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Lock with a metal lifting structure and a bridge over the canal

A modern barn-style home with five-star comfort

History

A name connected to the old railway

Trimaarzate holiday home takes its name from the walking and cycling path called ‘de Trimaarzate’. The province created the path on the former track bed of railway line 85, between Oudenaarde and Herseaux.

The story of the Trimards

The history of line 85 (1881–1959) is connected to the daily lives of workers from South-West Flanders. Large numbers of ‘Trimards’ took the train to work in the industrial towns of northern France.

The thriving textile industries of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Lille drew many workers from densely populated South-West Flanders. ‘Trimard’ remains a familiar term among local people.

  • Lock with a metal lifting structure and a bridge over the canal
  • Old photograph of a steel bridge over the canal
  • Historic black-and-white photograph of the canal and a stone arch bridge
  • Red Trimaarzate trail marker pointing towards Avelgem
  • Old photograph of the canal seen through a stone arch
  • Information board with a route map and the history of the Trimaarzate trail
  • Old lock with a metal lifting structure among the reeds
  • Historic photograph of a brick building beside the water