Sunday 22nd January 2006

Sunday off but the sun planned an simular duty. Since Inanda and Arie wanted to visit us we took a stretch of the GR126 from Wetteren to Berlare. From Wetteren railway station it is another 4,5 km to the trail head. Innitially a rather boring track with lots of tarmac and concrete. After Uitbergen beautiful "moers"and a reasonable surface of the dirt road. At Berlare we left the GR and crossed the Schelde to go back to our car at the Schoonaarde railway station. Total distance: 21,5 km of which 4,5 km to the start and 2 kase to the parking lot. The dull weather prevented me from taking any pictures. This is not really an good excuse: I probably was just to lazy to unpack my camera.

Personal rating: ***

Saturday 7th January 2006

This was the first hike this year. We like to spend as much time in nature as possible. In 10 years our environment will probably have changed a lot.
This time we walked the GR 579 from Bossut to Huldenberg. Simone and I took the Lijn bus number 344 at 10.20 in Huldenberg and arrived 30 minutes later at the familiar bus terminal in Hamme Mille. From there it is a 3 km hike through the fields to the starting point at Bossut village. The once muddy roads were solidly frozen allowing a better pace than at previous walks around here. There was little sun but the abcense of rain made it perfect hiking weather.
The total distance on the GR was 13 km with a variety of plains and woods. This hike is beautiful but not advisable on a hot summer day. We enjoyed this trip.
Total trip length: 16,5 km. Total distance hill up: 140 m.
Personal rating: ***