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Antitank Ditch Antwerp – anti-tank canal loop from Brasschaat

Antitank Ditch Antwerp – anti-tank canal loop from Brasschaat

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4.4

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Antitank Ditch Antwerp – anti-tank canal loop from Brasschaat

02:13

40.9km

60m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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 22, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 34.9 km for 19 m

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3.85 km

Antitank Ditch Antwerp

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Today, its function has shifted from military defense ditch to 'defender of nature and landscape', a unique landscape element, along which you can cycle and walk almost endlessly. Moreover, as a large nature connection area, the Antitankgracht also contributes to the migration of animals and plants.

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8.40 km

Cycle Path Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

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Always pleasant to cycle along this good path along the canal. You will regularly find nice terraces.

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12.4 km

Cycle Path Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

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Nice towpath that is easy to drive on along the canal with regularly nice terraces.

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23.2 km

Gravel Path Along the Antitankgracht

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This passage under the E34 has recently been largely redeveloped. Nowadays it is no longer a narrow alley in the forest, but it is more comparable to the rest of the path along the Antitankgracht: a pleasant gravel path that is wide enough to pass each other. Only the connection with the Albert Canal and the part under the bridge still looks a bit run-down.

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29.3 km

Antitank Canal

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The Antitankgracht was constructed just before the Second World War to stop German tanks. Fortunately, that is no longer necessary today, but it does provide us with a nice location to cycle through.

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32.2 km

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

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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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33.9 km

anti-tank canal

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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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38.2 km

Bike path through De Inslag

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Here you can make great speed between the trees. It is a beautiful, peaceful environment where you can fully recharge.

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40.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

8.60 km

7.65 km

3.51 km

1.63 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

9.64 km

6.54 km

3.94 km

515 m

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Antitank Ditch Antwerp – anti-tank canal loop from Brasschaat

Antitank Ditch Antwerp

Cycle Path Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Cycle Path Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Gravel Path Along the Antitankgracht

Antitank Canal

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

anti-tank canal

Bike path through De Inslag

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