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Albert Canal towpath – Grobbendonk Watermill loop from Herentals

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Albert Canal towpath – Grobbendonk Watermill loop from Herentals

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Albert Canal towpath – Grobbendonk Watermill loop from Herentals

04:47

84.4km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike 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: April 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 49.8 km for 24 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.10 km

Albert Canal towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The towpaths are primarily service roads. They are necessary for the maintenance of canals, waterways, banks, quay walls and bridges. The towpaths are also public roads, mostly for walkers and cyclists only. The smooth and car-free cycling connections attract tourist cyclists, cyclists and walkers. Roller skaters and anglers, for example, also use the towpaths. Because of the mixed use of the towpaths, the users have to take each other into account.

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26.8 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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30.7 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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36.5 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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43.7 km

Towpath Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

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64 km car-free cruising. Just be careful at the intersections.

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49.8 km

Looiweg Drawbridge

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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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68.9 km

Stone Windmill of Pulderbos

Highlight • Monument

A few hundred meters from the center of Pulderbos we find the mill at Molenheide 67. Construction work started in March 1840. The stone windmill first turned in 1843. Today it is protected along with its surroundings. The mill turns and grinds on Sunday afternoons. The mill is even open to the public between 1 and 6 pm (in winter until 5 pm). Feel free to take a look inside. You can see the miller at work, learn a lot in the exhibition 'from grain to flour' and buy a delicious mill bread on the side.
You can also visit the mechanical mill, the Molenhuis, the Karkot Museum and the Bijenhal on the site.

The mill can also be viewed in a group by appointment. Make your appointment via the Zandhoven Tourism Office.
Source: Zandhoven municipality

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77.8 km

Grobbendonk Watermill

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Grobbendonk's water mill is located at the confluence of the Kleine Nete and Aa and is one of the most beautiful hammer mills in the Kempen. This 13th-century battle mill still grinds daily, oats and barley are crushed for horse feed. Until today, the mill is only powered by water power, which is unique for Flanders

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83.3 km

Poederkot

Forest

84.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.5 km

18.6 km

9.92 km

880 m

521 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.4 km

20.2 km

716 m

565 m

504 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 22 June

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Albert Canal towpath – Grobbendonk Watermill loop from Herentals

Albert Canal towpath

Cycle Path Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Cycle Path Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Cycle path along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Towpath Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Looiweg Drawbridge

Stone Windmill of Pulderbos

Grobbendonk Watermill

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