Groenhovebos Beetle Path

Beetle Path 🔺

The Beetle Path runs mainly parallel to the Fox Path. The first part of the walk through the 3 km 4 km 5 km 6 km 7 km forest follows the Fox Path for a stretch, but then it goes in a different direction. This 7.5-kilometer hike is an exploration tour through Groenhove and its surroundings. Discover Torwoud with the retention basin and the footbridge, walk along the footpaths around Groenhove, and enjoy the fields and green meadows of Torhout. Hiking shoes are recommended, but in dry times, you can also walk in regular shoes.

Practical

Distance: 7.5 km
Duration: 2 hours
Start: Parking lot Torendreef
Marking: red triangle
Target group: every hiker
Type: easy nature hike
Note: not accessible for wheelchair users

Did you know that:

• a ladybug is also a beetle and the spots say nothing about the age, but about the species?

• there are both predatory beetles that hunt other insects and beetles that eat more or less dead plant material?

• many beetles sit between the bark of trees because it is safer for them from birds?