Pollare Sluice – Akkerweg loop from Meerbeke

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Pollare Sluice – Akkerweg loop from Meerbeke

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Pollare Sluice – Akkerweg loop from Meerbeke

02:43

10.5km

70m

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: July 29, 2026

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1.91 km

Dr. Hemerijckx Monument

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The world-famous leper doctor Frans Hemerijckx (°1902-+1969) worked in Congo in Dikungu and later in India in Polambakkam. In Congo he held his “consultations under the trees” in the smallest …

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2.00 km

’t Oeverstekske

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't Oeverstekske has been an easy connection for cyclists and pedestrians between the two banks of Dender for years.

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2.93 km

Pollare Sluice

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The Pollare weir is very outdated. She still works with shot beams; an outdated system in which wooden beams are lifted in and out of the current with a tackle. …

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3.38 km

Trail between De Rijt and the Dender

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De Rijt is a wide drainage canal to replace the natural drainage of the streams in the Dender. It runs from Idegem over Zandbergen, through the Nuchten, over Eichem to …

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3.41 km

Trail between the railway and fields near Eichem

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From Eichem station you can walk along the railway towards Ninove, past fields and a piece of forest. Nice path!

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4.53 km

Our Lady of Eichem Chapel

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Both the chapel and the 'forecourt' with bench have visibly been renovated quite recently.

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5.24 km

The Zwarte Flesch Footbridge (Pollare)

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Cafeteria of the non-profit organization Schoonderhage, a facility for people with intellectual disabilities.
They serve their own beer, "Zwarte Flesch", referring to the inn that stood here until the 1980s. …

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7.87 km