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De Buylaers Nature Reserve – Molsbroek Nature Reserve loop from Lokeren

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De Buylaers Nature Reserve – Molsbroek Nature Reserve loop from Lokeren

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De Buylaers Nature Reserve – Molsbroek Nature Reserve loop from Lokeren

02:41

10.7km

10m

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: March 30, 2026

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Nationaal Park Scheldevallei

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.04 km

Verloren Bos Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Castle is a villa built in 1899 by industrialist Gonzales Cock, where you can still experience some of the grandeur of the past here and there: the beautiful mosaic …

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1.05 km

Verloren Bos, Lokeren

Highlight • Forest

The park Verloren Bos is a public park with many possibilities. It is a park in the middle of nature between city and countryside! It is an urban forest where …

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1.88 km

Just a fifteen minute walk from Lokeren station you are already in this 20 hectare nature reserve on the left bank of the Durme. It also merges into the spontaneously overgrown Verloren Bos with its remnants of drifting dunes.

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4.49 km

Molsbroek Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

At the start of your walk, the visitor center is recommended to get all your answers. Nice location to enjoy your picnic outside. You can park on the street side.

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4.57 km

Patjoepelke statue in Molsbroek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Monument

Patjoepelke, the gnome who sprang from the brain of Lokeren youth writer Yvonne Waegemans, was given his own statue in the Molsbroek nature reserve in 2009. This happened 100 years after the birth of his creator.

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5.13 km

Molsbroek

Nature Reserve

5.56 km

Molsbroek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

The Molsbroek is ideal for a quiet walk. Because of the many water, many water birds can be spotted.

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7.13 km

Along the former peat extraction area

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

A narrow walking dike that you share with cyclists. Beautiful view of the former peat extraction area that is now under water.

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9.50 km

Stork Nest Observation Point Buylaers Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Every year, a pair of storks nests on a nesting pole in the heart of the Buylaers nature reserve in Lokeren. The non-profit organization Durme wants everyone to be able …

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10.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.48 km

2.46 km

419 m

321 m

Surfaces

6.92 km

1.52 km

1.32 km

378 m

269 m

243 m

Elevation

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Thursday 14 May

11°C

3°C

80 %

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De Buylaers Nature Reserve – Molsbroek Nature Reserve loop from Lokeren

Verloren Bos Castle

Verloren Bos, Lokeren