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Dender Towpath – De Gavers loop from Zandbergen

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Dender Towpath – De Gavers loop from Zandbergen

Moderate

5.0

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Dender Towpath – De Gavers loop from Zandbergen

01:20

21.6km

180m

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 27, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 646 m for 20 m

After 21.0 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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688 m

Dender Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Strange that this towpath along the Dender was not yet designated as a highlight in Komoot. This is (at least in my opinion...) one of the most beautiful bicycle lanes in the world. Highly recommended, really beautiful.

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3.58 km

Idegem Lock

Highlight • Structure

Manual lock with numerous traces of restoration in concrete, as a result of the dynamitation in 1940. Upstream adjacent to the lock: metal drawbridge from 1942.
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4.75 km

De Gavers

Highlight • Lake

Nice recreation park. Numerous relaxation options.
Fun for kids of all ages

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5.10 km

Denderveer Idegem

Highlight • Bridge

The Denderveer is a ferry service across the Dender, which connects the municipalities of Geraardsbergen and Ninove. The ferry is located near the hamlet of Idegem, which is part of …

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6.10 km

't Schipken Youth Hostel and Marina

Highlight • Rest Area

Youth hostel 't Schipken is located in one of the most quiet, green and water-rich corners of provincial domain De Gavers in Geraardsbergen. You can dive under the sheets in …

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8.55 km

Boelare Chapel on the Dender River

Highlight • Religious Site

The barony of Boelare was one of the five large baronies of the Land of Aalst, and consisted of the actual barony, four parishes where the baron was village lord …

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9.89 km

Geraardsbergen Market

Highlight • Settlement

This square is home to both the St. Bartholomew's Church (19th century), renovated in neo-Gothic style, and the town hall with stepped gables and corner turrets. The statue of Manneken …

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13.5 km

Bosberg climb via Kapellestraat

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Once an icon in the Tour of Flanders, today an icon in the Omloop het Nieuwsblad.

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21.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

6.12 km

5.00 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

3.13 km

1.78 km

< 100 m

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Friday 3 July

26°C

12°C

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Dender Towpath – De Gavers loop from Zandbergen

Dender Towpath

Idegem Lock

De Gavers

Denderveer Idegem

't Schipken Youth Hostel and Marina

Boelare Chapel on the Dender River

Geraardsbergen Market

Bosberg climb via Kapellestraat

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