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Leopold Canal Foot Ferry – Creek Route loop from Watervliet

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Leopold Canal Foot Ferry – Creek Route loop from Watervliet

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Leopold Canal Foot Ferry – Creek Route loop from Watervliet

02:36

24.1km

10m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 29, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

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After 15.5 km for 19 m

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3.26 km

Leopold Canal Foot Ferry

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For pedestrians only! Not for cyclists.

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4.14 km

Oostpolderkreek

Lake

4.61 km

Eel Experience Spot Oostpolderkreek

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Everything you would have liked to know about the eel can be found here. Nice educational location on the bank of the Oostpolderkreek.

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4.83 km

Boerekreek

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The Boerekreek is the largest creek in the Meetjesland. When it was formed in the sixteenth century, it was called the Grote Geule. Enjoy life around the vast bodies of water.

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5.85 km

Creek Route

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Walking with shouts of joy along creeks. Know that our distant ancestors dug peat here in the landscape to use as fuel for heating houses, castles, etc...
Here you walk through a diluted history.

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7.23 km

Tree-Lined Path Along the Leopold Canal

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Enjoy a stroll on the towpath next to the Leopold Canal, which was dug in 1846 - 1848.
The objective was to connect Zelzate with the North Sea.
Unfortunately, the …

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11.1 km

Cycle Path Along the Leopold Canal

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Cycling along the Leopold Canal between the trees and in the polders is an ideal way to cool off on a hot summer day

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14.9 km

Leopoldkanaal

Lake

18.4 km

Educational Picnic Table About Birds of the Creek

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Educational picnic table with the theme of the birds from the creek.

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18.7 km

Bentillekreek

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Typical for Sint-Jan-in-Eremo are the five creeks (approx. 65 ha). The creeks are old peat pits, which were created by the exploitation of the bog or peat areas. These pits …

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24.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

5.88 km

2.30 km

1.62 km

914 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

5.39 km

1.89 km

1.75 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

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Friday 5 June

18°C

11°C

95 %

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Leopold Canal Foot Ferry – Creek Route loop from Watervliet

Leopold Canal Foot Ferry

Eel Experience Spot Oostpolderkreek

Boerekreek

Creek Route

Tree-Lined Path Along the Leopold Canal

Cycle Path Along the Leopold Canal

Educational Picnic Table About Birds of the Creek

Bentillekreek

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