Zuid-Willems Canal – Ruiterskuilen Pond loop from Neerglabbeek

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Zuid-Willems Canal – Ruiterskuilen Pond loop from Neerglabbeek

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Zuid-Willems Canal – Ruiterskuilen Pond loop from Neerglabbeek

02:57

51.2km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Kempen~Broek

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.48 km

Zuid-Willems Canal

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Beautiful, shady and flat cycle path along the canal.

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11.1 km

Neeroeteren Marina

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The Zuid-Willemsvaart is suitable for pleasure craft and freight transport. It is also possible to go water skiing near 't Eiland.

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14.5 km

Kolenspoor Railway Bridge Over the Canal

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There is a bench on the north side of the bridge, from where you can get the best view of the canal, as otherwise a fence obstructs the view.

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19.9 km

Fulling Mill Opoeteren

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The water of the Bosbeek makes a round upwards here...

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24.3 km

Bosbeek Bridge and Shelter

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Quiet road in the green with a few vertical meters near the forest stream

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38.9 km

Ruiterskuilen Pond

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The Ruiterskuilen are two fens in the Ophovenerbos on the Kempens Plateau in the Belgian municipality of Opglabbeek. The fens are characterized by the brown color of the acidic water. …

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41.2 km

Oudsbergen

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Asphalted section through the Oudsbergen forest. Very easy to ride for all types of bikes.

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48.8 km

The Commandery of Gruitrode is an important cultural-historical heritage in Gruitrode, in the north of Belgian Limburg. Until 1801, the commandery was one of the twelve commanderies within the Biesen …

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51.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.8 km

15.0 km

14.6 km

1.22 km

550 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.0 km

12.4 km

944 m

641 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

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Comments

March 9, 2024,🚲 Trappen voorbij hoge duinen en grote grazers

This is a route from VisitLimburg.be, and runs via the junction system. We did leave them from a different place.
This varied, rather flat route takes you past the extensive forests, fens, heathland and inland dunes of the Duinenbanden. You cycle past the centuries-old Dorpermolen and through Bergerven, a vast nature reserve with gravel ponds and typical fauna and flora. …

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