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Merksplas Colony – Singletrack Through the Forest loop from Noorderkempen

Merksplas Colony – Singletrack Through the Forest loop from Noorderkempen

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Merksplas Colony – Singletrack Through the Forest loop from Noorderkempen

05:56

104km

140m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very 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 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 250 m

After 306 m for 119 m

After 15.1 km for 64 m

After 41.6 km for 98 m

After 104 km for 250 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.32 km

Towpath Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

64 km car-free cruising. Just be careful at the intersections.

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15.2 km

Blakheide

Forest

18.0 km

Merksplas Colony

Highlight • Historical Site

The Merksplas colony was established in the early 19th century and existed until the 1990s. Nowadays the buildings house various farms, a refugee reception center and a prison.

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19.7 km

Bolkse Bossen

Forest

33.8 km

Marckstraat — gravel road with views of the Turnhout Marshes

Highlight • Cycleway

Fantastic (rust-colored) gravel strip with a view of the Turnhouts Vennen area. Photogenic desolate tree. It is part of the Strada Campina, the gravel ride that combines the best of the Kempen.

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33.9 km

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful - real - gravel strip between Turnhout and Merksplas in the Turnhouts Vennen area. The Vennengebied is a nature reserve located about five kilometers north of the center of Turnhout.

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56.3 km

Singletrack Through the Forest

Highlight • Trail

Single track with fast turns.

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58.1 km

Hollow Road and Climb

Highlight • Climb

Nice hollow road and pleasant climb

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68.7 km

IjsSloeberke

Highlight • Cafe

nice stop

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75.1 km

View of Grotenhoutbos Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Grotenhoutbos, located in the south of Vosselaar and partly in Gierle, is one of the oldest forests in the Antwerp Kempen. The forest (300 ha) also has an extremely …

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82.6 km

Visbeekvallei

Nature Reserve

104 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.6 km

23.6 km

23.0 km

12.1 km

3.10 km

370 m

Surfaces

34.7 km

28.4 km

21.6 km

15.2 km

3.81 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

33°C

20°C

20 %

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Merksplas Colony – Singletrack Through the Forest loop from Noorderkempen

Towpath Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Merksplas Colony

Marckstraat — gravel road with views of the Turnhout Marshes

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

Singletrack Through the Forest

Hollow Road and Climb

IjsSloeberke

View of Grotenhoutbos Pond

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