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Egleghem Pond – Eglegem Pond loop from Hombeek

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Belgium

Flanders

Antwerp

Egleghem Pond – Eglegem Pond loop from Hombeek

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3.9

(17)

235

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Egleghem Pond – Eglegem Pond loop from Hombeek

00:54

3.53km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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259 m

Eglegemvijver Parking

Highlight • Parking

Free parking at the Eglegem pond to discover the Zenne Valley and the Hombek plateau.

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825 m

Egleghemvijver, a beautiful piece of nature

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Pleasant stay on this path between the pond and Leybeek.

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1.34 km

Meet the Bever family. If you look closely you will see many gnawing marks and other traces of their work around the Eglegem pond. The Bever family is quite shy and does not like to be disturbed. Feel free to view the tracks from a distance and respect the animals' habitat.

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2.09 km

Egleghem Pond

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Large recreational water feature.
History: The Eglegemvijver was dug at the end of the sixties as a sand extraction pit to build the nearby E19 motorway between Antwerp and Brussels.

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2.19 km

View of the Eglegemvijver from the GR trail

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Lovely view of the pond from the beautiful path...

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3.01 km

Eglegemvijver Information Board

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The area is an important resting place for birds, especially in winter. An ideal destination for bird lovers! For the sporty types there is a fishing, sailing and windsurfing club. And the beaver also feels very much at home in Eglgemvijver.
The walk around the pond is 2.8 km long.
(Nature and Forest)

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3.02 km

Eglegem Pond

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The Eglegemvijver (unofficially also Put van Hombeek) is a large pond of 36 hectares located southwest of the Belgian city of Mechelen. The majority of the pond is located on the territory of Hombeek (Mechelen) in the province of Antwerp. The southernmost part of the pond is located on the territory of the municipality of Zemst in the province of Flemish Brabant. The domain is owned by the Flemish Government and is managed by the Agency for Nature and Forests (ANB).

The pond is named after the Hoeve Eglegem (not to be confused with the Castle of Relegem, which is also located on the lake). On the Ferraris maps from the 1770s this farm can be seen under the name Egligem.

The Eglegem pond is popular with nature and bird lovers and holidaymakers. You can observe the water birds around the lake and in the lake you can go fishing, sailing, windsurfing and paddle surfing. Motorized water sports are not allowed, just like swimming. Dogs must be on a leash.
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglegemvijver

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Hombeek Sailing and Windsurfing Club

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WVD Mechelen Sailing and Surfing is located here in Hombeek.

The Egleghemvijver has been the home base of the WVD for 50 years, also popularly known as 'the Put van Hombeek'.

Initially it was nothing more than a large pit that was left behind after the sand excavation in the late 1960s to raise part of the E19 between Antwerp and Brussels.

Now it is a water surface of 38 hectares in the middle of greenery, right on the border of Antwerp and Flemish Brabant. The majority of the pond is located in the territory of the province of Antwerp, but the southernmost part of the pond is located in Zemst, province of Flemish Brabant.

The Egleghem Pond has been a recreational pond for more than 50 years where you can sail, windsurf and fish (with a permit). Swimming is prohibited by law.

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3.53 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.65 km

1.05 km

627 m

200 m

Surfaces

2.00 km

822 m

710 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 5 September

25°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

September 28, 2022,Wandeling rond de Egleghemvijver met mijn echtgenote

Changeable and windy with a few showers and hail showers in between clearings. Barely 12gr.....

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January 12, 2025,☁️ Wandeling rond de Egleghemvijver met mijn echtgenote en de buren

Beaver tracks from their recent activities. 🐾🦡

-- myWindsock Report --

Weather Impact™: 8%

Headwind: 78% @ 3 - 8.2 km/h

Longest Headwind: 01h 51m 7s
Air Speed: 2.5 km/h

Temp: 2.6°C / 3.5 °C

Precip: 0% @ 0 Inch/hr
-- END --

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March 7, 2023,🌧🥶 Wandeling rond de Egleghemvijver

Walk with my wife. Kil, wet and cold 🥶 at 3 gr and permanent rain 🌧.

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October 30, 2021,🌧 Middagwandeling rond de Egleghemvijver met mijn echtgenote

Light rain, 14°C, Feels like 13°C, Humidity 89%, Wind 23km/h from S - Klimat.app

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January 1, 2022,Wandeling rond de Egleghemvijver met mijn echtgenote

Cloudy and sunny, 11°C, Feels like 10°C, Humidity 92%, Wind 13km/h from SW - Klimat.app

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December 25, 2021,Wandeling rond de Egleghemvijver met mijn echtgenote

Overcast, 1°C, Feels like -1°C, Humidity 93%, Wind 21km/h from E - Klimat.app

Harsh, chilly, gloomy weather conditions

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February 6, 2022,🌧 Wandeling rond de Egleghemvijver met mijn echtgenote en de buren. ZELFS IJSBEER GESPOT....

Light rain, 8°C, Feels like 6°C, Humidity 91%, Wind 26km/h from W - Klimat.app

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November 4, 2023,☁️💨🌧 Egleghemvijver wandeling met mijn echtgenote

A walk between the showers (we thought...), but the last ten minutes were a "drash" until home 🌧🌧

-- myWindsock Report --
Weather Impact: 3.1%
Headwind: 45% @ 27.5-47.4km/h
Longest Headwind: 21m 56s
Air Speed: 26.9km/h
Temp: 11.1-11.3°C
Precip: 25% @ 0.03 Inch/hr
-- END --

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Egleghem Pond – Eglegem Pond loop from Hombeek

Eglegemvijver Parking

Egleghemvijver, a beautiful piece of nature

Spotting the beaver family

Egleghem Pond

View of the Eglegemvijver from the GR trail

Eglegemvijver Information Board

Eglegem Pond

Hombeek Sailing and Windsurfing Club

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