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Destelbergen

Damvallei Nature Reserve – Boardwalk Along the Kattepad loop from Destelbergen

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Belgium
Flanders
East Flanders
Gent
Destelbergen

Damvallei Nature Reserve – Boardwalk Along the Kattepad loop from Destelbergen

Moderate

4.4

(301)

957

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Damvallei Nature Reserve – Boardwalk Along the Kattepad loop from Destelbergen

02:11

8.67km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Natuurreservaat Damvallei

Nationaal Park Scheldevallei

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

77 m

Footbridge

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2

1.66 km

Damvallei Nature Reserve

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In De Damvallei you can go hiking in nature, near Ghent. It is a low moor, formed by some distant meanders of the Scheldt. The marked walking routes take you …

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3

2.70 km

Boardwalk Along the Kattepad

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Popularly known as the "Kattepad", the route has the status of an actual neighborhood road (created by at least 30 years of public use). This legal status and additional user …

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4

2.96 km

Pond Route in De Damvallei

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Despite having to cross or cross the highway 4 times, it is a very nice and varied tour

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5

4.00 km

Ridderpad

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4.65 km

Meerskantpoelen

Lake

7

5.55 km

Asserij Fish Passable Weir

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Fish-passable weir Asserij on watercourse OS197 – Damsloot

During the construction of the motorway in 1971, the Asserij weir was built at the request of Professor of Biology Jan Huble …

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8

6.77 km

Damsloot Lake

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The Damslootmeer in Heusden was created during the construction of the E17 and is now a nature reserve. Windsurfing and wakeboarding are done on the lake by the members of Sailing Club RBSC Heusden.

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8.67 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.60 km

2.14 km

2.10 km

1.52 km

312 m

Surfaces

2.44 km

2.30 km

1.98 km

1.72 km

177 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 24 June

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