Cycle path along the Lieve – Cycle Path Along the Lieve loop from Waarschoot

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Cycle path along the Lieve – Cycle Path Along the Lieve loop from Waarschoot

Moderate

4.4

(15)

150

riders

Cycle path along the Lieve – Cycle Path Along the Lieve loop from Waarschoot

02:04

35.1km

60m

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: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.6 km for 120 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.65 km

The Lieve Canal

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De Lieve is a historic inland waterway canal that was dug between 1251 and 1269 from Ghent to Damme, originally Aardenburg. The period of prosperity is situated in the 13th …

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2.77 km

Cycle Path Along the Lieve Canal

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The Lieve is the oldest canal in Europe. It was dug in the mid-thirteenth century as a connection between Ghent and Damme, in other words as a connection between the …

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6.23 km

Cycle path along the Lieve

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It is wonderful to cycle along the water of the Lieve. Along the way you can enjoy the soft rippling water, the wide views and the typical Flemish countryside.

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6.55 km

Cycle Path Along the Lieve

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Long paved path along the oldest canal in Europe. You drive through idyllic landscapes between the Ghent-Bruges Canal near Ghent and the Schipdonk Canal near Oostwinkel.

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17.8 km

Sint-Baafsplein, Ghent

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Sint-Baafsplein is to Ghent what the Ile Saint-Louis is to Paris: the heart of the city.

Here, on this island, near the place where the Scheldt and the Leie meet, …

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17.8 km

Historic Centre of Ghent

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Ghent grew out of Celtic settlements in the area where the Leie and Scheldt rivers converge. In the Middle Ages, Ghent grew into one of the largest and most important …

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26.6 km

Lieve Canal

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32.6 km

Beirtjes Bridge

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The name refers to the trade in Ghent 'beer' or eel with which the fields were fertilized. Ships with eel moored here to deliver their malodorous stuff.

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35.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.9 km

7.72 km

3.40 km

152 m

Surfaces