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Anti-tank canal – Fort Oelegem loop from Zegel

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Antwerp

Anti-tank canal – Fort Oelegem loop from Zegel

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Anti-tank canal – Fort Oelegem loop from Zegel

02:38

44.2km

70m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 24, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 8.45 km for 23 m

After 11.9 km for 32 m

After 15.1 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.9 km

Cycle Path Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

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Always pleasant to cycle along this good path along the canal. You will regularly find nice terraces.

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16.1 km

anti-tank canal

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In the 1930s, near an extensive network of trenches from World War I, soldiers dug a canal in a quarter circle around Antwerp. The canal was between 6 and 18 …

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17.8 km

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

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The Antwerp Antitankgracht is an artificial watercourse that forms a large quarter circle around the city of Antwerp.
The moat has a length of about 33 km and is at …

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20.7 km

Antitank Canal

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The Antitankgracht was constructed just before the Second World War to stop German tanks. Fortunately, that is no longer necessary today, but it does provide us with a nice location to cycle through.

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23.9 km

The bunkers at the Antitankgracht consist of lock bunkers with the associated subsidiary bunkers. The lock bunkers are elongated freestanding bunkers with a large blank wall, camouflaged by eggs, and …

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24.0 km

Cycling along the Anti-Tank Canal

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It started as a military structure, but it is now an attractive natural ribbon that invites you to walk, cycle, relax and explore. The Antitankgracht dates from just before the …

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25.1 km

Fort Oelegem

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The fort was built between 1909 and 1914 to prevent an invasion. After 1918, the fort was rebuilt, its weapons replaced, and its ventilation and emergency exits were adapted.

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26.6 km

Connection Between Antitankgracht and Albert Canal

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You can regularly watch jet skis in the turning basin

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44.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

8.64 km

3.74 km

3.20 km

1.80 km

Surfaces

24.4 km

9.24 km

6.96 km

2.01 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

33°C

21°C

48 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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September 20, 2022,🇧🇪🚴 kleine waterwegenroute

Anti tank canal, Albert Canal, Canal Schoten - Dessel.

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Anti-tank canal – Fort Oelegem loop from Zegel

Cycle Path Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

anti-tank canal

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

Antitank Canal

Sluice bunker Antitankgracht

Cycling along the Anti-Tank Canal

Fort Oelegem

Connection Between Antitankgracht and Albert Canal

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