The Zwin Nature Reserve – New International Dike loop from Heist
The Zwin Nature Reserve – New International Dike loop from Heist
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The Zwin Nature Reserve – New International Dike loop from Heist
02:57
53.5km
70m
Gravel riding
Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 22, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 53 m for 10 m
After 53.5 km for 10 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.37 km
Stadsrandbos
Forest
8.34 km
Blinckaertduinbos
Forest
11.9 km
Tobruk (Zwinduinen en -polders)
Nature Reserve
13.7 km
The Zwin Nature Reserve
Highlight • Natural
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13.8 km
Hospitality (Leaping Hare Sculpture by Barry Flanagan)
Highlight • Monument
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15.4 km
The Zwin
Highlight • Natural Monument
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15.8 km
New International Dike
Highlight • Cycleway
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16.6 km
View of Cadzand-Bad from the Het Zwin Nature Reserve
Highlight • Viewpoint
The Zwin is a slufter: a beach area behind the dunes that is in open connection with the sea. Directly behind the channel mouth is a sandy beach, further inwards there are dunes and salt marshes. Behind the row of dunes lie two small polders, the Kievittepolder and the Oudelandsepolder.
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20.8 km
Retranchement post mill
Highlight • Monument
Retranchement is now mainly an agricultural community. Two seventeenth-century monuments also deserve to be mentioned: a post mill and a hall church. The ramparts and moats are well preserved and now provide a home to rare plants and animals. A walking path now runs over a large part of the ramparts. Don't forget to visit Fort Nassau with its lookout point.
The story of Janus Tamboer is very special (see highlight komoot.com/nl-nl/highlight/5565796 )
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23.5 km
The Zwin Nature Reserve
Highlight • Natural Monument
The Zwin is a slufter: a beach plain behind the dunes that is in open connection with the sea. Directly behind the gully mouth lies a sandy beach, further inward lie dunes and salt marshes. Behind the row of dunes lie two small polders, the Kievittepolder and the Oudelandsepolder.
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24.1 km
Beach
Beach
24.2 km
Dune path to the beach in Zwin & Kievittepolder
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
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53.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
17.6 km
12.4 km
10.4 km
8.41 km
4.41 km
223 m
Surfaces
14.6 km
11.1 km
10.5 km
9.54 km
7.36 km
354 m
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Tuesday 25 August
24°C
17°C
27 %
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