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The Zwart Water – Little Bridge Over the Aa loop from Hoogstraten

The Zwart Water – Little Bridge Over the Aa loop from Hoogstraten

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The Zwart Water – Little Bridge Over the Aa loop from Hoogstraten

05:46

97.5km

150m

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: May 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.9 km for 157 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.05 km

Spuikom

Lake

12.7 km

Merksplas Colony

Highlight • Historical Site

Historical site. An area with straight lanes and monumental buildings. The colony was a place where vagrants lived until 1993. To get to know more visit kolonienvanweldadigheid.eu/en/colony/merksplas-colony

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19.5 km

Kievitsheide

Forest

28.1 km

Visbeekvallei

Nature Reserve

43.1 km

The Zwart Water

Highlight • Lake

Het Zwart Water consists of a fen with woods on the edge, gale thickets, willow breeches and lean grassland. In the middle of the water there is a floating platform that birds like to use to rest and build their nest. Long ago, Zwart Water and its surroundings were an open dune landscape where the wind had free play. Sand was blown away to a hard layer in the subsoil, after which it collected around it to form dune ridges. The hard layer did not let water through and thus gave rise to a pool. Peat, better known as peat, developed in this area, which gave the water a dark color. Hence the name "Black Water".

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54.8 km

Little Bridge Over the Aa

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful cycle path with a bridge over the Aa, which runs through the Gierle-Kasterlee area, there is also a bench for a rest break.

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57.8 km

Grotenhoutbos

Forest

72.0 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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73.7 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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90.8 km

Bootjesven Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The gravel strip is more of a sandy path that is difficult and in some places impossible to cycle through.

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91.8 km

Wortel-Kolonie

Highlight • Historical Site

A historic location where vagrants have made a living in the past. Now an ideal base for exploring the surrounding area by bike or simply walking through the landscape.

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92.8 km

Torendreef

Highlight • Trail

Imposing avenues give structure to the Colony. The domain of almost 600 hectares is laid out as a checkerboard of beautiful rectangular (almost square) plots. Stately avenues with trees more than 100 years old cross the landscape. We can now enjoy the splendor of colors in the rich shade of the avenue.

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97.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.6 km

26.3 km

12.5 km

5.23 km

4.75 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.5 km

21.1 km

19.5 km

16.7 km

8.60 km

Elevation

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Monday 13 July

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The Zwart Water – Little Bridge Over the Aa loop from Hoogstraten

Merksplas Colony

The Zwart Water

Little Bridge Over the Aa

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

Marckstraat — gravel road with views of the Turnhout Marshes

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