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Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift – The Strépy-Thieu boat lift loop from Houdeng-Gœgnies Interchange

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Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift – The Strépy-Thieu boat lift loop from Houdeng-Gœgnies Interchange

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Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift – The Strépy-Thieu boat lift loop from Houdeng-Gœgnies Interchange

02:23

39.5km

260m

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: June 19, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.8 km for 52 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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24.0 km

Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift

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The Strépy-Thieu lift is a double boat lift located in Belgium, on the Canal du Centre in the Walloon Region in the province of Hainaut.

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25.2 km

Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift

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The Strépy-Thieu funicular lift, on the Canal du Center, is the second largest boat lift in the world. Begun in 1982 and inaugurated in 2002, it allows, thanks to its …

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26.0 km

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift

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This lift is one of the finest technological feats of modern Belgian civil engineering. With its extraordinary dimensions, it allows new generations of boats to overcome a height difference of …

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27.5 km

Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 4

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The ship lifts on the Centrumkanaal are special constructions that ensure that ships can bridge the required height difference. The ships are lifted by four hydraulic lifts, after which they can sail further.

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27.7 km

Along the old Canal du Centre

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On the old canal there are beautiful views of the new gigantic ship lift, but also of lift number 4.

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30.6 km

Historic Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre

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We must avoid weekends and public holidays at all costs: many walkers, families with strollers and young children, the elderly ... it is difficult to circulate freely on a road …

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30.8 km

Historic Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

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There are 4 old lifting devices on the historic Canal du Centre, some of which are being restored.
Great old, functional technology.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerke_des_belgischen_Canal_du_Centre?wprov=sfla1

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31.5 km

Old Lift Lock No. 2

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The second old lifting mechanism. From above and from the asphalted cycle path.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerke_des_belgischen_Canal_du_Centre?wprov=sfla1

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39.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

14.4 km

2.34 km

624 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.9 km

15.1 km

645 m

594 m

234 m

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Thursday 25 June

36°C

23°C

12 %

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Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift – The Strépy-Thieu boat lift loop from Houdeng-Gœgnies Interchange

Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift

Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift

Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 4

Along the old Canal du Centre

Historic Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre

Historic Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

Old Lift Lock No. 2

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