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Old Brickworks Chimney – Old Walenhoek dredging crane loop from Niel

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Old Brickworks Chimney – Old Walenhoek dredging crane loop from Niel

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Old Brickworks Chimney – Old Walenhoek dredging crane loop from Niel

02:05

8.20km

20m

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: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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636 m

Hellegat Dike towards Niel center

Highlight • Cycleway

Walking and cycling quietly and with a beautiful view over the Rupel

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840 m

Old Brickworks Chimney

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Such a high chimney. Just looking up makes me dizzy.

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1.65 km

Mechanical Brickworks Peeters-Van Mechelen Brothers

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Former brickworks with industrial buildings north of Noeverseweg. Closed in 1975. A preserved ring kiln with an adjacent shed to the east, a partially demolished chimney to the west, and a chimney south of Noeverseweg leaning against a former stable.

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1.96 km

DZIA Chicken Mural

Highlight • Monument

Always nice to see color in your life path. At this location, a colorful bird provides a pleasant surprise during your passage.

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2.07 km

't Geleeg - Frateur Brickworks Museum

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Of the many brick factories in the region, this is one of the few fully preserved brick factories. Today it is a museum and you can immerse yourself in the …

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2.50 km

Noeveren workers' cottages — Brik site

Highlight • Historical Site

A site where old workers' houses are part of a larger whole. Outside the workman's houses you can discover a whole site with an experience guide here. Afterwards, rinse the dust off in the brown café De Koophandel.

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6.24 km

Old Walenhoek dredging crane

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The Walenhoek near Niel, beautiful nature reserve.

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8.16 km

Brickworks Tunnel Boomsestraat

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At this location, on Boomsestraat, you will become acquainted with one of the fifty historic tunnels that the brickmakers built in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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8.20 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.97 km

1.71 km

1.19 km

333 m

Surfaces

6.26 km

1.66 km

246 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 29 May

29°C

16°C

49 %

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Old Brickworks Chimney – Old Walenhoek dredging crane loop from Niel

Hellegat Dike towards Niel center

Old Brickworks Chimney

Mechanical Brickworks Peeters-Van Mechelen Brothers

DZIA Chicken Mural

't Geleeg - Frateur Brickworks Museum

Noeveren workers' cottages — Brik site

Old Walenhoek dredging crane

Brickworks Tunnel Boomsestraat

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