Contents
What's New
Why did I
write this?
Map of the Belgian waterway
network
History and geography
Notes for using this guide
The
technical stuff
Signs and general sights
North of Antwerp - Sea Land
Through the Docks: Hanger 27 - Berendrecht (19.5 km)
Schelde - Rijnverbinding: Berendrecht - Kreekraksluisen (17 km)
The Sea Schelde
Left Bank: North of Linkeroever (5.5 km)
Left bank: Antwerp Linkeroever - Temse (21 or 24 km)
Right bank - Rupel: Antwerp - Boom bridge - Temse (39.5 km)
Temse - Dendermonde (24 km)
Dendermonde - Melle bridge (34 km)
South of Antwerp -
the Brabant Heartland
Nete river/canal: Boom bridge - Walem - Lier - Viersel (30 or
38 km)
Dijle River: Walem - Mechelen - Werchter - Leuven (43 km)
Demer River: Werchter - Aarschot - Testelt (22 km or more)
Leuven - Dijle Canal: Boom Bridge - Leuven (43 km)
Willebroek Canal: Brussels - Schelde River (33 to 36 km)
Eastern Flanders - the Big
Rivers
Durme River - Moervaart: Tielrode - Lokeren - Terdonk
(35.5 km)
Gent area: the Ring Canal and within
Upper Schelde/Escaut: Gent ring - Mortagne-du-Nord (FR) (81 km)
Bossuit-Kortrijk Canal (16 km)
Espierres - Roubaix (FR)
Canal (8.4 km)
Lieve canal: Gent Ring - Schipdonk (11 km)
Leie/Lys River: Gent ring - Deinze - Kortrijk - Armentieres (FR) (85
km)
Comines - Ieper Canal (15 km)
Roeselare Canal (16.5 km)
Gent - Terneuzen (NE) Canal (30 km)
Western Flanders -
Polders
Gent - Brugge Canal: Gent ring - Brugge ring (41
km)
Schipdonk Canal (Leie Bypass): Deinze to the North Sea (55.5
km)
Leopold Canal (40 km)
Brugge ring (11.5 km)
Brugge - Damme - Sluis (NL) Canal (15 km)
Boudewijn Canal: Brugge - Zeebrugge (15 km)
Brugge - Oostende Canal (23 km)
Plassendale - Nieuwpoort Canal (22 km)
Westhoek
Nieuwpoort: the Goose
Foot (3.5 km)
Nieuwpoort - Dunkerque Canal: Nieuwpoort - Ghyvelde (FR) (23
km)
IJzer River: Nieuwpoort - Fintele - Stavele bridge (37 km)
Ieper - IJzer Canal (Ieperlee) (15 km)
Lokanaal: Veurne - Fintele (15 km)
Bergenvaart: Veurne
- Hondschoote (FR)(14 km)
East of Antwerp - the Kempen
Albert Canal: Antwerp -
Schoten - Herentals - Kwaadmechelen - Briegden - Liège (135 km)
Antitank Canal: Oelegem - St-Job-in-'t-Goor (10 km)
Kempen Canal: Herentals - Dessel - Blauwe Kei - Bocholt (58 km)
Zuid Willemsvaart (ZWF): Nederweert (NL) - Bocholt junction - Briegden (61 km)
Turnhout Canal: Schoten - Turnhout - Dessel (65 km)
Bels Lijntje rail trail: Turnhout - Tilburg (NL)
Mark River: Meerle - Breda (NL) (20 km)
Dessel - Kwaadmechelen Canal (16 km)
Beverlo Canal: Blauwe Kei - Leopoldsburg (15 km)
Maastricht island (30 km)
Maas River/Juliana Canal: Maastricht - Maasbracht (43 km)
Crossing the
Highlands
Charleroi Canal: Brussels - Charleroi (75 km)
Old Charleroi Canal: Ronquières - Seneffe (16 km)
History of the Charleroi Canal
Charleroi Bypass - L119 Rail Trail (14 km)
Canal du Centre: Seneffe junction - Mons north/Nimy (27
km)
La Haine river/canal: Nimy/Mons - French border (25 km)
Nimy - Blaton - Péronnes Canal: Mons north/Nimy - Hollain (Escaut River) (42 or 44 km)
Pommeroeul branch (7 km)
Dender River & Blaton-Ath Canal:
Dendermonde - Ath - Blaton (92 km)
The Meuse and Sambre - Highways of
Wallonia
Meuse/Maas River (145 km)
Sambre River (111 km)
Ourthe River south into the Ardennes (30 km)
A bit of the Lesse River (4 km)
A bit of the Lesse River (4 km)
Some Favorite Rides
Schelde River around Temse
Ronquières Loop
Nete River and Canal
Brussels - Gent
Other sources
Maps, Cycling Guides, Other Web Sites
Paris bike rentals
Ken Hoare's tragicomic ride
George and Jean Coulouris's European tandem tour diaries in word and photo
Last updated 27 September 2007
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