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Fort van Oelegem – Beautiful spot in the park Rondje vanuit Oelegem

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Fort van Oelegem – Beautiful spot in the park Rondje vanuit Oelegem

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November 27, 2021

Fort van Oelegem – Beautiful spot in the park Rondje vanuit Oelegem

Moderate

02:50

11.1km

3.9km/h

40m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.28 km

Boardwalk to Fort Oelegem

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The decking ensures that you do not get wet feet here. The path keeps you on the straight and narrow while protecting the vulnerable forest floor at the same time. …

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1.41 km

Fort Oelegem

Highlight • Historical Site

The fort was built between 1909 and 1914 to prevent an invasion. After 1918, the fort was rebuilt, its weapons replaced, and its ventilation and emergency exits were adapted.

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2.78 km

The bunkers at the Antitankgracht consist of lock bunkers with the associated subsidiary bunkers. The lock bunkers are elongated freestanding bunkers with a large blank wall, camouflaged by eggs, and …

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3.35 km

Antitank canal dug between 1937 and 1939

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Consider for a moment that the Antitank Canal was dug between the Antwerp port of Berendrecht and Massenhoven near Zandhoven. This in defense of the Stelling Antwerpen W0 2. Canal was dug between 1937 - 1939.

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5.87 km

Sint Jozef Chapel

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This stone chapel at the intersection of two roads, Liefkenshoek and Watermolen, is dedicated to Saint Joseph. She is quite old. As early as 1840, a holy mass was celebrated …

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7.66 km

Quiet Forest Road

Highlight • Forest

10.4 km

Vrieselhof Castle

Highlight • Castle

The name "Vrieselhof" goes back to Jan van Vriesele, a nobleman from Kontich who bought about 24 bundles of land in Oelegem (about 32 ha) around 1300. He gave the …

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11.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.64 km

2.28 km

1.39 km

1.03 km

1.00 km

701 m

Surfaces

3.04 km

2.90 km

2.17 km

2.08 km

488 m

372 m

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Fort van Oelegem – Beautiful spot in the park Rondje vanuit Oelegem

Boardwalk to Fort Oelegem

Fort Oelegem

Sluice bunker Antitankgracht

Antitank canal dug between 1937 and 1939

Sint Jozef Chapel

Quiet Forest Road

Vrieselhof Castle

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