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Sculpture "The Ship Hunter" – Sluizencomplex van Spiere loop from Spiere-Helkijn - Espierres-Helchin

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Sculpture "The Ship Hunter" – Sluizencomplex van Spiere loop from Spiere-Helkijn - Espierres-Helchin

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Sculpture "The Ship Hunter" – Sluizencomplex van Spiere loop from Spiere-Helkijn - Espierres-Helchin

02:29

9.83km

20m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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333 m

St. John the Baptist church of Helkijn

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Tradition has it that the first church was built here around 650, consecrated by Saint Eloi himself. The first church in Helkijn was supposedly served by the monks of St. …

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2.07 km

Sculpture "The Ship Hunter"

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"The Ship Hunter" is a bluestone sculpture by Wilfried Gheysen and symbolizes the boat pullers or boat hunters (les satcheux) who towed boats along the towpath at the beginning of …

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2.09 km

Old Swimming Pool Spiere Permanent Outdoor Exhibition

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Spiere's open-air swimming pool has a special history. In 1935, the State built a factory between the Spierebeek and the Scheldt, with the aim of conducting tests on water purification. …

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2.27 km

Sluizencomplex van Spiere

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The Spiere lock was built around 1920. It spans a height difference of two meters. The structure can accommodate six small vessels at once. Although the maximum tonnage is 1350, …

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4.96 km

Castle Domain of Spiere

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From the gate on Jacquetbosstraat, the view of the long access driveway and the actual castle of Spiere is very limited. The estate itself is not open to the public.

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5.73 km

B-24 Liberator Memorial and Cobblestone Path near Spiere

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On April 22, 1944, the "Liberator K fort King", an American B-24 bomber, crashed here. Before that, the crew had managed to save themselves by parachute. Some were helped by the local resistance.

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5.93 km

Great Spiere Brook

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8.20 km

Hoeve 't Wit Hof

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A closed farm, probably built in the first half of the 17th century by order of or by André/Andries Catulle, archdeacon and vicar general of the diocese of Tournai and …

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9.83 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.03 km

3.63 km

1.63 km

534 m

Surfaces

3.75 km

3.55 km

1.15 km

718 m

611 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 24 May

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Sculpture "The Ship Hunter" – Sluizencomplex van Spiere loop from Spiere-Helkijn - Espierres-Helchin

St. John the Baptist church of Helkijn

Sculpture "The Ship Hunter"

Old Swimming Pool Spiere Permanent Outdoor Exhibition

Sluizencomplex van Spiere

Castle Domain of Spiere

B-24 Liberator Memorial and Cobblestone Path near Spiere

Great Spiere Brook

Hoeve 't Wit Hof

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