Meersenpad

The starting and ending point of the Meersenpad is located in the parking lot of the municipal sports center De Molen on Egemstraat.

The Meersenpad actually consists of three separate loops: the Breemeerspad, the Gaverpad, and the Landouwepad, with distances of 5.2 kilometers, 3.3 kilometers, and 4.7 kilometers, respectively. The Pittemse Plaatsmolen serves as a sort of hub, where these loops begin and/or end.
The name “Meersenpad” is somewhat connected to the origins of Pittem. The Roman settlement—and later the Frankish one as well—was located in the middle of the streams. Along the wide streams, which did not yet have a fixed channel, lay inaccessible marshes that flooded in the winter. If there was ever a Roman villa in Pittem, its location was very well chosen, as the settlement was protected from invaders on practically all sides by wide marshes.