Recreational walking route around the Molenkreek in 9981 Sint-Margriete (Sint-Laureins). This route of 6.6 km takes you to the flat polder land and creek area at the Dutch border. Enjoy the landscape and the wide views, and you might even see pheasants, hares, herons, or other wildlife. Due to the corona outbreak, crossing into the Netherlands is not allowed.

From: Kerkplein 5, 9981 Sint-Margriete, Belgium
To: Kerkplein 5, 9981 Sint-Margriete, Belgium

Routing: Walking - beautiful

You start at the parking lot of the sports field 'Camerados', east of the Sint-Margaretakerk.

Start your walk heading west and pass the portal of the stately Margaretakerk (Kerkplein). You will arrive at the main road to the Netherlands, the Sint-Margrietestraat. Turn right (RA) here and walk towards the Dutch Oostburg. After 475m, take the first street on the right, the Bayensmolenstraat. This is the last side street of the Sint-Margrietestraat before the border. This concrete path winds along the border, and you walk further away from the village. You will still have a nice view of the Sint-Margarethakerk. After about 1.5 km of winding, you will reach a T-junction. To your left, you will see a border post, but turn right and stay in Belgium! After 200m, turn left onto the Vluchtelingenstraat (shortcut = RD Sint-Livinuspolder to the Molenkreek and then RA Molenkreekstraat). Follow this road (Vluchtelingenstraat) for 1 km until you reach the intersection with Goeleven. After the second bend, you can see in the distance the houses of the village Waterland-Oudeman. To the south, you see the water tower of Sint-Jan-in-Eremo as a landmark in the landscape. At the intersection of Vluchtelingenstraat and Goeleven, turn right (Goeleven) and walk westward. From here, you have a nice view of the Sint-Margarethakerk. At the end of Goeleven, turn left onto Sint-Livinuspolder. You will see the Molenkreek appearing to your right. Take the first street on the right, Molenkreekstraat, and walk around the Molenkreek. Follow this road to the end, and at a triangular intersection with an old bridge, turn right onto Sint-Margrietestraat. You are now walking back towards the village of Sint-Margriete. After house number 20, turn right and take the slow path: Kerkepad, next to house number 22 (for prams and wheelchairs: continue along Sint-Margrietestraat and turn right at the next intersection towards Oostburg). After 150 m at the sculpture of King Nobel, turn right towards the church). At the end of this path (Kerkepad), you will see the old cemetery on your left and a wastewater treatment plant on your right. You will arrive at the parking lot at your starting point.