Sport Vlaanderen, in collaboration with the municipality and the Agency for Nature and Forest, has 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 completely lit and takes you through the Houtvoort site, a partially renovated sports and play complex in the municipality.

The blue loop (5 km) leads you through the Houtvoort site and then along the waterway, where it is particularly quiet and pleasant to run. If you want to incorporate interval training, this blue loop is suitable; on this loop, you will find a 1 km segment marked every 100 m.

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

Features:

• Walkability during wetter periods: good walkable
• Presence of lighting: green: fully / blue and red: partially
• Difficulty level: easy