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Spuikom Oostende-Bredene – Spuikom loop from Bredene

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4.7

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Spuikom Oostende-Bredene – Spuikom loop from Bredene

00:43

6.73km

10m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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438 m

Mural 'A Blank Canvas Is a White Flag'

Highlight • Monument

444 m

A Blank Canvas Is a White Flag Mural

Highlight • Monument

This Street Art 'A Blank Canvas is a White Flag' colours the bank of the Spuikom.

Mural in the Schietbaanstraat / Sergeant De Bruynestraat by David Walker in the context of "The Crystal Ship", one of the largest art festivals in public spaces in Europe.

Since 2016, famous national and international artists have created more than 50 gigantic murals and fantastic artistic interventions in Ostend. All these works of art make an artistic route through the city of Ostend

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864 m

Spuikom Wooden Walkway, Bredene

Highlight • Bridge

1.30 km

Surfclub Inside Outside Oostende

Highlight • Cafe

1.62 km

Spuikom Oostende-Bredene

Highlight • Lake

A spüikom / drainage basin consists of basins or polders, which are connected via a lock with a seaport and were flooded at high tide in ancient times and emptied at low tide with great force. So excess sludge could be removed without dredgers from the ports.

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3.58 km

StreetArt by Axel Void

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Axel Void went to interview residents of the apartment building and eventually chose a photo of an elderly lady as a source of inspiration. The photo on which he based his work is the moment of parting between the woman and a girlfriend. Not much later, the girlfriend died.

Fingerling Street 15-17

Source: thecrystalship.org/nl/artworks/axel-void-2

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3.76 km

Spuikom

Highlight • Lake

The Spuikom is the southern boundary of the Vuurtorenwijk. A sluice basin is an artificially dug basin that is connected to a seaport. In the past, sluices had the function of removing excess silt from a harbor channel, without the help of dredgers. At high water, the sluice basin was allowed to fill and at low water the lock between the harbor channel and the sluice basin was opened. Due to the great force of the water, the silt was automatically washed back into the sea. The Ostend Spuikom was built from 1900, but the first experiments in 1912 immediately went wrong. The current proved too strong and caused damage to the quay walls of the harbor. In the First World War, the Spuikom was destroyed and never restored afterwards.

Today, more than ever, the Spuikom has a recreational function. The gigantic water surface of 80 hectares (more than 120 football fields!) invites you to sail or surf. You can also fish on the banks with a permit and it is fantastic to jog or cycle around the Spuikom. During the winter months, the northern half of the Spuikom is a resting area for waterfowl: cormorants, goldeneyes, little grebes, grebes and coots. In the spring, the islets in the northwestern part are used by, among other things, breeding terns. Marine scientific research is also carried out in the Spuikom. Finally, the water has been designated 'shellfish water': there are two zones that are used as 'farming parks' for oysters.

Source: Oostende.be

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4.23 km

Oesterput Oostende

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Eating oysters at the oyster pit

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6.73 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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2.31 km

1.98 km

1.48 km

958 m

Surfaces

2.62 km

2.34 km

1.45 km

292 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 1 July

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14°C

39 %

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Spuikom Oostende-Bredene – Spuikom loop from Bredene

Mural 'A Blank Canvas Is a White Flag'

A Blank Canvas Is a White Flag Mural

Spuikom Wooden Walkway, Bredene

Surfclub Inside Outside Oostende

Spuikom Oostende-Bredene

StreetArt by Axel Void

Spuikom

Oesterput Oostende

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