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The Zwin Nature Reserve – View of the Zwin loop from Heist

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The Zwin Nature Reserve – View of the Zwin loop from Heist

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5.0

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The Zwin Nature Reserve – View of the Zwin loop from Heist

01:58

18.8km

60m

Running

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.33 km

First Knokke Run

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

9.04 km

The Zwin Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

In 2019 the new cycling and walking path of the "Zwin" nature reserve between Cadzand-Bad and Knokke-Heist was officially opened.

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9.09 km

Hospitality (Leaping Hare Sculpture by Barry Flanagan)

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The hopping hare that you can find in the dunes at the end of the sea wall of Knokke is a bronze sculpture by Barry Flanagan. Although the official name …

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9.38 km

View of the Zwin

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The Zwin with its unique character, due to the regular flooding from the sea, can be seen very well from this platform. This tidal landscape with mudflats and salt marshes …

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10.2 km

Zwin Pathway

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11.1 km

Zwin Dunes and Polders

Highlight • Natural

With an area of 222 hectares, this approximately 200-year-old dune area forms a natural transition between sea, beach and polder.

Until the end of the 19th century, these dunes, forests, …

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12.2 km

Surfers Paradise Knokke-Heist

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

18.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.82 km

5.20 km

1.67 km

876 m

867 m

317 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

1.40 km

689 m

672 m

478 m

212 m

Elevation

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Friday 31 July

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The Zwin Nature Reserve – View of the Zwin loop from Heist

First Knokke Run

The Zwin Nature Reserve

Hospitality (Leaping Hare Sculpture by Barry Flanagan)

View of the Zwin

Zwin Pathway

Zwin Dunes and Polders

Surfers Paradise Knokke-Heist

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