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Helleketelbos Boardwalks – Watou Village loop from Watou

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Hiking trails & Routes
Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Ieper
Poperinge

Helleketelbos Boardwalks – Watou Village loop from Watou

Hard

4.6

(7)

42

hikers

Helleketelbos Boardwalks – Watou Village loop from Watou

06:30

25.3km

120m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 5, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

2.94 km

Watou Becque Stream

Highlight • River

on the border

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2

8.72 km

Chapel Helleketel Road

Highlight • Religious Site

3

9.92 km

Helleketel Forest Trail

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Unpaved path in the forest with a number of technical sections.

Blue loop MTB Poperinge.

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4

10.3 km

Helleketelbos Boardwalks

Highlight • Trail

Walking with numurous songbirds.

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5

11.1 km

Pond

Highlight • Lake

6

12.3 km

Half-timbered house Het Groot Gasthuisgoed

Highlight • Historical Site

The half-timbered house, the only remnant of the large half-timbered farm Het Groot Gasthuisgoed and the Gasthuismolen, near the Hellebekerbos.

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7

12.3 km

“The Mud” a war poem from the poetry collection “Menschen in de Grachten” by Daan Boens (1893-1977).

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8

25.2 km

Watou Village

Highlight • Settlement

Charming village

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25.3 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.7 km

5.17 km

1.42 km

868 m

122 m

Surfaces

16.4 km

3.99 km

2.40 km

1.84 km

594 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 21 May

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