At the end of the 19th century, the number of escape attempts increased. To discourage the escapees and to reassure the local residents, work started on digging a ring ditch around Merksplas-Kolonie. In the south of the Colony, however, it was never completed. The ring ditch around Merksplas-Kolonie is 6.5 km long. It has a walking path on both dikes. The canal used to be an open canal, but today you will find a wooded strip here.

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Beautiful nature trail next to the canal where you can hear the silence. This canal was dug by the people.

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1. Colony - Eastern Rampart – Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 loop from Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel

12.6km

03:11

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2. Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 – Colony - Eastern Rampart loop from Merksplas

10.7km

02:42

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3. Colony - Eastern Rampart – Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 loop from Den Hout

14.4km

03:38

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Location: Merksplas, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Ring Canal Path Merksplas-Kolonie

1. Colony - Eastern Rampart – Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 loop from Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel

2. Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 – Colony - Eastern Rampart loop from Merksplas

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