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Het Vinne Nature Reserve – Birdwatching Hut on the Lake loop from Duras

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Het Vinne Nature Reserve – Birdwatching Hut on the Lake loop from Duras

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Het Vinne Nature Reserve – Birdwatching Hut on the Lake loop from Duras

04:41

18.4km

50m

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 18, 2026

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2.85 km

Het Vinne Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

The Vinne is located on the territory of the merged municipality of Zoutleeuw, south of the hamlet of Ossenweg, just within the province of Flemish Brabant. To the east of …

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3.15 km

Boardwalk through Het Vinne

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The largest natural inland lake in Flanders can be found in the nature reserve and provincial domain Het Vinne, in Zoutleeuw, in the province of Flemish Brabant. Here you can …

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3.68 km

Bird observation hut Schulensmeer

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This birdwatching hut is on the other side of the lake, almost exactly in the opposite corner, so another good kilometer of walking (or a little more perhaps).

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4.25 km

Observation tower at Het Vinne Lake

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In front of the current lookout tower there was a tapered tower that gave you more open air (see photos). But now there is more space and the tower itself …

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4.37 km

Het Vinne Loop — Zoutleeuw

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You can walk all the way around the lake and choose your path. For example, you can go part of the way via the experience path, there are decking, viewing …

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8.36 km

water gate "3 sluices"

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In 1996, during collector works on the Kleine Gete, the remains of a water gate were discovered: an impressive construction in which 2 rectangular bastions, with a three-quarter round tower …

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8.63 km

Kleine Gete

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Beautiful but fairly short path along the Gete on the way to or from Zoutleeuw and in particular from the water gate "3 sluizen" which is nearby.

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16.6 km

Birdwatching Hut on the Lake

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Here you go to the birdwatching hut on the water that is a few meters further in the lake. In normal, wet conditions you also walk a fair distance above …

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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.16 km

5.91 km

2.61 km

1.61 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

7.09 km

3.93 km

3.31 km

2.19 km

1.29 km

508 m

Elevation

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Monday 18 May

17°C

8°C

66 %

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Het Vinne Nature Reserve – Birdwatching Hut on the Lake loop from Duras

Het Vinne Nature Reserve

Boardwalk through Het Vinne

Bird observation hut Schulensmeer

Observation tower at Het Vinne Lake

Het Vinne Loop — Zoutleeuw

water gate "3 sluices"

Kleine Gete

Birdwatching Hut on the Lake

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