A scenic, tree-lined, canal-side, flat, shared use path runs along the Damme Canal and links the village of Damme with the Leopold and Schipdonk Canals to the east. Keep going if you want to reach the Netherlands.

🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

April 27, 2023

Cycling

The Damse Vaart was dug on Napoleon's orders (from 1810), hence the alternative name "Napoleon Canal". These excavation works were carried out by Spanish prisoners of war, "descendants" of the …

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PinionRadlerJan

September 17, 2023

Cycling

Nice landscape, but the bike path could be a little better.

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1. Loop from Cadzand to Bruges along the canal

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2. Schellemolen Windmill, Damme – Damse Vaart Cycle Path loop from Brugge-Sint-Pieters

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3. Damse Vaart Canal – View of the Damse Vaart Canal loop from Hoeke

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01:47

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Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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Distance 1.32 km

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Downhill 0 m

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Sunday 15 March

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19 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Location: Damme, Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Damse Vaart Canal

1. Loop from Cadzand to Bruges along the canal

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3. Damse Vaart Canal – View of the Damse Vaart Canal loop from Hoeke

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