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Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve – Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal loop from Oudenburg

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Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve – Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal loop from Oudenburg

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Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve – Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal loop from Oudenburg

00:56

16.3km

10m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 89 m for 10 m

After 3.59 km for 39 m

After 13.2 km for 39 m

After 16.3 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.30 km

Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Description of the area
The Zwaanhoek is bordered in the north by the Ghent-Oostende railway, in the east and southeast by the Nieuwpoort-Plassendale canal and in the southwest and west …

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3.27 km

Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal

Highlight • River

Beautiful countryside crossed by the canal, including nice cycle paths. What more could you want?

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3.36 km

Plassendale Lock Complex

Highlight • Bridge

A very pleasant little spot to put your bike down and enjoy the sun before leaving for Ostend.

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3.84 km

View of the Plassendale Lock Complex and surroundings

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The village is a hamlet that grew up on and around the Plassendale military fortifications and lock complex, with defining features such as a 17th-century tollhouse, an inn dating from …

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8.00 km

Brouwerij Betsy

Highlight • Pub

Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 6:30 PM
It is open every day in July and August.
The rest of the year only Saturday and Sunday.

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11.4 km

The Noordede is a medieval drainage canal in the polder landscape.
Its origins date back to the early period of coastal plain reclamation around the 10th-11th century. Reclamation, dike construction, …

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15.0 km

Rietnest Observation Tower

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From this observation tower you have a beautiful view of the flat polder landscape and the Zwaanhoek nature reserve.

The best way to describe the Zwaanhoek is: sweet, salty, swampy. …

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16.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.05 km

8.04 km

204 m

Surfaces

7.86 km

7.67 km

761 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

25°C

17°C

0 %

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Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve – Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal loop from Oudenburg

Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve

Plassendale-Nieuwpoort Canal

Plassendale Lock Complex

View of the Plassendale Lock Complex and surroundings

Brouwerij Betsy

Bridge over Noordede

Rietnest Observation Tower

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