A large hut with a very educational side, clearly also tailored to schools and youth groups with long benches and packs of boards full of information before discovering the area and learning everything about the great crested newt and other water lovers from the animal world. On the cycle path and bicycle parking. Surrounded by benches and even some sanitary facilities. Also the starting point of the educational Great Crested Newt Park and the first thing you see at the entrance, even if you just come for a visit or to camp.

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October 2, 2025

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The Great Crested Newt hut is gone. Dead. Demolished. Nothing stands in its place yet (except for the installation of "Valleien Vertellen" (Valleys Telling Stories), an open-air exhibition that will …

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January 19, 2022

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No, you don't need a hat, a "hut" is Dutch for a hut. This one is dedicated to the crested newt, which is called Kamsalamander in the local language and …

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2. Grote Getedijk – Kamsalamander Hut loop from Drieslinter

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3. Geens Mill – Kamsalamander Hut loop from Drieslinter

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Elevation 30 m

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Sunday 1 February

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16 %

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Location: Linter, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Kamsalamander Hut

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