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Duffel

Schapenhagen Nature Reserve – Roozendaal Estate loop from Duffel

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Antwerp
Mechelen
Duffel

Schapenhagen Nature Reserve – Roozendaal Estate loop from Duffel

Hard

4.2

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Schapenhagen Nature Reserve – Roozendaal Estate loop from Duffel

05:35

22.1km

40m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Nationaal Park Scheldevallei

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

5.27 km

Schapenhagen Nature Reserve

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a wet nature and experience in Schapenhagen, come and discover it for yourself.
Waterproof footwear is recommended.

The landscape you discover here was designed by 'Natuurpunt' and 'Experience Open Space …

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6.46 km

You walk for more than 3 to 5 km on a path through the unique nature reserve the Oude railway verge. It is one of the narrowest nature reserves in Flanders.

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8.20 km

Hessepoelbos

Forest

9.31 km

Poel

Lake

5

10.5 km

The Old Railway Embankment

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

The Oude Spoorwegberm connects the Nete Valley with the green Forten Belt around Antwerp. As the name suggests, it is a disused railway line. For years, the railway embankment remained deserted, giving nature a free hand.

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16.6 km

Roozendaal Estate

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Of the old abbey site that was established here 800 years ago, only the Poortgebouw, Koetshuis, and Pesthuis remain. The French Revolution decided the fate of the Cistercians. The ring …

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7

18.5 km

After the major floods in 1998, the province of Antwerp started looking for solutions. One of the first interventions was the construction of this flooding area on a meadow that …

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8

18.6 km

Mosterdpot Cut-through

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9

20.9 km

Moriau Forest

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A very quiet location for walking.

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10

21.3 km

Towpath along the River Nete

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Here you can quietly walk and cycle along the water

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22.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.95 km

6.41 km

6.00 km

1.54 km

133 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.33 km

5.22 km

4.78 km

4.45 km

1.06 km

216 m

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Thursday 9 July

29°C

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Comments

January 9, 2022,20220109 Dagstapper Kontich - Duffel
Because we wanted to do an extra piece of the GR12, we parked in the Kruisschanslei.
Alternative parking: Duffel station or at Waarloos church.
After rain, high walking shoes are a must, parts of the Oude Spoorwegberm were covered.

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September 3, 2024,Rondje vanuit Duffel
Original 'day hiker Duffel' from the GR.
Some abbreviations because that bad knee is a drag on my leg.

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Build up route before returning to GR12 route. Originally this walk is the train walker Kontich - Sint-Katelijne-Waver. We deviated at the end of the straight path and chose the direction of Duffel, 600m less than to Katelijne, but it saved us an extra train ride.
Nice weather and nice route, although some lower forest paths were still seriously flooded.

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