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Helga67 Says: Oude Landen is abounding in water. There is a creek meandering through the area and you can observe waterbirds and typical vegetation like reed.During our walk in the hot summer of 2003, it was all dried out. No water, no birds, only reed.
Helga67 Says: Oude Landen is famous for its different and many flowers. Especially in summer, you will find very nice but wild flowers. More pics are in my travelogue.
Helga67 Says: When you come out of the woods, the rest of 'Oude Landen' is in open air. You can take different paths or field tracks. In my 'Transportation' tip you can find a map of the entire area with the different walking paths. The entire area is about 100 ha.
Helga67 Says: Continu your walk via the left side of the castle, which leads you to the back of the garden into the woods of 'Oude Landen'.
Helga67 Says: Start your walk in the 'Oude Landen' at 'Kasteel Veltwijck'. The castle has a beautiful gate and it is the nicest way to enter the nature reserve .
Helga67 Says: Take Highway A12 from Antwerp to Rotterdam. Take exit 15 "Kapellen". At the traffic lights go right, and back right over the bridge. After the bridge, go right at the traffic lights. And turn right at the 6th street "Vierkerkenstraat". At the end of this small street is a...
Helga67 Says: Train: take the train from Antwerp to Essen and get off in 'Ekeren'. Walk towards the centre via the Veltwijcklaan. The entrance (Kasteel Veltwijck) is about 10 minutes walk.Bus: take bus no. 77 to 'Ekeren Markt'. The entrance through the castle is about 5 minutes walk.On...
Put van Ekeren - recreation area
Helga67 Says: In the 1980s trees were planted, and an area was created for walking and relaxing. It is, although, forbidden to swim or to do any kind of watersport. One exception though is diving, but for this you need a licence from the city of Antwerp. Read more about diving in my...
Put van Ekeren - How did it get there?
Helga67 Says: Between 1925 - 1930, the Antwerp harbour expanded and needed a new railway yard near Ekeren. Two pools were digged for raising the floor in the station and the pools were used as a water tank for steam locomotives.
Put van Ekeren (Ekeren's pool)
Helga67 Says: "Recreatiedomein Muisbroek", known by locals as "Put van Ekeren" is an unique piece of splendid nature in the middle of a busy world port. It's a great place for relaxing. The ponds accommodate a large number of domestic fish types and are a restplace for waterfowl and...
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The Put van Ekeren is well known by local divers. It's a good place for keeping in shape with your diver skills. The pool is 18 m deep and accommodates a large number of fish: roach, carp, perch, eel, pike and loach. Also crawfish and mussels are present. Furthermore, this pool has been known for its wealth of fossile sea shells.
You need a licence from the city of Antwerp to dive here and you can only use the left side of the pool. Read all about it on the website below (only in Dutch).
Equipment: Bring all your equipment from home. There are no accommodations here.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Helga67 Says: In the shadow of the St. Lambertus church lies a beautiful nature reserve, 'Oude Landen'. It's a nice place to walk and enjoy the nature.The reserve is open all year round from sunrise to sunset.More info can be found on this website (only in Dutch):
Helga67 Says: It took me 36 years to discover this lovely place. It's only 7 km away from where I live. I knew of its existence, but just thought, it was a pool in the middle of the harbour, not attractive at all. Well, I definitely was wrong about that. The pool is surrounded by trees...
Helga67 Says: Ekeren has a lovely castle. It is called 'Kasteel Veltwijck' and houses the district council. It is surrounded by water and a little park. From here, you can start your walk through the 'Oude Landen', which lies behind the park.
Ekeren lies north of Antwerp and is not really a touristic place but when you happen to be in the neighbourhood and you enjoy walking in nature, than 'Oude Landen' is the place to go.
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