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Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve – Plassendale Lock Complex loop from Oudenburg

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Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve – Plassendale Lock Complex loop from Oudenburg

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4.5

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Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve – Plassendale Lock Complex loop from Oudenburg

01:30

5.99km

0m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 2.97 km for 10 m

After 5.84 km for 10 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

67 m

T'Jannes Hornes

Highlight • Restaurant

2

81 m

Along the Ghent–Ostend Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

3

218 m

Plassendale

Highlight • Bridge

Plassendale is located at the lock and mouth of the Plassendalevaart (Plassendale-Nieuwpoort canal) and the Ghent-Ostend canal. This picturesque spot is a hotspot for walkers and cyclists, with several picnic benches.

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4

4.32 km

The Rietnest

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The Rietnest lookout tower offers a panoramic view of the Zwaanhoek nature reserve, an old polder area. Shallow excavations and clay mining in the past have created a varied area …

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5

4.39 km

Zwaanhoek Lookout Tower

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6

4.40 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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7

5.31 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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5.98 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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5.99 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.69 km

1.01 km

296 m

Surfaces

3.25 km

2.64 km

109 m

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Tuesday 20 October

14°C

8°C

43 %

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