Scheldt Walk 2025 - Drinkable Rivers

L’Escaut à Boire / Drinkbare Schelde (360km, 30 days)

April 22nd – May 23rd 2025

We are walking in 30 days from the source of the Scheldt to its mouth in the North Sea, over 360km. This takes place from 22 April to 23 May 2025.

For this walk, we invite people to walk with us: residents, schoolchildren, farmers, fishermen, teachers, rowers, journalists, politicians, environmentalists, mayors and artists – you are all welcome.

Along the way, several large and small events will take place in the context of a clean and healthy Scheldt.

Nous marchons en 30 jours de la source de l’Escaut à son embouchure dans la mer du Nord, sur 360 km. Cette marche aura lieu du 22 avril au 23 mai 2025.

Pour cette marche, nous invitons les gens à marcher avec nous : habitants, écoliers, agriculteurs, pêcheurs, enseignants, rameurs, journalistes, politiciens, écologistes, maires et artistes – vous êtes tous les bienvenus.

Le long de la route, plusieurs événements, petits et grands, auront lieu dans le cadre d’un Escaut propre et sain.

We lopen in 30 dagen van de bron van de schelde tot de monding in de Noordzee, ruim 360km. Dit vindt plaats van 22 april tot 23 mei 2025.

Voor deze wandeling nodigen we mensen uit om mee te lopen: inwoners, schoolkinderen, boeren, vissers, leraren, roeiers, journalisten, politici, milieubeschermers, burgemeesters en kunstenaars – jullie zijn allemaal van harte welkom.

Onderweg zullen er verschillende grote en kleine evenementen plaatsvinden in het kader van een schone en gezonde Schelde.

Lisez les faits marquants du jour

Read our daily highlights

Join the walk

We invite everyone to join the walk along the Scheldt. Fill in your details and receive all information you need tot know als a co-walker, about the Scheldt walk.

Routing of the walk

Find here the daily start- and enpoints of the route. Walkingdays start at 10 am (after a water measurement, at 9 am).

April

22 Gouy (source) – Bantouzelle
23 Bantouzelle – Cantaing-sur-Escaut
24 Cantaing-sur-Escaut – Thun-l’Evêque
25 Thun-l’Evêque – Haulchin
26 Haulchin – Valenciennes
27 (Rest day)
28 Valenciennes – Vieux-Condé
29 Vieux-Condé – Brunehaut
30 Brunehaut – Tournai (Doornik)

May

1 Tournai (Doornik) – Celles
2 Celles – Wortegem-Petegem
3 Wortegem-Petegem – Kruisem
4 (Rest day)
5 Kruisem – Ghent
6 Ghent (Event day, no walking)
7 Ghent – Melle
8 Melle – Wichelen
9 Wichelen – Dendermonde
10 Dendermonde – Baasrode
11 Baasrode – Bornem
12 (Rest day)
13 Bornem – Rupelmonde

14 Rupelmonde – Antwerp
15 Antwerp (Event day, no walking)
16 Antwerp harbour – Beveren (Kieldrechtsluis) (partly by boat)
17 Beveren (Kieldrechtsluis) – Ouden Doel (Zoetenberm)
18 Ouden Doel (Zoetenberm) – (Paal of) Walsoorden
19 (Rest day)
20 Walsoorden – Terneuzen
21 Terneuzen (along canal)
22 Terneuzen – Hoofdplaat
23 Hoofdplaat – Vlissingen (take ferry across)

Parallel route (by Jan).
Gather at 10:30 am, depart of the walk at 11 am:
16 Antwerp – Berendrecht
17 Berendrecht – Bath
18 Bath – Waarde
19 Waarde – Biezelinge
20 Biezelinge – Scheldeoord
21 Sheldeoord – Borssele
22 Borssele – Ritthem
23 Ritthem – Vlissingen

Map of the walk

This interactive map highlights al the important points of the walk. You can use it to see were the walk wil start, end and were local events are organised.

Please always double check the day prior, for the latest changes.

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Open interactive map

Sign for a Drinkable Scheldt

Whether you live along the Scheldt, one of the tributaries, in the watershed or outside of it, please join us in the ‘Sign your Lifeline’ campaign and sign your own Scheldt Lifeline at the button below.

Signez pour notre l'Escaut

Teken voor onze Schelde

Events

During the walk, a lot of events are being organised. Here you can find the posters of the events. Everyone is welcome to join.

22/04/25 Gouy
Open poster FR / NL

23/04/25 Noyelles-sur-Escaut
Open poster

24/04/25 Proville
Open poster

26/04/25 Thiant
Open poster

26/04/25 Valenciennes
Open poster

28/04/25 Fresnes-sur-Escaut
Open poster

28/04/25 Vieux-Condé
Open poster

29/04/25 Maulde
Open poster

02/05/25 Avelgem
Open poster

03/05/25 Wandel mee met de Maarkeerders
Geef je op

03/05/25 Oudenaarde
Open poster

03/05/25 Ename Oudenaarde
Open poster

03/05/25 Nederzwalm
Open poster

06/05/25 Gent
(bestuurders-event)
Open poster

06/05/25 Gent
Open poster

07/05/25 Gent
Open poster

07/05/25 Melle
Open poster

09/05/25 Schoonaarde
Open poster

15/05/25 Antwerpen
Open poster

16/05/25 Antwerpen
Open poster

16/05/25 Kallo
Open poster

18/05/25 Hulst
Open poster

19/05/25 Kruiningen
Open poster

The Scheldt Walk is organised without funding. Would you like to support us and make a donation?

Make a donation

Make a donation (tikkie)

Press release

Find here the Drinkable Scheldt press release. Feel free to share it.

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Lire le communiqué de presse

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Lees het persbericht

Team

Together with people from various civil society organisations and municipalities, we have come together as we see a similar opportunity and need to jointly organise a walk to mobilise people in the Scheldt river basin for a drinkable Scheldt.