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The Zwin Nature Reserve – Zwin Dunes and Polders loop from Het Zoute

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The Zwin Nature Reserve – Zwin Dunes and Polders loop from Het Zoute

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The Zwin Nature Reserve – Zwin Dunes and Polders loop from Het Zoute

03:08

12.4km

20m

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 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.99 km

Beach

4.67 km

Yourcenar Trail

Highlight • Trail

The name of this path refers to the writer Marguerite Yourcenar. Her internationally known novel (The Hermetic Black) is partly set in the dunes near the Zwin. Until the end …

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4.69 km

The Zwin Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

In 2019 the new cycling and walking path of the "Zwin" nature reserve between Cadzand-Bad and Knokke-Heist was officially opened.

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4.74 km

Hospitality (Leaping Hare Sculpture by Barry Flanagan)

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The hopping hare that you can find in the dunes at the end of the sea wall of Knokke is a bronze sculpture by Barry Flanagan. Although the official name …

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5.53 km

Perfect trail through the Zwin Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This path gives you a taste of the exceptionally beautiful Nature Park Het Zwin. You can spot storks and many other sea birds from the many observation huts. There is …

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6.87 km

Nature Reserve Near the Belgian Coast

Highlight • Natural

On top of the dike you get a view of the vast Zwin plain. To the left of your field of vision you can spot numerous water birds in the …

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9.12 km

Kleyne Vlakte

Highlight • Natural

For many years, the Kleyne Vlakte, or "little plain", was overgrown and its true magic was hidden under small forests of bushes and trees. Only careful renaturation restored the original …

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11.0 km

Keunepad

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On this route you can choose the hare path or just hop after the rabbits. This is a nice connecting path between the dunes and the Zenopad, inland.
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11.8 km

Zwin Dunes and Polders

Highlight • Natural

With an area of 222 hectares, this approximately 200-year-old dune area forms a natural transition between sea, beach and polder.

Until the end of the 19th century, these dunes, forests, …

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12.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.74 km

2.02 km

2.01 km

1.57 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.93 km

4.02 km

1.16 km

981 m

258 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 26 May

25°C

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The Zwin Nature Reserve – Zwin Dunes and Polders loop from Het Zoute

Yourcenar Trail

The Zwin Nature Reserve

Hospitality (Leaping Hare Sculpture by Barry Flanagan)

Perfect trail through the Zwin Reserve

Nature Reserve Near the Belgian Coast

Kleyne Vlakte

Keunepad

Zwin Dunes and Polders

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