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Oude Durme Nature Reserve

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Oude Durme Nature Reserve

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Oude Durme Nature Reserve

Recommended by 76 hikers out of 78

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Location: Hamme, Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Mirabrug – View of the Oude Durme River loop from Waasmunster

20.4km

05:10

50m

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

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2. Oude Durme Nature Reserve – View of the Oude Durme River loop from Wareslage

4.17km

01:03

10m

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

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3. De Watermolen – View of the Oude Durme River loop from Sombeke

8.99km

02:16

10m

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

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Dominiek Van Dooren

September 30, 2023

The Oude Durme is a young nature reserve of 3 hectares on the right bank of the Durme, between the village centers of Waasmunster and Hamme. The last reed cutters in our country were active in the reed fields here until after 1960. The reeds they cut here were used to make mats and cover roofs. Even though the professional activity has disappeared, some of the reed fields are still mowed as part of nature management. This gives other, often rare plant species such as the spider marigold the opportunity to grow.
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VISITFLANDERS

February 17, 2022

De Oude Durme is an oxbow lake of the Durme and a fairly young, three hectare nature reserve on the right bank of the Durme. It lies between the two villages of Waasmunster and Hamme.

If you were to get into a time machine and go back just a few decades, you could see reed cutters. This was a real profession until the 1960s.

The cut reeds were used to make mats or cover roofs. Even though professional management has ceased, some of the reed areas continue to be mown in order to preserve this unique cultural landscape. This creates space for other, often rare plant species such as the spindle tuber, which would otherwise have no chance against the fast-growing shill.

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Nele

August 6, 2021

Great for walking! There are many walks of the municipality, but also private persons can be found on the internet in this region.

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Distance 1.50 km

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Location: Hamme, Dendermonde, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Oude Durme Nature Reserve

1. Mirabrug – View of the Oude Durme River loop from Waasmunster

2. Oude Durme Nature Reserve – View of the Oude Durme River loop from Wareslage

3. De Watermolen – View of the Oude Durme River loop from Sombeke

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