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Molsbroek Visitor Centre – De Buylaers Nature Reserve loop from Lokeren

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Molsbroek Visitor Centre – De Buylaers Nature Reserve loop from Lokeren

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Molsbroek Visitor Centre – De Buylaers Nature Reserve loop from Lokeren

04:54

19.5km

20m

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: June 19, 2026

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Nationaal Park Scheldevallei

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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928 m

Vijver Park ter beuken

Lake

5.18 km

Along the former peat extraction area

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

A narrow walking dike that you share with cyclists. Beautiful view of the former peat extraction area that is now under water.

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13.5 km

Molsbroek Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

At the start of your walk, the visitor center is recommended to get all your answers. Nice location to enjoy your picnic outside. You can park on the street side.

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13.6 km

Patjoepelke statue in Molsbroek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Monument

Patjoepelke, the gnome who sprang from the brain of Lokeren youth writer Yvonne Waegemans, was given his own statue in the Molsbroek nature reserve in 2009. This happened 100 years after the birth of his creator.

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13.6 km

3D Viewer

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Display cabinet with stereo slides.

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13.7 km

Pluisjesbos - Molsbroek (Lokeren)

Highlight • Forest

At the visitor center of Molsbroek you will find a small but nice forest, the Pluisjesbos. Here you can romp, picnic and relax under the large oak. A mini-forest with …

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16.1 km

De Buylaers Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Just a fifteen minute walk from Lokeren station you are already in this 20 hectare nature reserve on the left bank of the Durme. It also merges into the spontaneously overgrown Verloren Bos with its remnants of drifting dunes.

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16.8 km

Wooden Pergola in Park van Lokeren

Highlight • Structure

For a long time, an idyllic stone pergola stood here. In 2021, it was in such a state of disrepair that it had to be demolished for safety reasons. It …

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16.9 km

Hans De Pelsmacker Sculpture (Molsbroek-Buylaers Walking Route)

Highlight • Monument

A work by Ghent artist Hans De Pelsmacker (born 1960).

It was installed here as part of an exhibition that ran from June 19 to October 2, 1994.

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19.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.60 km

7.95 km

1.97 km

941 m

Surfaces

8.06 km

5.61 km

3.08 km

1.97 km

601 m

149 m

Elevation

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Friday 10 July

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Molsbroek Visitor Centre – De Buylaers Nature Reserve loop from Lokeren

Along the former peat extraction area

Molsbroek Visitor Centre

Patjoepelke statue in Molsbroek Nature Reserve

3D Viewer

Pluisjesbos - Molsbroek (Lokeren)

De Buylaers Nature Reserve

Wooden Pergola in Park van Lokeren

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