Region-GR Uilenspiegel Creek variant

The Krekenvariante (50 km) is a variant of the Streek-GR Uilenspiegel and shows you the way from the Damse vaart to Watervliet via the picturesque Aardenburg and the tiny Sint-Jan-In-Eremo. You walk along beautiful creeks with roaring names. Boerekreek, Blokkreek and Hollanders Gatkreek are oases of peace on your journey.

The main route takes you through the region where the legend of Tijl Uilenspiegel took place. Uilenspiegel was a rascal who roamed freely like a bird as well as a resistance hero against the Spanish occupiers. It is this Tijl that is your guide for a beautiful Regional GR along creeks and canals.

Streek-GR Uilenspiegel is a cross-border long-distance hiking trail through East and West Flanders in Belgium and Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands. You walk through the flat land of polders and creeks, forests and meadows, castles and picturesque villages. You will discover a piece of unknown and unloved Flanders. Pollard willows, reed collars and imposing water meadows adorn your tour.