Old Leie Meander – View of the Pond loop from Oeselgem

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Old Leie Meander – View of the Pond loop from Oeselgem

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Old Leie Meander – View of the Pond loop from Oeselgem

02:07

8.32km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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57 m

Saint Martin's Church

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The current church largely dates from 1720. It was built after the dilapidated and now robbed old church was demolished.
The current church is mainly in classicist style, although the …

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251 m

Old Leie Meander

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The flood plain (meersen) of the old Leie and Mandel provide a beautiful walking environment. At the castle Te Lake there are still old fragments of coppice forest.

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272 m

Wooden Bridge Over Oude Leiemeander

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At the eastern end, near the centre of Oeselgem, the Oude Leiemeander has a short side arm that you cross here.

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1.10 km

View of the Pond

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1.57 km

Vulnerable Spot Forest Path

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Very nice path through the forest and along the old Leie meander

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2.74 km

The canalized Leie (Lys)

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The originally strongly meandering Leie was straightened for the benefit of shipping. The canalization was realized here in 1972, as a result of which Kasteel Te Lake could suddenly no …

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4.85 km

Neerhoek Walking Trail - May 1940

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With information panels about the battle for the Neerhoek, May 1940

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8.05 km

Neerhoek Walking Trail – May 1940

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The Germans who advanced in May 1940 were temporarily halted at the Leie in Oeselgem by Walloon regiments of the Belgian army. However, they could only hold out temporarily. In …

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8.32 km

End point

Parking

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