsel, which now all form sub-municipalities of the Belgian city of Aalst.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

December 19, 2021

Our hiking experience in Meldert - Faluintjes;

Along the faluins to the abbey of Affligem...

On the Grote Plaetse, in the shadow of Saint Willi, we are well informed by information panels about the hop cultivation of the past in Klein Poperinge.

We leave Meldertdorp near Ingrid via a narrow alley. Through the glowing landscape we end up in the Kravaal forest. Satisfied with autumn colors and scents, we set our noses in the direction of the 2nd work of mercy. Unfortunately, when they arrive at the abbey, the Benedictines don't seem to give up. The thirsty remain hungry.

On the way back we adjust our beer knowledge to the educational 'Hopveld'.

By the way, a good explanation about the hop cultivation of yesteryear.

We continue with a dry throat, dreaming of the delicious barley drink, to finally quench our thirst in the Hof Den Tuitelaar in Meldert village. Another discovery richer of our Flemish holiday country.

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Faluintjes region

1. Hopveld Affligem – Faluintjes region loop from Moorsel

2. Kravaalbos Forest – Faluintjes region loop from Meldert

3. Faluintjes region – Hopveld Affligem loop from Moorsel

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