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Colony - Eastern Rampart – Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 loop from Beerse

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Colony - Eastern Rampart – Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 loop from Beerse

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Colony - Eastern Rampart – Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 loop from Beerse

03:35

14.2km

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: June 12, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 330 m for 9 m

After 13.8 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.91 km

Water and Fields

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On Saturdays it is very quiet to walk here

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5.08 km

Colony - Eastern Rampart

Highlight • Historical Site

In order to prevent the increase in escape attempts, a ring moat was dug from 1893, approximately 10 meters wide and almost 7 km long. The marked walk 'The Escape …

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7.00 km

Vagrants' Cemetery Merksplas Colony (Landlopersbegraafplaats Merksplas-Kolonie)

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The cemetery contains 227 anonymous white crosses. Most of them have no name, only a number. In total, more than 6,000 vagrants are buried here. The cemetery consists of three plots, each with its own entrance and its own story.

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8.15 km

Grote Hoeve

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The Grote Hoeve ("Big Court") was built in 1880 according to a design by Victor Besme in monastic architecture. The buildings are arranged along a large rectangular courtyard.
You can …

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8.50 km

Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7

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Beautifully restored open haylofts.
These large open barns now serve as a location for markets, events and parties. Ideal place to shelter from rain or bright sunshine.

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8.84 km

Memorial John William Harper V.C 29/09/1944

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Historical location where the Polar Bears forced a breakthrough in the liberation of Merksplas on Friday September 29, 1944. At the Battle of Merksplas, J.W. Harper's life.

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8.86 km

Quarantine stable 19th century

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Behind the Grote Hoeve and the open hay and straw barns in the meadow near the West ring wall is the Quarantine Stable. This distance of 400 meters between the …

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11.3 km

Het Blak - Old Clay Pit

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The Blak, an old clay pit and its surrounding heathland is a European protection area, a so-called Natura 2000 area. Heathland restoration is one of the most important goals. There …

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.61 km

5.51 km

2.87 km

149 m

Surfaces

5.43 km

4.00 km

2.68 km

2.03 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 30 June

25°C

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Comments

September 23, 2025,Plassen en Kolonies - Merksplas

Another beautiful day. Surprisingly how much greenery there is around the colony...

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February 25, 2024,Beerse-Merksplas (Kolonie vaart)-Beerse

It's been a long time since I last visited Kolonievaart in Merksplas.
So we visited again today 😁

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Colony - Eastern Rampart – Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 loop from Beerse

Water and Fields

Colony - Eastern Rampart

Vagrants' Cemetery Merksplas Colony (Landlopersbegraafplaats Merksplas-Kolonie)

Grote Hoeve

Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7

Memorial John William Harper V.C 29/09/1944

Quarantine stable 19th century

Het Blak - Old Clay Pit

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