IJzerweg Bridge – Scheldt River Path at Outrijve loop from Celles

IJzerweg Bridge – Scheldt River Path at Outrijve loop from Celles

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IJzerweg Bridge – Scheldt River Path at Outrijve loop from Celles

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39.9km

130m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Orroir–Escanaffles Pathway

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11.0 km

F45 Cycle Highway: Avelgem to Ruien (Kluisbergen)

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Just across the language border in Mont-de-l'Enclus, a missing section of the F45 has been constructed. For example, after eight years Avelgem will be connected to Kluisbergen and you can easily ride from Kortrijk to Ghent via the bicycle highway.

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16.4 km

Slagerij Gaston Vandewalle

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Famous place where the iconic photos of cyclists are taken during the Tour of Flanders.

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21.0 km

Waterhoek Bridge

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23.1 km

IJzerweg Bridge

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The bicycle bridge not only connects the two opposite banks, it also connects the three bicycle networks of the Leie, Picardy-Wallonia and Flemish Ardennes regions. It is also a link in the international cross-border route Eurovélo 5 (from London, via Lille, Brussels, Strasbourg, Milan and Rome to Brindisi). In this way, the bridge provides a direct link between the Leie region and the long-distance route between Lille and Brussels.

Where the bicycle bridge over the Scheldt is today, the Kortrijk-Ronse railway line connected both banks. Therefore it was obvious to name the bridge "IJzerwegbrug".

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24.3 km

Scheldt River Path at Outrijve

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The Scheldt originates in Northern France north of Saint-Quentin, approximately 95 meters above sea level. It is a small spring that only forms a stream in its first kilometers. As it flows, the stream is fed by other side streams and grows into a real river, eventually flowing into the North Sea as a mighty stream.

The Scheldt can be divided into three zones. From its source to the tidal lock of Merelbeke, near Ghent, it is called the Upper Scheldt.

In several places the Upper Scheldt forms the border between Wallonia and Flanders. Over the centuries, weirs and locks were built to improve the navigability of the Upper Scheldt. On the banks of the Upper Scheldt you will discover the typical lakes, industrial areas and many cut-off Scheldt arms. Despite all the adjustments, the Scheldt Valley has still retained much of its original character.

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27.3 km

Kortrijk–Bossuit Canal

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Due to a breach in the wall near Ellestraat (approximately halfway along the canal), the canal completely emptied in 1959. The damage was later linked to the digging work of muskrats.
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