Leopold Canal Foot Ferry – Leopold Canal Foot Ferry loop from Watervliet

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Leopold Canal Foot Ferry – Leopold Canal Foot Ferry loop from Watervliet

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Leopold Canal Foot Ferry – Leopold Canal Foot Ferry loop from Watervliet

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24.0km

20m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

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After 8.69 km for 19 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.26 km

Leopold Canal Foot Ferry

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Location where you can cross the Leopold Canal dry-shod using the foot ferry.

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4.14 km

Oostpolderkreek

Lake

4.61 km

Eel Experience Spot Oostpolderkreek

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Everything you would have liked to know about the eel can be found here. Nice educational location on the bank of the Oostpolderkreek.

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4.83 km

Boerekreek

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The Boerekreek is the largest creek in the Meetjesland. When it was formed in the sixteenth century, it was called the Grote Geule. Enjoy life around the vast bodies of water.

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5.85 km

Creek Route

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Walking with shouts of joy along creeks. Know that our distant ancestors dug peat here in the landscape to use as fuel for heating houses, castles, etc...
Here you walk through a diluted history.

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7.23 km

Tree-Lined Path Along the Leopold Canal

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Enjoy a stroll on the towpath next to the Leopold Canal, which was dug in 1846 - 1848.
The objective was to connect Zelzate with the North Sea.
Unfortunately, the …

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8.69 km

Leopold Canal Foot Ferry

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Walk across the water? It doesn't just work on the Sea of Galilee, and you don't have to be Jesus either. A small hand-operated ferry helps here so that you …

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11.2 km

Cycle Path Along the Leopold Canal

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Cycling along the Leopold Canal between the trees and in the polders is an ideal way to cool off on a hot summer day

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14.8 km

Leopoldkanaal

Lake

18.6 km

Bentillekreek

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Typical for Sint-Jan-in-Eremo are the five creeks (approx. 65 ha). The creeks are old peat pits, which were created by the exploitation of the bog or peat areas. These pits …

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24.0 km

End point

Bus stop

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