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Silt Casino Middelkerke – Coastal Path Middelkerke loop from Middelkerke

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Silt Casino Middelkerke – Coastal Path Middelkerke loop from Middelkerke

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Silt Casino Middelkerke – Coastal Path Middelkerke loop from Middelkerke

01:14

20.2km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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726 m

Silt Casino Middelkerke

Highlight • Monument

C-Hotel Silt with its unique architecture was festively opened on March 22, 2024, together with the restaurant, event hall and casino.

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2.10 km

Coastal Path Middelkerke

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Beautiful cycle path straight along the coast

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3.52 km

The Atlantic Wall Open-Air Museum Raversyde is a museum that offers visitors a tour of the bunker systems used by the German army to secure the Flanders coast during the First and Second World Wars, and demonstrates the duties and equipment of the coastal battery crews.

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5.83 km

Our Lady of the Dunes Church

Highlight • Religious Site

James Ensor (1860-1949) was one of the most important innovators of modern art in Belgium and made a significant contribution to the development of Surrealism and Dadaism. His work is closely linked to Oostende. Here he spent most of his life. And this is where he is buried.

You can meet the master of the whimsical in the graveyard of the small dune church dedicated to Our Lady. Ensor painted and memorialized the church, which originally dates from the 16th century.

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9.45 km

Authentic Fisherman’s Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

At this location you are catapulted back in time to the fishing life of the 19th century.

Historical interpretation:
In all its modesty, this fisherman's house, which dates from the second half of the 19th century, is a unique witness to life on the coast in the period before tourism.
Sheltered by the dunes, with windows and doors towards the hinterland, the coastal residents of the time built their homes in such a way that they received maximum natural shelter from wind and weather. This is in stark contrast to the construction method of the first tourists who excavated dunes and built their villas with the facade towards the sea because of the beautiful view. Fishermen's houses, but also gardeners' posts, are usually small but excel in optimal use of the scarce space. In addition to the living area, a stable is also provided in this case. Holes have been saved in the right side wall for a dovecote. There is a separate toilet building and a well. This type of home used to be very common. However, due to the increasing tourism and the disappearance of small horticultural businesses, there are not many left.
Source: On-site information

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13.1 km

Freddy Maertens Route

Highlight • Cycleway

Freddy Maertens was a famous cyclist and became world champion in 1976 and 1981. In the summer of 2004 he got his own cycling route in Middelkerke in West Flanders. The route is 42 kilometres long and runs mainly on back roads and quiet country roads. There is also a restaurant on the canal along the way. In good weather, you can expect more cyclists near the coast.

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15.9 km

De Calidris, Westende

Highlight • Historical Site

De Calidris can boast a long history as a children's home. As early as 1902, numerous Brussels schoolchildren spent their holidays at this location. The institution was then called ‘Villa Crombez' after the politician and benefactor, Benjamin Crombez, who made the building available. The operator was the Brussels association ‘Association des Marçunvins', hence the other frequently used name ‘Les Marçunvins'.

After its destruction during the First World War, it took a long time before the children's home was rebuilt. This finally happened in 1931 according to plans by architects Govaerts and Van Vaerenbergh. The building was sober, modern, and functional: in the middle were the hall and communal facilities (sanitary facilities, offices, storage rooms), surrounded by the rooms that needed sunlight. In 1935, separate from the original building, four classrooms and an infirmary were added, designed by architect J.G. Evers (Brussels). During the Second World War, the home was damaged again and could only be reopened on December 17, 1950.

In 1983, the building was sold to the private limited company Calidris, which developed it into a self-service restaurant, De Calidris. The name refers to a bird species: the sandpiper. In 1987, the municipality of Middelkerke bought the buildings to transform them into a centre for socio-cultural activities.

Source: middelkerke.be/nl/over-middelkerke/meer-middelkerke/erfgoed-en-geschiedenis-van-middelkerke/westende/calidris

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18.5 km

Caterpillar + Flatbed Trailer by Wim Delvoye

Highlight • Monument

Delvoye's 'Caterpillar series' dates from 2002. With this collection of remarkable construction machines, Delvoye forges a timeless melting point between the past and the present. It used to take centuries to build a Gothic cathedral, while now a spectacular building is built in no time. The contrast between the sturdy and rough appearance of the corten steel construction and the refined Gothic patterns is astonishing.

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20.2 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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8.88 km

7.80 km

2.52 km

624 m

246 m

125 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.19 km

6.67 km

5.30 km

< 100 m

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Sunday 23 August

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Silt Casino Middelkerke – Coastal Path Middelkerke loop from Middelkerke

Silt Casino Middelkerke

Coastal Path Middelkerke

Atlantic Wall Raversyde

Our Lady of the Dunes Church

Authentic Fisherman’s Cottage

Freddy Maertens Route

De Calidris, Westende

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