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Bruges
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View of Sluis – Damse Vaart Canal loop from Brugge

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Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Bruges
Brugge

View of Sluis – Damse Vaart Canal loop from Brugge

Hard

4.7

(70)

312

riders

View of Sluis – Damse Vaart Canal loop from Brugge

02:54

49.6km

60m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.9 km for 63 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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2.52 km

Bruges Old Town

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Bruges is a real gem and since 1998 part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city center, which still appears medieval, is criss-crossed by numerous canals, the Reien, over …

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2

3.50 km

Kruisvest Windmills

Highlight • Monument

A nice bike path around the old town, past the old windmills.

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20.1 km

De Platte Kreek

Nature Reserve

4

25.5 km

Beautiful cycle path around Sluis.

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5

27.3 km

View of Sluis

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sluis is surrounded by a fortress - looks very impressive.

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28.2 km

Vesting Sluis

Castle

7

28.7 km

Old Harbour of Sluis

Highlight • River

In the 14th century, ships from the French and English fleets met at the gates of Sluis. The fight went down in history as the Battle of Sluis. Fortunately, things …

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8

39.1 km

Damse Vaart Canal

Highlight (Segment) • River

A scenic, tree-lined, canal-side, flat, shared use path runs along the Damme Canal and links the village of Damme with the Leopold and Schipdonk Canals to the east. Keep going if you want to reach the Netherlands.

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9

42.2 km

Along the Damme Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

An avenue of tall trees adorns the waterway and bike path. A great backdrop for relaxed cycling right on the water.

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49.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.4 km

11.0 km

5.07 km

4.03 km

134 m

108 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.7 km

14.6 km

4.72 km

3.44 km

204 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 12 July

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Comments

July 16, 2023,Niederlande/Belgien - Zeeland - Sluis/Damme/Brügge
Sluis, Damme and Bruges, we visited these three beautiful places on this tour.
Bruges in particular surprised us very positively. Even if the tourist rush was very high, we were very enthusiastic about the many beautiful facades, small alleys, the monumental buildings and the wonderful canals. The market square in the historic city center is particularly impressive.
In the alleys …

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This beautiful tour starts in the center of Sluis. Free parking is available on the outskirts of the village in the small wood behind the campsite. The tour takes you through a variety of fields, along the canal, through typical Belgian villages, past beautiful houses and estates, until you reach the bustling city center of Bruges. Beyond Bruges, there are …

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