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Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld – Kraenepoel Pond loop from Bellem

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Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld – Kraenepoel Pond loop from Bellem

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Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld – Kraenepoel Pond loop from Bellem

03:41

14.5km

30m

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 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.13 km

Wayside chapel "Need Seeks Comfort"

Highlight • Religious Site

Simple hedged chapel "Necessity seeks comfort" in sparsely built-up street (east side only). Brick chapel of one bay under a gable roof (tiles); year 1873 on diamond-shaped facade stone in …

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11.2 km

Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you will find a map with the legend of this nature reserve and additional information.

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11.2 km

Wooden footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

Feel free to take a seat. The foxes will keep you company.

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11.2 km

Woodpecker Trail in the Ganzeveld

Highlight • Forest

The Ganzeveld is a 33 hectare nature reserve in Aalter (Belgian province of East Flanders). The mosaic landscape in the south of the Bulskampveld consists of forests (28 hectares), old …

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11.6 km

Wood sculpture "The Woodpecker" with an information board featuring woodpecker facts

Highlight • Monument

The information is really presented on a child-sized basis.

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11.7 km

Heathland restoration in the Ganzenveld

Highlight • Natural

For more information, visit natuurpunt.be/aalter

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13.2 km

The Kraenepoel (or: Kranepoel), sometimes also called Kraenepoelvijver or Kraenepoelmeer, is a lake of 22 hectares with surrounding forests, in the municipality of Aalter (Belgium).
During (severe) frost periods it …

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13.2 km

Bench with picturesque view of the Kraenepoel

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you can read about the ecological recovery management of the Kraenepoel.

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13.6 km

Kraenepoel

Forest

14.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.83 km

2.19 km

1.29 km

1.23 km

Surfaces

7.34 km

4.16 km

1.70 km

1.12 km

217 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

31°C

18°C

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Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld – Kraenepoel Pond loop from Bellem

Wayside chapel "Need Seeks Comfort"

Sign Welcome to the Ganzeveld

Wooden footbridge

Woodpecker Trail in the Ganzeveld

Wood sculpture "The Woodpecker" with an information board featuring woodpecker facts

Heathland restoration in the Ganzenveld

Kraenepoel Pond

Bench with picturesque view of the Kraenepoel

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