Discover Anzegem

Anzegem combines a varied landscape with trails, nature destinations and historic buildings. This makes the town appealing to visitors with a range of interests: when planning your stay, for example, you can choose between a longer circular route, an extensive network of walking trails and individual cultural themes. The landscape itself is more than just a backdrop: its valleys, pastures and small-scale features shape the character of the area.

Landscape and trails

Anzegem’s landscape is shaped above all by the interfluve between the Scheldt and the Leie. Its features include expansive panoramas, several stream valleys, small-scale features, numerous landscape elements and pastureland. Those who enjoy exploring on foot will find a range of walking options: the Streuvelswandelroute explores the gently rolling countryside around Tiegemberg. It follows unpaved farm tracks and paved paths towards Tiegemberg. The Kleine Kluiswandelroute passes through the varied landscape of the wooded, hilly interfluve between the Scheldt and the Leie. Hexagonal signs mark this route.

For a single loop, there is the Zachte Ring: the route is about 29 kilometres long and can be completed by bike or on foot in either direction. It passes through all the sub-municipalities of Anzegem and includes 13 main points. The Land van Streuvels walking trail network offers a different scale, with more than 119 kilometres of trails across Groot Anzegem, Otegem and Wortegem. These descriptions cover two different ways of finding your way around: a circular route and a network of walking trails.

The Karel Sabbe Trail starts at the Anzegem sports hall and is suitable for trail runners, hikers and gravel bikers. This route is therefore aimed at visitors considering different ways of getting around during their stay. The Kleine Kluiswandelroute, meanwhile, offers specific guidance through its trail types and signage if you are looking for a walk through varied countryside.

Enjoy nature

Sint-Arnolduspark is a recreational area with opportunities for walking and enjoying nature, as well as a children’s playground. Vlindertuin Vichte has a different focus: this ecological garden offers food and nectar plants for native butterflies and other insects. Together, these destinations showcase different aspects of nature, from walking and spending time outdoors to planting designed to support insects.

Mills, literature and brewing culture

The mills also offer a glimpse into the town’s history. Bergmolen is a protected monument in Anzegem; this protection has been in place since 23 June 1960. Petrus Verriest had a stone windmill built on Tiegemberg in 1880. Watermolen Hof ter Walskerke dates back to the 15th century and is the only operational watermill in West Flanders. It has been a protected monument since 1983. It was still used to generate electricity until the first half of the 20th century; today, it turns mainly for demonstration purposes. Its history thus links a former technical function with its present-day use for demonstrations.

In Ingooigem, Het Lijsternest is known as the authentically preserved home and workplace of the writer Stijn Streuvels. Brouwerij 't Verzet offers brewery tours with explanations of the brewing process, as well as guided beer tastings. If you are interested in literature, architectural history or brewing culture, you can factor these themes into your travel dates and hotel plans.

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