Walking route Kalken - Blue loop

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7.03 km
8 m
00h42
Easy

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Last verified: 10 July 2025
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The running route Kalken starts at the sports complex Kruisen-Kouter, located at Kouterstraat 4A in Kalken (Laarne). This route consists of three different running loops and takes you mainly over rural, safe, and low-traffic paths.

  • The green loop: 6.7 km
  • The blue loop: 7 km
  • The red loop: 9.1 km

Since there are 3 separate loops, you can also combine them, covering a nice distance of a half marathon.

Features:

  • Walkability during wetter periods: difficult to walk
  • Presence of lighting: sparse
  • Degree of difficulty: average

Route origin

Route description

Region

Statistics

Difficulty level: Easy (23/100)

Length: 7.03 km

Duration: 00h42


Total ascent: 8 m

Maximal slope: 0.21 %

Average slope: 0.11 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 8 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 3.99 km (57 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 2.08 km (30 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

  1. Light traffic
  2. Loop-shaped
  3. Public transport accessible
  4. Signposted

Themes

    Groups

    1. Loopomloop Kalken
    2. Looproute
    3. Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
    4. Vlaanderen alle looproutes

    Start and end of the route

    Closest address to start and end: Kouterstraat 4A, 9270 Laarne

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    Places of interest

    1. Civic House

      0 · Manor house
      Eclectically tinted civic house, according to the land registry archive built in 1909 by brewer …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    2. Saint Dionysus Church Kalken

      0 · Church
      As you can see from the exterior of the Sint-Denijskerk, the church was rebuilt and expanded …
      Stichting Open Kerken
    3. Sint-Dionysioskerk

      0 · Church
      Rural church with a 12th century core, restored treasure of paintings and statues. This …
      Wizpr.guide
    4. Kalkendorp

      0 · Village
      The St. Denis Church dominates the village square of Kalken. The octagonal church tower dates back …
      Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
    5. Interieur

      0 · Heritage
      Within the church we can find some beautiful works of art. The masterpiece is the 17th century …
      Wizpr.guide
    6. Mansion

      0 · Manor house
      Mansion in the back. Front garden with axial iron entrance gate to imposing square brick fence …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    7. Village house

      0 · House
      House planted perpendicular to the street, going back to the front part of an initially lower …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    8. Farm worker's house

      0 · House
      Perpendicular to the road, farm worker's house, ascending to the end of the 18th or early 19th …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    9. Tree chapel

      0 · House
      Tree chapel on serrated lime tree. Chapel hung quite high on the tree, which was reportedly made …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    10. Saint Denis Church

      0 · Church
      The Sint-Denijskerk is a church building in the East Flemish borough of Kalken, dedicated to …
      Wikipedia
    11. Plaster

      0 · Sub-Municipality
      Old mentions of the place go back to 1170 and 1213 as Calkine. Later one finds the forms Kalkine, …
      Wikipedia
    12. Villa

      0 · House
      Villa in eclectic style. The land registry archive records its new building in 1908, as the …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    13. War Memorial

      0 · Monument

      On Christmas Eve 1944, two boys (8 and 13 years old) were returning from ice fun on the frozen …

      defenderbrothers
    14. Kalkenvaart

      0 · Canal
      In the middle of the sixteenth century, the people of Kalken dug this canal right through the lake …
      Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
    15. Slow Road along Kalkenvaart

      0 · Walk

      From now on, as a hiker, you no longer have to jump aside for passing cars

      marbre
    16. Bittern bridge over the Kalkenvaart

      0 · Bridge

      Finally a connection over the Kalkenvaart !

      marbre
    17. Winding route

      0 · Meander
      Originally, the Scheldt meandered with a graceful swing between Wetteren, Kalken and Schellebelle …
      Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
    18. Kalkense Meersen

      0 · Water
      The protected Kalkense Meersen are
      by far the most important nature reserve in Laarne, of which …
      Lannoo
    19. Kalkense Meersen and Heisbroek

      0 · POI
      This area is located between Kalken and Schellebelle. Probably in the beginning of the late …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    20. Square trees

      0 · Arts Centre
      The square tree project by artist Reinier Lagendijk consists of fourteen willows that grow in a …
      Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
    21. Sandy surfacing

      0 · Dunes
      The so-called drifting dunes or river dunes were created during the ice ages, when sand from the …
      Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
    22. Farmer's house

      0 · Manor house
      Farmer's house according to the land registry archive built in 1902 by farmer Casimir Van …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    23. Tissage Vanham Textile Factory

      0 · POI
      Former textile factory "Tissage Vanham", located on the corner with the Nerenweg. In 1930, the …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    24. Farm worker's house

      0 · House
      Farm worker's house with adjoining stables, located at a street bend. The house originally rises …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    25. Village house with outbuilding

      0 · House
      Village house with outbuilding at the back. According to the data from the land registry archives, …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    26. Chapel of Our Lady Immaculate Conception

      0 · Chapel

      Built in 1865 and had a restoration in 1975, in the walls there are two gable stones with the …

      defenderbrothers
    27. Local Public Library

      0 · Library
      The library "Local Public Library" is located in Laarne.
      RouteYou Route Generator
    28. Farmhouse with separate components

      0 · Farm
      Former farmhouse with loose components, probably dating back to the 18th century (see the Ferraris …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    29. Chapel of Our Lady

      0 · POI
      Our Lady's Chapel, hidden in the bushes and located next to number 16. The literature dates the …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
    30. Farmhouse with separate components

      0 · Farm
      Former farmhouse with separate components, located at the corner of Pennemansbaan and Gaverstraat. …
      Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen

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    Civic House
    Saint Dionysus Church Kalken
    Sint-Dionysioskerk
    Kalkendorp
    Interieur
    Mansion
    Village house
    Farm worker's house
    Tree chapel
    Saint Denis Church
    Plaster
    Villa
    War Memorial
    Kalkenvaart
    Slow Road along Kalkenvaart
    Bittern bridge over the Kalkenvaart
    Winding route
    Kalkense Meersen
    Kalkense Meersen and Heisbroek
    Square trees
    Sandy surfacing
    Farmer's house
    Tissage Vanham Textile Factory
    Farm worker's house
    Village house with outbuilding
    Chapel of Our Lady Immaculate Conception
    Local Public Library
    Farmhouse with separate components
    Chapel of Our Lady
    Farmhouse with separate components
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