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Anti-tank canal – Zoerselbos Gravel Trail loop from Zoersel

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Anti-tank canal – Zoerselbos Gravel Trail loop from Zoersel

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Anti-tank canal – Zoerselbos Gravel Trail loop from Zoersel

02:10

36.7km

50m

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: May 16, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 14.4 km for 8 m

After 16.1 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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15.3 km

St. Job Marina in 't Goor

Highlight • Rest Area

The harbor is very quietly located in the vaartkom at sas 4 on the Schoten-Turnhout-Dessel canal. The Clubhouse has sanitary facilities and a shower, as well as free WiFi, a barbecue and a petanque court.

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17.1 km

anti-tank canal

Highlight • Structure

In the 1930s, near an extensive network of trenches from World War I, soldiers dug a canal in a quarter circle around Antwerp. The canal was between 6 and 18 meters wide, 2 meters deep and no less than 33 kilometers long, from Zandvliet to Oelegem.

The anti-tank canal was to stop the advance of German tanks and other rolling stock towards Antwerp. However, the enemy came from the other side...

The canal and its banks have since evolved into a green connection between different nature reserves. Plants and animals now easily make the crossing to another nature reserve. Some parts of the original canal have disappeared due to the expansion of the harbor and the construction of highways.

The remains of the canal are now invaluable as a moat. Several fortresses and many bunkers were built along the canal. They have been serving as a comfortable hibernation place for bats for some time now. The calcareous concrete of the fortresses is also very useful for the growth of mosses, ferns and many other plants.

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17.6 km

Gravel Path Along the Antitank Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful gravel path next to the anti-tank canal and through green nature

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18.8 km

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

Highlight • River

The Antwerp Antitankgracht is an artificial watercourse that forms a large quarter circle around the city of Antwerp.
The moat has a length of about 33 km and is at least 6 meters wide. It connects the Scheldt near Berendrecht with the Albert Canal in Oelegem

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30.2 km

Het Boshuisje (De Loteling), Zoerselbos

Highlight • Cafe

Great host and beautiful terrace at the Zoerselbos nature reserve.

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30.3 km

Zoerselbos Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Gravelpad in the middle of the Zoerselbos, it can be very busy here during the holidays and weekends.

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32.4 km

Groot Boshuis 1828

Highlight • Historical Site

The Groot Boshuis, also known as Villa Zoerselbos, dates from 1828, as stated in the gable.
In 1828, a large part of the Zoerselbos was purchased by Messrs. De Groter and De Cock, who immediately founded a company to exploit the forest. The demand for wood in mining was high at the time. This farm, which consists of the former stable house, long barn and a baking oven, was built for this purpose.

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33.3 km

Zoerselhof Castle

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The current building, with rooms for the abbot and the provost, was built in 1787 by the provost Bonifacius De Wolf. He managed the estates of the Hemiksem monastery, a former Cistercian abbey in the municipality of Hemiksem in the province of Antwerp. Since then, the farm has served as a children's home, a guesthouse, a hotel-restaurant, and finally a castle. Nowadays, you could live there – with the necessary cash.

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36.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

11.5 km

7.31 km

3.76 km

788 m

Surfaces

18.2 km

8.32 km

7.09 km

1.57 km

1.48 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Anti-tank canal – Zoerselbos Gravel Trail loop from Zoersel

St. Job Marina in 't Goor

anti-tank canal

Gravel Path Along the Antitank Canal

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

Het Boshuisje (De Loteling), Zoerselbos

Zoerselbos Gravel Trail

Groot Boshuis 1828

Zoerselhof Castle

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