Wortel-Kolonie – Bootjesven Gravel Trail loop from Zoersel

Wortel-Kolonie – Bootjesven Gravel Trail loop from Zoersel

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Wortel-Kolonie – Bootjesven Gravel Trail loop from Zoersel

04:08

75.9km

110m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.5 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.52 km

Gravel Track Near the Airport

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You can see small planes flying from time to time.

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1.52 km

Zoersel Gravel Section

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Sublime gravel section near Zoersel and Wechelderzande: you wind on a beautiful road through forests and meadows. One of the most beautiful strips in the area.

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20.6 km

Blakheide

Forest

23.7 km

Historical site. An area with straight lanes and monumental buildings. The colony was a place where vagrants lived until 1993. To get to know more visit kolonienvanweldadigheid.eu/en/colony/merksplas-colony

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25.4 km

Bolkse Bossen

Forest

32.1 km

Wortel Prison

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Until 1993, Wortel prison was a vagrant colony. With the abolition of the vagrancy law, the penal institution was used to house convicts. The buildings were converted, better secured and renovated.

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32.6 km

Wortel-Kolonie

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A historic location where vagrants have made a living in the past. Now an ideal base for exploring the surrounding area by bike or simply walking through the landscape.

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33.3 km

Bootjesven Gravel Trail

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The gravel strip is more of a sandy path that is difficult and in some places impossible to cycle through.

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46.1 km

Marckstraat — gravel road with views of the Turnhout Marshes

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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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46.3 km

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

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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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