Antitank canal walk

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Antitank canal walk

Moderate

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Antitank canal walk

02:53

11.4km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.58 km

Long Boardwalk

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Beautiful deck next to an even more beautiful piece of nature...

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3.01 km

KV Line Bunker Koningshoekt–Waver (Bat Bunker)

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Some former bunkers of the KW line have been repurposed as overwintering spots for bats. And this applies to this one too. The municipality of Haacht was and still is …

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3.06 km

Haacht Marsh

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The Haachtsbroek is a wet area because the loamy sand and clay soil is difficult to penetrate. Precisely because the area is so rich in water, it was spared from …

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3.21 km

Boardwalk & Wetlands

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Nice decking...

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11.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.64 km

3.82 km

1.87 km

695 m

435 m

Surfaces

4.84 km

2.26 km

1.82 km

1.60 km

569 m

375 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

12°C

6°C

54 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

November 10, 2024,Promenade dans le canal antichar

Great walk. On November 10th, boots were really needed in some places. I will do this walk again in the spring.

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August 20, 2024,Promenade dans le canal antichar

nice walk in the surroundings of Haacht. A large part of the route is in the woods and most of the time you follow either a canal, a river or a marsh. A lot of freshness is provided by the wetlands, with the occasional visit of mosquitoes. And let's not forget the impressive anti-tank canal that you follow for more …

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October 3, 2026,Antitankgracht in Haachts broek

Meanwhile, it has already been more than 80 years, but the war is still visible in the present...

In Haacht too, the anti-tank ditches are still visible, you walk without danger now...

In Wespelaar, we shoot out of the starting blocks, not coincidentally at colorful painted Lego blocks...

The Haachts broek opens up for us, to walk over wooden paths...

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April 28, 2024,Vlonderpad & Wetlands – Antitankgracht Haacht rondtocht vanuit Wespelaar-Tildonk

Too bad, the cell phone battery flat at the last part. 🙄🙈

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August 15, 2022,Wandeling antitankgracht Haacht

Walk from Wespelaar through 3 nature reserves and the center of Haacht.
First we cross the Haachts Broek, over a few decking paths and through a grazing zone with sheep.
We then follow the anti-tank moat to the Heerlijkheid van Roost, a former castle site.
We pass through the center of Haacht and conclude with the Schorisgat nature reserve. Here …

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