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Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

Wallonie

Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

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Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

Name: Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3
Rating: 2

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Location: La Louvière, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. Bois de Saint-Denis – Narrow Forest Path loop from Soignies

64.9km

04:28

540m

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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2. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift loop from La Louvière-Centre

46.4km

02:37

200m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift loop from La Louvière-Centre

25.4km

01:27

160m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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JakobusPilger

February 13, 2025

This series of boat lifts on the Canal du Centre is an extraordinarily impressive example of the art of engineering from previous generations. Even back then, people found solutions to problems that at first glance seemed insoluble using relatively simple means, namely how to overcome a considerable difference in height with a ship that was not possible using the previous methods of simple lock construction. This construction has therefore quite rightly been recognized as an industrial world cultural heritage site by UNESCO.

A 15-minute film documentary (in German) is available in the ARD media library as part of the series "Treasures of the World - Heritage of Humanity" => ardmediathek.de/video/schaetze-der-welt/canal-du-centre-die-vier-schiffshebewerke-des-canal-du-centre-belgien-folge-375/3sat/Y3JpZDovL3N3ci5kZS82NjEwNTUy

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Salva

June 25, 2023

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August 11, 2024

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Elevation 90 m

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Location: La Louvière, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

1. Bois de Saint-Denis – Narrow Forest Path loop from Soignies

2. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift loop from La Louvière-Centre

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