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The Ketel Forests – Wide views loop from Waasmunster

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The Ketel Forests – Wide views loop from Waasmunster

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4.4

(14)

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The Ketel Forests – Wide views loop from Waasmunster

01:44

6.75km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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123 m

Access road to Roosenberg Abbey

Highlight • Trail

The cobbled road next to the access road offers you several options to take a look at the abbey.

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225 m

The Ketel Forests

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In 2021, Natuurpunt purchased 16 hectares of the forest area around the Roosenberg Abbey from the Mariazusters van Franciscus (who lived in the abbey until 2016).
The forest, now called …

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1.95 km

De Vaag

Nature Reserve

3.00 km

Wide views

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here it is nice and quiet to walk

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3.42 km

Green Water Pump

Highlight • Monument

Parish pump, cast iron public water pump. As early as 1850, a credit was provided in the municipal budget of 1851 to set up a public pump in the Rivierstraat. …

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4.49 km

Wandering with Stories sign and bench

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If you scan the code with your smartphone, you will hear amusing stories for young and old. You can also rest here on the couch.

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5.46 km

Rest Area Ketelbossen

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5.69 km

Information board Playing on the Vaag

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Here you will find information about this forest area.

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6.48 km

Roosenberg Abbey

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The abbey church is freely accessible. Be sure to step inside!
The interior, just like the building itself, was designed by Hans van der Laan, and is downright unique in …

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6.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.17 km

2.05 km

1.13 km

378 m

Surfaces

3.08 km

1.19 km

1.18 km

811 m

236 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 15 July

29°C

16°C

0 %

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The Ketel Forests – Wide views loop from Waasmunster

Access road to Roosenberg Abbey

The Ketel Forests

Wide views

Green Water Pump

Wandering with Stories sign and bench

Rest Area Ketelbossen

Information board Playing on the Vaag

Roosenberg Abbey

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