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Dodendraad (Death Wire) Memorial

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Mol

Dodendraad (Death Wire) Memorial

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Location: Mol, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Dodendraad (Death Wire) Memorial

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1. Lommel Sahara – Cycle path through the forest loop from Ongelberg

52.5km

02:49

80m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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2. Cartierheide Nature Reserve – Nice cycle path through the woods loop from Eersel

27.5km

01:21

40m

Intermediate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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3. Nice cycle path through the woods – Postel Abbey loop from Eindhoven Strijp-S

73.0km

03:21

100m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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PeeWee

October 3, 2019

Almost a hundred years ago there was a murderous electric wire barrier on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands: the 'death wire'. This horrific obstacle from the First World War was erected by the German army in 1915 on the border between occupied Belgium and neutral Netherlands. The electric current was no less than two thousand volts. The Dead Wire was on Belgian territory, from the Zwin to almost Aachen. The death line did not follow the border very precisely everywhere. The 450-kilometer-long, capricious national border was greatly shortened, as a result of which large stretches of Belgian territory were placed between the Dead Wire and the strictly guarded Dutch border. Why the death thread was established, what it looked like, how it was guarded, how you could or could not legally cross the thread and especially what the consequences were for the border residents

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Jurne

June 5, 2021

Very nice area for cycling. Busy during the holidays / weekends with day trippers, but that's because of the campsite and the holiday park

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Frank V.

June 22, 2023

Nice to look at, and I could also hide from the rain :)

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Location: Mol, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Dodendraad (Death Wire) Memorial

1. Lommel Sahara – Cycle path through the forest loop from Ongelberg

2. Cartierheide Nature Reserve – Nice cycle path through the woods loop from Eersel

3. Nice cycle path through the woods – Postel Abbey loop from Eindhoven Strijp-S

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