Sport Vlaanderen, in collaboration with the municipality and the Agency for Nature and Forest, developed a marked running route in Sint-Gillis-Waas.

From the starting location at KFC Sporting Sint-Gillis-Waas (Houtvoortstraat 24L), you can choose from three routes with different distances for your running training: 1.2 km (green), 5 km (blue), and 10.3 km (red). Every 500 m you will find a distance marker.

The green route (1.2 km) is fully lit and takes you through the Houtvoort site, a partially renovated sports and play complex in the municipality.

The blue loop (5 km) takes you through the Houtvoort site and then along the watercourse, where it is particularly peaceful and pleasant to run. If you want to include interval training, this blue loop is suitable; on this loop, there is a 1 km section where every 100 m is marked.

For the runner who wants to cover a longer distance and immerse themselves in nature, the red loop (10.3 km) is interesting. This loop takes you along the railway path (the old railway route Mechelen - Terneuzen), straight to the Stropersbos, where you can also run in shelter on a warm summer day.

Features:

• Runability during wetter periods: good to run
• Degree of lighting presence: green: fully / blue and red: partially
• Difficulty level: easy