Lozen Lock and Drawbridge – Fire tower loop from Bree

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Lozen Lock and Drawbridge – Fire tower loop from Bree

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Lozen Lock and Drawbridge – Fire tower loop from Bree

02:54

50.2km

80m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

Kempen~Broek

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.71 km

Bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal in Bocholt

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Very nice bicycle bridge, but the underground is made of a kind of sheet metal. This could be a bit slippery when wet.

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7.44 km

Lozen Lock and Drawbridge

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I really like these drawbridges and typical in the Benelux countries.

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7.81 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Bocholt-Herentals Canal

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The bridge is a bit older and has a wooden base.

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16.8 km

Kolisbos

Forest

17.2 km

Celtic Field-complex Kolisbos

Archaeological Site

18.1 km

Fire tower

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Lighthouse that you can also climb. ample parking so good place to start. there is also a play forest for children

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24.4 km

Cycle Path in Natuurreservaat Ortolaan

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Beautiful bike path through the nature reserve Ortolaan

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29.2 km

Former town hall, aldermen's bench, clerk's office, cloth hall, covered market, prison and fire engine house.
The building forms a crucial historical link between the triangular Markt, Kerkstraat and Nieuwstraat. In the ancien régime, the cloth hall and covered market were on the open ground floor, the meeting room for the city magistracy and the aldermen's chamber with its registry on the upper floor. The attic was rented out, usually in different parts, for a variety of purposes, usually to dry products such as hops and malt. Between the pillars on the ground floor was an open cobbled space, where the annual proceedings took place and the people gathered for various proclamations, insofar as these did not take place in the church or in the cemetery. The prisoners were locked up in the cellars.
(Inventory of Immovable Heritage)

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45.2 km

Wooden Sculptures of Renpark Kempen

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All wooden statues with references to the environment. beautifully made.

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49.3 km

St. Michael's Church

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Originally a Romanesque church existed on this site, which was probably founded by the Count of Loon. In 1078, the patronage rights of this church were donated by Countess Ermengardis to the chapter of Saint Bartholomew's Church in Liège.
In the mid-15th century, the construction of the church in Maasland Gothic, first of all the choir, which presumably dates from 1452, started. The ship is from the early 16th century. The Romanesque tower has been preserved. In 1506, Arnold van Mewen and his wife Aleydis Bormans built a Chapel of St. Anne, which forms the current southern transept arm.
In 1606 the spire blew over and damaged the Chapel of Our Lady, which had been built in 1469. Chapel and tower were restored. In 1831 the tower was again dilapidated and was restored. From 1901 to 1902 the church was enlarged, the tower was demolished and a new one built, the nave was extended by one bay in the west, side aisles were added, as well as the northern transept and the sacristy.

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50.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.2 km

11.3 km

10.0 km

1.60 km

140 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.4 km

20.6 km

1.10 km

726 m

352 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

47 %

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Comments

May 28, 2023,Auf den Spuren von Bruegel

This mostly flat circular cycle route starts in Peer and leads along canals and sandy areas through rural villages and shady forests. Eight works by Bruegel have been placed in the middle of this landscape. Much of the tour follows the towpath along the canals to Bree Old Town. Then you drive into the green Abeek Valley, one of the …

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