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Loop Trails near Brugge

We track 115 routes that match this search near Brugge. They average 7.2 km and 158 m (518 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 17.5 km.

That is 70 percent of the 164 routes we map near Brugge. They are shorter than the local average, 7.2 km against 19.2 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 158 m (518 ft) against 421 m (1,381 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 51 are rated easy and 1 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Moderate

Damvallei - Bergenmeersenpad

Nationaal Park Scheldevallei · Flanders

Distance
7.2 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Damvallei - Damvalleimeerpad

Nationaal Park Scheldevallei · Flanders

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Damvallei - Damvalleipad

Nationaal Park Scheldevallei · Flanders

Distance
10.6 km
/ 6.6 mi
Elevation gain
233 m
Typical duration
2 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Door bos en hei

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
164 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Drevenpad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
112 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Eikenpad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
101 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Geitenmelkerspad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
107 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ginstepad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
10.7 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
236 m
Typical duration
2 hr 35 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hoevepad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kabouterpad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Markebeekpad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

AS Adventurepad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blauwe wandeling

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Boucle de la Fraude du Tabac

Hauts-de-France · France

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
203 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bruwaanpad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
96 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Campagne wandeling

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
157 m
Typical duration
1 hr 43 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Claeys-Boúúaert wandeling

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
9.3 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
204 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Assels - Asselroute

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
120 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Vaanders

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Erfgoedpad Ename

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Erfgoedwandelroute Menen

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gallataspad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ganzeveld - Wandellus

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Gele wandeling

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
129 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Gele wandeling

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
171 m
Typical duration
1 hr 52 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Groene wandeling

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
104 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Keuntjespad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
189 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Latemse Meersen Wandelroute

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
164 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Leeuwenhof wandeling

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Maldegemveld - Krakkepad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Maldegemveld - Wastinepad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
189 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mariëtte Tielemanspad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
99 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Nonnenbospad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
188 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Onderdalepad

Flanders · Belgium

Distance
10.4 km
/ 6.5 mi
Elevation gain
229 m
Typical duration
2 hr 30 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Blotevoetenpad Gentbrugse MeersenNationaal Park Scheldevallei1.1 km23 m15 minEasyApril to October
Damvallei - BergenmeersenpadNationaal Park Scheldevallei7.2 km158 m1 hr 44 minModerateApril to October
Damvallei - DamvalleimeerpadNationaal Park Scheldevallei1.8 km39 m26 minEasyApril to October
Damvallei - DamvalleipadNationaal Park Scheldevallei10.6 km233 m2 hr 34 minModerateApril to October
Gentbrugse Meersen - Gele WandelingNationaal Park Scheldevallei4.2 km91 m1 hrEasyApril to October
Gentbrugse Meersen - Groene WandelingNationaal Park Scheldevallei5.5 km121 m1 hr 19 minEasyApril to October
Gentbrugse Meersen - Rode wandelingNationaal Park Scheldevallei6.0 km132 m1 hr 27 minEasyApril to October
Door bos en heiFlanders7.5 km164 m1 hr 48 minModerateApril to October
DrevenpadFlanders5.1 km112 m1 hr 14 minEasyApril to October
EikenpadFlanders4.6 km101 m1 hr 6 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Blotevoetenpad Gentbrugse Meersen, Damvallei - Damvalleimeerpad, Damvallei - Bergenmeersenpad. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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