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Dessel-Schoten Canal – Bels Lijntje loop from Turnhout

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Belgium
Flanders
Antwerp

Dessel-Schoten Canal – Bels Lijntje loop from Turnhout

Hard

4.0

(4)

300

riders

Dessel-Schoten Canal – Bels Lijntje loop from Turnhout

05:02

70.1km

100m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: November 8, 2025

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Natuurreservaat Turnhouts Vennengebied

Wortel-kolonie

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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14.1 km

Dessel-Schoten Canal

Highlight • River

The Schoten - Dessel Canal was dug in the period 1844 - 1846. In this way, the Noorderkempen could be supplied with calcareous water. The Noorderkempen was also accessible by …

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2

29.3 km

Kesseven - Gewestbos Ravels

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In the Regional Forest in Ravels - one of the largest with 850 hectares
forest areas of the province of Antwerp - 100% offroad awaits you
walking pleasure. Streams, canals …

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36.4 km

Bels Lijntje

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Started about 150 years ago as a railway; now promoted to a 31 km cycle path.

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4

49.5 km

Torendreef

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Imposing avenues give structure to the Colony. The domain of almost 600 hectares is laid out as a checkerboard of beautiful rectangular (almost square) plots. Stately avenues with trees more …

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52.9 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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64.1 km

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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64.3 km

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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68.7 km

Bels Lijntje to Turnhout

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nice oooorrrr

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70.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.4 km

12.2 km

5.35 km

3.40 km

882 m

754 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.2 km

22.9 km

12.9 km

7.63 km

2.06 km

406 m

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