Hingenewiel – At the Old Gate loop from Fort van Steendorp

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Hingenewiel – At the Old Gate loop from Fort van Steendorp

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Hingenewiel – At the Old Gate loop from Fort van Steendorp

02:31

9.98km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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2.30 km

Hingenewiel

Highlight • Lake

The wheel is privately owned, but you walk right past it (on the Victor De Witstraat). No one knows for sure how the Hingenewiel was formed. We know that the …

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2.43 km

Hingenewiel Picnic Area

Highlight • Lake

Take a seat on the picnic bench for a drink or a bite to eat and enjoy the panorama. The information board gives you more information about the area.

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3.19 km

At the Old Gate

Highlight • Pub

Here a person can quench his thirst

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4.13 km

d'Ursel Provincial Park

Highlight • Castle

Around the castle lies a domain that, together with the Hingenebroekpolder and Schellandpolder, once measured around 300 hectares. The park around the castle is around 40 hectares and is connected …

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4.48 km

Historic Fruit Wall at the d'Ursel Castle Estate

Highlight • Historical Site

The restoration of the fruit wall of d'Ursel Castle was awarded the prize for historic gardens in 2015.
Certainly a successful restoration.
During our visit the pears were still hard …

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4.83 km

Chapel of Saint Benedict

Highlight • Religious Site

It was built in 1888 on the Hingen coulter by order of Joseph, sixth duke. The altar table states that she was 'chopped and carved from the Rochlitzerberg near Wechselburg', …

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7.39 km