Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

very interesting when, like us, there are many freighters

The Kempisch Canal was dug in the period 1844 - 1846. Inland shipping penetrated into the Noorderkempen. Along the shore where we now walk or cycle recreationally, a strip used to be provided for ship hunting. This heavy work was carried out by humans or animals. The perfect combination was horse and donkey. To make the hard labor more bearable, trees were planted to provide shade strips above the 'Towpath'.
From this shadowy ribbon we can benefit today...
Enjoy the towpath, but know that the towpath is there for everyone. Be courteous to each other. Perhaps young, up-and-coming cycling talent will pass by here on their first cycling lesson... It would be a shame if he/she got the fright of their lives here while practicing.

The Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal is a canal in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It connects the Bocholt-Herentals Canal in Dessel with the Albert Canal in Schoten. It is one of the seven Kempen canals between the Meuse and the Scheldt