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Wallonia
Hainaut
Tournai
Celles

Wayside Chapel – View of Kooigem loop from Pottes

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Belgium
Wallonia
Hainaut
Tournai
Celles

Wayside Chapel – View of Kooigem loop from Pottes

Moderate

3.0

(1)

19

hikers

Wayside Chapel – View of Kooigem loop from Pottes

04:06

16.1km

50m

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: May 16, 2026

Waypoints

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293 m

Pottes War Memorial

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The war memorial stands in a small park in front of the church of St. Antoine l’Ermite.

At the top of the hexagonal monument stands a standing lion with a shield.

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2

1.97 km

Pottes Bridge

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Bridge over the Scheldt, which connects Helkijn in West Flanders and Pottes in Hainaut

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2.43 km

St. John the Baptist church of Helkijn

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Tradition has it that the first church was built here around 650, consecrated by Saint Eloi himself. The first church in Helkijn was supposedly served by the monks of St. …

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4.19 km

Spiere's open-air swimming pool has a special history. In 1935, the State built a factory between the Spierebeek and the Scheldt, with the aim of conducting tests on water purification. …

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4.37 km

Sluizencomplex van Spiere

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The Spiere lock was built around 1920. It spans a height difference of two meters. The structure can accommodate six small vessels at once. Although the maximum tonnage is 1350, …

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9.48 km

Wayside Chapel

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At the corner of Maagdestraat and Kooigembosweg, on the border between Kooigem and Espierre-Helchin/Spiere-Helkijn (also the language border), stands this simple roadside chapel, popularly known as "Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Ruste" (Our …

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10.3 km

View of Kooigem

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15.7 km

Pottes Castle

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Originally, this was the seat of the Guermignies estate, which was successively owned by the Croÿ, Marnix, Croix, and Beauffort families. It was first mentioned as a manor house in …

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16.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.65 km

5.35 km

3.97 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

10.0 km

2.67 km

1.96 km

684 m

583 m

153 m

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