Looiweg Drawbridge – Gravel Path Along the Canal loop from Brecht

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Looiweg Drawbridge – Gravel Path Along the Canal loop from Brecht

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Looiweg Drawbridge – Gravel Path Along the Canal loop from Brecht

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32.7km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 14.7 km for 9 m

After 16.4 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.97 km

Lovely stretch of asphalt along canal

Highlight • Cycleway

very smooth surface . but expect a busy (bikes , skeelers, joggers. ) route especially in the sunny afternoons. built with every km some resting areas .

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3.55 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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9.59 km

Looiweg Drawbridge

Highlight • Bridge

Interesting location with historical value.
During the liberation period, September 1944, the Allies crossed the Kempen Canal here.
More explanation on site.

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14.6 km

Bridge 6 Beerse

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The reconstruction of drawbridge 6 in 2019 is especially good news for vulnerable road users. In the past, cyclists and pedestrians still had to cross the bridge between the cars. …

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14.8 km

Gravel Path Along the Canal

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16.4 km

Bridge 5, Beerse

Highlight • Bridge

The new bridge (2015) is a single-lane drawbridge with a width of 3.5 meters and on both sides of the carriageway a separate, wider cycle path of at least 1.5 …

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22.3 km

Lock 1 Rijkevorsel

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First of 10 locks on the Dessel - Schoten canal. 51.5 m long, 6.7 m wide and a draft of 2.1 m.

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30.4 km

Bar Brique

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Bar Brique does not want to be an average summer bar. The temporary construction on land rented from De Vlaamse Waterweg offers many possibilities. “We deliberately built here with more …

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