The best MTB trails in De Linie

The Kalvebrug is a bascule bridge over the Moervaart. The current bridge was built in 1945 to replace the bridge that was destroyed in World War II. The portal has an inscribed pointed arch and the superstructure is reinforced with crossing lattice girders. The bridge was mechanized in 2000. The Kalvebrug was protected as a monument in 2001. source: Wikipedia

Near the bridge you will also find the canoe and kayak center, which organizes sales, rentals, and workshops. see kanocenter.be

The Perenboomsgat is one of the creeks that is silting up to some extent, creating striking reed lands. The entire southern part of the horseshoe-shaped creek has silted up. In the northern part, there is still an open water section in the west, although strong silting is already occurring here too. Part of this creek remnant lies on Dutch territory, where the banks are managed naturally. The Grote Kreek and Pereboomsgat creeks contain little brackish water and therefore have a lower salt content than, for example, the Sint-Elooiskreek located slightly further west. Source: Inventory of Immovable Heritage

This is the 292nd of 369 (or 388 if you count the double posts on the Grensmaas as two each time ;-)) border posts. The 291st is slightly to the east on the Beukendreef/Oude Karnemelksstraat, and no. 293 is to the west, near the Kruisstraat & Provinciale Weg. Between posts 292 and 293 there are no fewer than 5 auxiliary border stones (292a to f). Furthermore, in the middle of the Perenboomskreek, below the waterline, there are wooden posts marking the border. Apparently, it has to be quite precise to the (centi)meter here. Discussion about where the border lies is clearly excluded here. A striking detail on post 292 is the somewhat strange design of the two 2's, as if they are reversed S's (see photos). source: grenspalen.one

In the summer often not rideable because the path sometimes overgrows.

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On an information board on site, the history of the Stekense Vaart can be read. It began as early as 1315. Count Robrecht III of Béthune then gave the order to dig a canal from Ghent to Hulst. In Stekene, this new 'waterway' turned marshes into arable land and increased export opportunities. In 1556, many fields in Stekene were submerged for a long time. King Philip II of Spain therefore granted a charter for a direct connection to the Durme. In 1628, King Philip IV gave permission to extend the Stekense Vaart by 1300 meters to Hulst. This connected the Vaart to the Westerschelde, which was advantageous for trade. Hulst could thus also be supplied with war materials. South of Moerbeke, between 1637 and 1643, a new canal was dug connecting the Stekense Vaart with the Moervaart. Ships sailing between Ghent and Stekene no longer had to make a detour via the Spelonckvaart. After the Eighty Years' War ended in 1648, the connection with the Westerschelde was broken. The economic benefit of the Vaart was lost. The Vaart was dammed at Tromp in 1691. In 1853, the municipality of Stekene became the owner of the Vaart on the condition that it also be responsible for maintenance. In 1950, the Vaart was declared unnavigable. Wastewater from Sint-Niklaas caused pollution and a strong stench, here at the Quay. In 1953, a cross dam was built in the Durme in Lokeren. The tidal effect on the Stekense Vaart was thus a thing of the past. In 1964, a water treatment plant was commissioned in Sint-Niklaas. This significantly improved the water quality in the Stekense Vaart. In 1995, a water treatment plant was also built in Stekene. In 1998, the area around the Vaart was classified as a quiet area.

The Wullebos is located on a former sand drift ridge and is 69 hectares in size. The name comes from "wulle", meaning "long-eared owl". The Abelebeek and Wullebosbeek streams run through the forest, both in a northerly direction. The Papdijk, built in 1691, also runs through the area. A checkerboard pattern of avenues is present both in the forest and in the agricultural area to its south. It indicates reclamation in the second half of the 18th century. The agricultural area was deforested in the course of the 19th century, preserving the checkerboard structure. The Baggaarthof is located in the area, around which numerous ghost stories circulate. source: Wikipedia