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De Plaatsmolen – Statue of Ferdinand Verbiest loop from Pittem

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De Plaatsmolen – Statue of Ferdinand Verbiest loop from Pittem

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De Plaatsmolen – Statue of Ferdinand Verbiest loop from Pittem

05:29

21.4km

80m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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88 m

Sint-Germanus Church

Highlight • Religious Site

This church dates 'only' from 1923-1924, replacing the church from 1869 that was completely destroyed in the First World War. That church was built next to the place where a …

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4.36 km

De Plaatsmolen

Highlight • Monument

De Plaatmolen is located along the route of the Molenlandroute in the vicinity of the sports center of Pittem. The City Mill, which is owned by the municipality of Pittem, …

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9.04 km

Viewpoint

10.5 km

Pittemse Meersen

Forest

11.4 km

Statue of Ferdinand Verbiest

Highlight • Monument

Pittem honors his son: Ferdinand Verbiest sj (Chinese name: 南怀仁 Nán Huáirén, Pittem, October 9, 1623 – Beijing, January 28, 1688) was a Jesuit, missionary and astronomer.
He built an …

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13.4 km

Buffer Basins Koolskampstraat and Egemstraat

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In 2011, a buffer basin was constructed that is divided into four basins. Three basins are located here between Koolskampstraat and Egemstraat and one a little further away, at the …

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17.9 km

Egem Transmission Tower

Highlight • Monument

The transmission tower of Egem is a 305 meter high transmission tower along the Vliegveldweg in Egem, part of the municipality of Pittem (West Flanders). It is one of the …

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20.6 km

Street art by Djoels and Gesman

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You can come and admire this beautiful work by Djoels and Gesman as long as the old warehouse in Egem is not demolished.

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21.1 km

The Izegem street art artist (°1992) created a fantastic masterpiece here. About this work she writes herself:
"The name ‘droogbroodstraat’ comes from the 1800s, the soil was completely infertile and …

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21.3 km

Tanker Truck Mural by Djoels

Highlight • Monument

Work by local artist Djoels, commissioned by transport company Dedeygere.
Although Djoels often works 'on commission', this work is rather an exception in her oeuvre, which normally contains almost exclusively people, animals and landscapes, due to the subject.

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21.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

3.11 km

2.55 km

2.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

5.45 km

2.65 km

1.17 km

1.06 km

100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 2 July

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De Plaatsmolen – Statue of Ferdinand Verbiest loop from Pittem

Sint-Germanus Church

De Plaatsmolen

Statue of Ferdinand Verbiest

Buffer Basins Koolskampstraat and Egemstraat

Egem Transmission Tower

Street art by Djoels and Gesman

Murals by Djoels

Tanker Truck Mural by Djoels

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