Western creeks hiking trail

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12.8 km
9 m
02h33
Medium

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Last verified: 17 May 2025

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The creek area around Sint-Laureins seems made for walking. The flat polder land here offers endlesspanoramas. Reed-fringed creeks are brimming with life. The small villages around them, such as St. John-in-Eremo, seem sleepy, but appearances can be deceiving.

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Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (53/100)

Length: 12.8 km

Duration: 02h33


Total ascent: 9 m

Maximal slope: 0.8 %

Average slope: 0.1 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 9 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 4.54 km (36 %)

Cobblestones: 147 m (1 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 8.36 km (65 %)

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Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

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        Places of interest

        1. Polders and dikes

          0 · POI

          A large part of the walk is along (and on) fields and dikes in the beautiful polder landscape of …

          Landelijke Gilden fiets-, wandel- en autoroutes
        2. Foot spring

          0 · Route-Info
          You have now arrived at a foot spring, as you can see. Seeing is one of the five senses, in …
          Routen
        3. Respiration

          0 · Route-Info
          Observe your breathing without changing it. Count how long you breathe in and how long you exhale. …
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        4. Body

          0 · Route-Info
          Mindful walking is done together with your body. Observe your body without judgment, with a mild …
          Routen
        5. Leopoldkanaal

          0 · Kanaal
          Lannoo
        6. Eel experience spot

          0 · Water

          This experience place is an ode to the eel.

          Landelijke Gilden fiets-, wandel- en autoroutes
        7. Empty

          0 · Route-Info
          This is the last part of the walk. Clear your head. Bring all the attention to the environment, to …
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        8. Bentille Creek

          0 · Water

          The Bentille Creek is the only creek south of the Leopold Canal. Perhaps she was connected to the …

          Landelijke Gilden fiets-, wandel- en autoroutes
        9. Rest

          0 · Route-Info
          Feast your eyes. The surroundings here are beautiful! This is the ideal place to rest. Go over the …
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        10. Farmhouse

          0 · House
          Beautifully situated farmhouse on the dike planted with poplars and in the vicinity of the Leopold …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        11. Fall

          0 · Route-Info
          This part of the tour is very uneven. Do you feel the effect in your ankles, knees and pelvis? …
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        12. Openness

          0 · Route-Info
          Now that you are out of the forest, there is more openness. How do you experience this and what …
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        13. Farm with loose components

          0 · Farm
          Open farm type with loose components, with house on the street corner and farm buildings behind on …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        14. Solar forest

          0 · Forest

          The Zonnebos is better known locally as the 'Fleinus', which comes from 'Flines'. In the 13th …

          Landelijke Gilden fiets-, wandel- en autoroutes
        15. Long-stretched farm with inn De Appel

          0 · Farm
          Hoevetje, with former inn "De Appel" located on the corner with the Mandeweg on the municipal …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        16. Farmstead

          0 · Farm
          Former farmhouse located north of the Graaf Jansdijk, on the border with Sint-Laureins, probably …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        17. Picknickbank 't Rattenkot

          0 · Picknick plaats
          Vrije Tijd Gemeente Sint-Laureins
        18. Farmstead

          0 · Farm
          Farm built near the Leopold Canal by brewer L. Huyghe in 1903. Farmhouse originally located on the …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        19. Old St. John's Village

          0 · Historical village
          On the other side of the creek are the remains of the old Sint-Jansdorp: a beautiful, white church …
          Lannoo
        20. Leopold Canal

          0 · Canal

          Historically, the polders in this area drained to the Westerschelde via all kinds of watercourses …

          Landelijke Gilden fiets-, wandel- en autoroutes
        21. Palingbelevingsplek

          0 · Toeristische attractie
          Vrije Tijd Gemeente Sint-Laureins
        22. Provincial Sports and Recreation Centre Boerekreek

          0 · Leisure Centre

          With its 39 ha, the Boerekreek is the largest creek in the Meetjesland. When it was founded in the …

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        23. Provincial Domain De Boerekreek

          0 · Leisure Centre
          A unique water surface of 38 ha is ideal for initiation in sailing, kayaking and windsurfing due …
          MeetjeslandPubliek
        24. The Boerekreek

          0 · Natural area
          The province of East Flanders built a beautiful sports centre on the 6 km long Boerekreek. The …
          Routen
        25. Saint-Jean-in-Eremo

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Sint-Jan-in-Eremo is a village in the municipality of Sint-Laureins, in the Belgian province of …
          Wikipedia
        26. Eel village Sint-Jan-in-Eremo

          0 · Church

          Right in front of the church of this lovely village and a stone's throw from the Boerekreek, you …

          Vrije Tijd Gemeente Sint-Laureins
        27. Church of Saint John in Eremo

          0 · Church
          The picturesque church of Saint John in Eremo dates from 1682 and is dedicated to Saint John the …
          Engel13
        28. Church of St. John in Eremo

          0 · Church
          The picturesque church of St. John in Eremo dates from 1682 and is dedicated to St. John the …
          Lannoo
        29. St. John the Baptist Church

          0 · Church

          The Church of St. John the Baptist is the parish church of St. John in Eremo.

          Landelijke Gilden fiets-, wandel- en autoroutes
        30. Oudemanskreek

          0 · Natuurgebied
          Wikipedia

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        Routes nearby

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        Polders and dikes
        Foot spring
        Respiration
        Body
        Leopoldkanaal
        Eel experience spot
        Empty
        Bentille Creek
        Rest
        Farmhouse
        Fall
        Openness
        Farm with loose components
        Solar forest
        Long-stretched farm with inn De Appel
        Farmstead
        Picknickbank 't Rattenkot
        Farmstead
        Old St. John's Village
        Leopold Canal
        Palingbelevingsplek
        Provincial Sports and Recreation Centre Boerekreek
        Provincial Domain De Boerekreek
        The Boerekreek
        Saint-Jean-in-Eremo
        Eel village Sint-Jan-in-Eremo
        Church of Saint John in Eremo
        Church of St. John in Eremo
        St. John the Baptist Church
        Oudemanskreek
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