Tielen Watermill – IjsSloeberke loop from Antwerp

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Tielen Watermill – IjsSloeberke loop from Antwerp

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Tielen Watermill – IjsSloeberke loop from Antwerp

03:53

56.3km

110m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.7 km

Kasteel Tielenhof

Castle

12.6 km

Tielen Watermill

Highlight • Monument

Watermill 1526 beautifully restored

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16.1 km

IjsSloeberke

Highlight • Cafe

nice stop

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17.0 km

Water Purification Station

Highlight • Structure

currently mud on wet December day

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25.5 km

The Zwart Water nature reserve

Highlight • Lake

A century ago and before that, the Zwart Water was a peat cutting company. That is why the name Black Water. It is a biodiverse area, with many species of insects, reptiles and avifauna. It's worth a bike ride through the Kempen forests between Herentals and Lichtaart.

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40.8 km

Grote Caliebeek Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

I can imagine it can be greasy or very dry here. We were here perfectly in time to find a good road. Beautiful nature through a former part of the "English camp"

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48.7 km

In Stormen Sterk Windmill, Gierle

Highlight • Monument

The In Stormen Sterk windmill is located along the Molenstraat in Gierle. There has been a mill on this site since 1499. Whenever the mill was damaged by storms, fire or destruction, a new one was built. This was also the case in 1837 when a hurricane destroyed the previous mill. In Stormen Sterk is a stone ground sailor of the outside porter type. This means that the sails are sailed up on the outside and set to the wind with a cross reel. These blades have a wingspan of no less than 26.5 meters, which makes the mill one of the largest in the country! No wonder that the mill was protected as a monument in 1981. The mill still raises its blades every last Sunday of the month. A team of volunteer millers shows you the mill. In 2006 Kempens Landschap bought the mill, after which the municipality of Lille took the monument on a long lease. After a thorough restoration of the interior and exterior, the mill was reopened in April 2014. Kempens Landschap will continue to assist the millers and support the municipality in the maintenance and opening of the monument.

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51.4 km

De Lilse Bergen

Highlight • Lake

Place where fun childhood memories come up. Where is the time when we still came here by bike because the Belgian coast was too far. Here we experienced unforgettable vacation times.

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53.0 km

Picnic area junction 80

Highlight • Rest Area

Sometimes you have to look far and you need a picnic area.
This location has been put on the map. A stone's throw away is the 'Tree of the Achievements'.

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56.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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