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Anti-tank canal – Forest Path Near the Brewery loop from 's-Gravenwezel

Anti-tank canal – Forest Path Near the Brewery loop from 's-Gravenwezel

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Anti-tank canal – Forest Path Near the Brewery loop from 's-Gravenwezel

03:59

66.6km

100m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.7 km for 220 m

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2.95 km

Gravel Path Along the Antitank Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful gravel path next to the anti-tank canal and through green nature

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4.67 km

anti-tank canal

Highlight • Structure

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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8.32 km

Cycle path along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

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Every day many walkers and cyclists pass along the canal towpath. De Vaart offers them a smooth journey to work, a quiet bike ride among friends or a pleasant walk on a car-free route. Obvious? Nope. Because, although the canal is 'just' a fact for us, it was desperately needed for our Kempen ancestors.

Along the 'de vaArt' route we take you into the past and also the present of the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten canal. From murals to an XL postcard from the old box: artistic objects at ten locations along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal will now visualize the story of this remarkable canal. You can find the full stories via the free app izi.travel, route de vaART.

Distance
The route runs along the Dessel - Turnhout - Schoten canal. The single distance is 63 km, but you can pick up where you want.

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9.51 km

Canal Path with Farmland Views

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful part of the track where you have a nice view on the farm land.

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15.5 km

Natuurreservaat Hoofsweer

Nature Reserve

22.3 km

Avenue of Old Oaks and Beeches

Highlight • Forest

Here a paved gravel path runs through an avenue with Oude Eiken and Beuken

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22.8 km

Forest Path Near the Brewery

Highlight • Forest

super nice area I rode this on the gravel bike

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25.8 km

Hegte Heyde

Nature Reserve

29.7 km

Path Along the Woods

Highlight • Trail

63.8 km

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

Highlight • River

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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66.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.7 km

16.7 km

11.1 km

9.83 km

7.19 km

Surfaces

22.1 km

18.1 km

14.6 km

7.47 km

4.35 km

< 100 m

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Thursday 25 June

37°C

23°C

2 %

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Anti-tank canal – Forest Path Near the Brewery loop from 's-Gravenwezel

Gravel Path Along the Antitank Canal

anti-tank canal

Cycle path along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Canal Path with Farmland Views

Avenue of Old Oaks and Beeches

Forest Path Near the Brewery

Path Along the Woods

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

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