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Geheulsedijk Gravel Road – Duivelskuil Nature Reserve loop from Kolonie Merksplas

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Geheulsedijk Gravel Road – Duivelskuil Nature Reserve loop from Kolonie Merksplas

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Geheulsedijk Gravel Road – Duivelskuil Nature Reserve loop from Kolonie Merksplas

05:43

81.0km

120m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 58.0 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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642 m

Landlopers Chapel Merksplas-Kolonie

Highlight • Religious Site

The monumental space of the former prison chapel of Merksplas colony has been used as an event location for a number of years.
The Chapel of Merksplas Colony is a …

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16.9 km

Geheulsedijk Gravel Road

Highlight • Trail

Magisterial gravel strip with large red pebbles. One of the most beautiful and toughest in the region.

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23.0 km

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful - real - gravel strip between Turnhout and Merksplas in the Turnhouts Vennen area. The Vennengebied is a nature reserve located about five kilometers north of the center of Turnhout.

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24.8 km

Marckstraat — gravel road with views of the Turnhout Marshes

Highlight • Cycleway

Fantastic (rust-colored) gravel strip with a view of the Turnhouts Vennen area. Photogenic desolate tree. It is part of the Strada Campina, the gravel ride that combines the best of the Kempen.

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45.2 km

De Schootse Hoek

Nature Reserve

54.8 km

Kapelstraat Avenue, Merksplas Colony

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful, straight avenue in the woods and along Merksplas Colony.

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57.9 km

Blakheide

Forest

60.3 km

Pedestrian and cyclist bridge with a view of the Schoten-Dessel Canal

Highlight • Bridge

Easy to cycle on and off, nice view.

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61.2 km

Kievitsheide

Forest

64.2 km

Duivelskuil Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

It really pays to stretch your legs. A circular walk of 2.7 km through the Duivelskuil, the Gemeenteheide and the Eksterheide. In wet periods sturdy, waterproof shoes necessary.

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72.2 km

Visbeekvallei

Nature Reserve

79.7 km

Ossenweg Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice quiet crossing from Blakheide to Merksplas colony.

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81.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.6 km

26.2 km

7.07 km

3.89 km

2.15 km

Surfaces

24.2 km

18.7 km

18.6 km

12.3 km

7.21 km

Elevation

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Sunday 12 July

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Geheulsedijk Gravel Road – Duivelskuil Nature Reserve loop from Kolonie Merksplas

Landlopers Chapel Merksplas-Kolonie

Geheulsedijk Gravel Road

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

Marckstraat — gravel road with views of the Turnhout Marshes

Kapelstraat Avenue, Merksplas Colony

Pedestrian and cyclist bridge with a view of the Schoten-Dessel Canal

Duivelskuil Nature Reserve

Ossenweg Gravel Path

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