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Hauts-De-France
Lille
Tourcoing

Towpath of the Lys – Mesen loop from Phalempins

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Hauts-De-France
Lille
Tourcoing

Towpath of the Lys – Mesen loop from Phalempins

Hard

4.5

(2)

14

riders

Towpath of the Lys – Mesen loop from Phalempins

05:30

89.5km

710m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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15.7 km

View of Comines and the River Lys

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Komen (French: Comines) is a town in the Belgian province of Hainaut, and a borough of the municipality with facilities Komen-Waasten since 1977.

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17.9 km

Towpath of the Lys

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Towpath on the other side of the cycle route.

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19.2 km

Bike path along the Lys

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This fine gravel towpath along the Lys is very pleasant.

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24.4 km

Mesen

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1,040 inhabitants and 358 hectares: Mesen is officially the smallest town in Belgium. The place was once an important business location: in the 11th and 12th centuries, all cloth merchants …

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35.6 km

Gildestraat

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Flandrien Challenge – Gildestraat is a short but fierce calf-biter!

Do you see this tile on the asphalt? Then you are at the foot of an official Flandrien Challenge segment! …

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44.4 km

Col de Berthen

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7

78.5 km

You can see the tower from far away.

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81.9 km

Old Leie

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You can cycle along the canal path for hours.

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82.1 km

Bridge over the old Leie arm

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89.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.8 km

26.6 km

7.33 km

2.01 km

1.63 km

227 m

Surfaces

71.1 km

15.9 km

1.69 km

655 m

168 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

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Monday 12 October

22°C

13°C

21 %

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Comments

September 26, 2021,mont noir mont des Cats 25.09.2021
Yes JP, I copied your route from yesterday
It was really nice

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