Den Bunt Nature Reserve – Mira Bridge loop from Hamme

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Den Bunt Nature Reserve – Mira Bridge loop from Hamme

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Den Bunt Nature Reserve – Mira Bridge loop from Hamme

04:50

19.2km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

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9.74 km

The Hamme Library

Highlight • Historical Site

The former monastery and Winter Chapel form the library's new home in the center of Hamme. The renovated building is full of charm. The position of the columns and pillars in the chapel determined the design; a new mezzanine adds an extra level.

White shelving was chosen to emphasize the light in the space. Color accents come from the collection itself and the seating elements in shades of blue and green, the colors of the municipality of Hamme. The curved lines of the round shelving units for the informational books give the space a more informal atmosphere.
(SBNL - Schulz Benelux BV)

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9.84 km

The Church of Saint Peter in Chains

Highlight • Religious Site

You can request a guided tour of the church from Hamme Tourism (beleef.hamme.be/zien-doen/bezoeken-in-groep/bezoek-sint-pietersbandenkerk). During such a visit, you'll discover traces of a rich and sometimes turbulent past. The visit lasts 2.5 hours. Maximum 25 people.

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12.3 km

De Bunt

Nature Reserve

12.5 km

Den Bunt Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The nature reserve Den Bunt is located in a corner formed by the Scheldt and the Durme. The 18 hectare large domain forest Driegoten extends from the foot of the Scheldt dike, between the De Pillecyn monument and the hamlet of Driegoten.

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15.1 km

Mirabrug Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

A picnic spot to dream away at the historic Mira Bridge.
This bridge is more than a bridge. This bridge is a great story. The Mira Bridge was originally not even called Mira Bridge, but Three-part Metal Truss Bridge with Rotatable Middle Section (also known as: Hamme Bridge). Admittedly, Mira Bridge sounds a lot better. But how exactly did this bridge get its name?
Well, the culprit is Willeke Van Amelrooy. And Jan Decleir. And also Hugo Claus, Fons Rademakers and Stijn Streuvels. In 1971, they cobbled together the iconic feature film Mira or the Loss of the Waterhoek. A film that turned the Low Countries upside down.

The conservative straitjacket was expertly bombarded with spicy nude scenes - and even a tuft of pubic hair from the leading actress. Murder and arson, shouted the common people. Finally liberated, shouted the youth. It heralded the beginning of a new chapter in cinema and in society as a whole. From then on, a lot was possible. And the headwind that raged over our regions died down completely over time.
Let's rewind: how did that bridge actually get there, in the first place? Well, it was built at the end of the 19th century and has endured a lot in its long history.

Read the full story at waasland.be/de-mirabrug

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15.2 km

View of the Mirabrug

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is useful to inform yourself here before you start a walk.

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15.3 km

Mira Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Mira Bridge is a bridge over the Durme, on the border of the Belgian municipalities of Hamme and Waasmunster. It was built in the period 1896-1900.
The bridge got its name and fame thanks to the feature film Mira, the 1971 film adaptation of the book De teleurgang van de Waterhoek by Stijn Streuvels by Fons Rademakers, with Willeke van Ammelrooy and Jan Decleir in the leading roles. The script was by Hugo Claus.
The bridge that Streuvels described was not between Hamme and Waasmunster, but was the Vierendeel Bridge that connected Ruien with Avelgem. However, it was dynamited and replaced twice. The current bridge is a much more modern version of the original.
At the beginning of the First World War, the middle section of the bridge was blown up by the local population, in an attempt to stop the Germans and their war material.
(Wikipedia)

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15.6 km