Boardwalk Trail – Hospiesbos loop from Wetteren

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Boardwalk Trail – Hospiesbos loop from Wetteren

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Boardwalk Trail – Hospiesbos loop from Wetteren

03:57

15.5km

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: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.08 km

Paelepelbos

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Early 2009, the municipality of Wetteren purchased a historically valuable forest area of several hectares in the Serskampse Beek Valley, which also contained several silted-up ponds. The area was later …

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4.46 km

Driebunderwegel

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A nice hiking trail with varied landscapes.

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6.50 km

Boardwalk Trail

Highlight • Trail

The valley of the Serskampse beek is situated on the territory of the municipalities of Smetlede (Lede) and Serskamp (Wichelen).
The greatly reduced Serskampse forests of today bear little resemblance …

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6.92 km

Pond in the Serskampse Woods

Highlight • Lake

7.25 km

Serskampse bossen

Nature Reserve

7.78 km

Chapel of Our Lady of Peace

Highlight • Religious Site

On V-Day in 1945 (Liberation Day), the kajotsters of Oordegem hung a small chapel here. The current stone chapel was built in 1949 and the first parish pilgrimage came to this chapel in 1952.
(Walking report KBC seniors Ghent)

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7.80 km

Oud Smetlede Forest

Highlight • Forest

Do not visit this forest without waterproof footwear, whatever the season. Long pants also have advantages in this forest with jungle allures. Parts of this forest are privately owned, but …

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12.2 km

Totem Pole and 'De Gestorvene' Poem, Serskampse Bossen

Highlight • Monument

A very beautiful totem pole and a bench with a monitor lizard in the Serskampse Bossen. The poem on the totem pole is also moving.

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12.3 km

Hospiesbos

Highlight • Forest

The Hospiesbos is mainly known for its beautiful hyacinths in the spring and its mushrooms in the autumn.

Spring and autumn are the ideal periods for a beautiful walk in …

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15.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.45 km

3.56 km

3.26 km

3.23 km

Surfaces