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Lembeekse Forest Avenue – Oosteeklose Woods loop from Lembeke

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Lembeekse Forest Avenue – Oosteeklose Woods loop from Lembeke

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Lembeekse Forest Avenue – Oosteeklose Woods loop from Lembeke

05:56

23.5km

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: July 17, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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383 m

Clara Galette Statue

Highlight • Monument

The statue at the entrance of the Lembeekse Bossen recalls Clara Galette, who once had a legendary café there.

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This chapel on the edge of the Lembeekse Bossen was founded in 1947 by pastor Van Goethem. It was dedicated to Our Lady of Sweet Comfort and Peace because Lembeke was spared from the violence of war. The chapel is surrounded by a procession of fifteen brick chapels,

Opposite the chapel is a small grotto of Mary built on the remains of a German bunker.

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6.30 km

Bellebargie Forests and Forest Paths Kaprijke

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The forest paths around Kaprijke are narrow, winding paths that meander through the forest. As you walk along the forest paths, you will pass small streams, open spaces in the forest and quiet corners where you are often alone.

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7.81 km

Burggravenstroom

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8.75 km

Lembeekse Forest Avenue

Highlight • Forest

The Lembeekse Bosdreef in the Lembeekse Bossen is a picturesque avenue that runs through a beautiful forest area.

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10.0 km

Connection Between Lembeekse and Oosteeklose Forests

Highlight • Trail

11.5 km

Oosteeklose bossen

Nature Reserve

12.1 km

Oosteeklose Woods

Highlight • Forest

The Oosteeklo forests actually form the eastern part of the Lembeekse Bossen, a fragmented forest area of 305 ha, which is located on a sand ridge. At that time, the conifers were used to support mine shafts. Nowadays, the conifers are gradually being replaced by deciduous trees.
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22.3 km

Sint-Egidius Church Lembeke

Highlight • Religious Site

Lembeke originated on the inland dunes that formed about 10,000 years ago, when the mainland was still connected to England.
Silex finds from the Mesolithic prove that hunter-nomads set up camp on the south side of the dune ridge. The entire Lembeke territory was a sandy, heathland region, crossed by a ridge, on which centuries later the Antwerp highway from Oosteeklo to Eeklo sought its way. We still find the road under that name in the Lembeke forests. Very old lare names (lare = open space in the forest) such as Cattelare, Gokelare, Hokelare... point to the original afforestation and heathland. Toponyms with 'heide', 'veld', 'woestine'... also refer to the barren nature of the region.

Source: mijnplatteland.com/meetjesland/lembeke/nl

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23.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.74 km

5.67 km

5.47 km

3.63 km

Surfaces

10.1 km

7.18 km

3.54 km

1.44 km

1.26 km

Elevation

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Lembeekse Forest Avenue – Oosteeklose Woods loop from Lembeke

Clara Galette Statue

Chapel of Comfort and Peace

Bellebargie Forests and Forest Paths Kaprijke

Burggravenstroom

Lembeekse Forest Avenue

Connection Between Lembeekse and Oosteeklose Forests

Oosteeklose Woods

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