A walk through a surprising piece of green Wilrijk, the goat village. Two centuries ago there were many poor people in Wilrijk. The city council gave the poorest inhabitants a goat, also called the cow of the poor, to survive. If there was a goat in your backyard, you were a goat's head, a poor person from Wilrijk. The route goes through Fort 6 and then along a piece of the Goat Path. From park domain Marienborgh you walk through forest to the nature reserve Groen Zuid. You will return to the starting point past the dilapidated reduit of Fort 6 and the Steytelinck park.
Mini Goat Path
Distance: 10 km
Duration: 2h30
Grade: Easy
Gps track: Yes
Route description: Yes
Type: Circular
Height gain: Flat
Way mark: See PDF routedescription
Wheelchair: Unsuitable
Dog: Allowed on leach
Groen Neerland.
The walk starts at the Sint-Bavo church and goes past the Rizla factory and the E19 motorway to Fort 6. Fort 6 is part of the Brialmont belt and is currently owned by the University of Antwerp. You go around the moat of the fort and then follow a piece of the Goat Path. Via the park domain Marienborgh you walk through the forest to the park of Eden. If you don't have a four-legged friend with you, you can walk through the nature reserve Groen Neerland. If you are with the dog, you can walk around the nature reserve. From the nature reserve you walk back in the direction of Fort 6 to go around this imposing dilapidated building just before the reduit. The last part goes through the Wilrijk cemetery and the Steytelinckpark back to the starting point.
Paved - unpaved.
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Mini Goat Path
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Mini Goat Path
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