Polders of Kruibeke – Kruibeke Polder Nature Reserve loop from Antwerpen-Zuid

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Belgium

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Antwerp

Polders of Kruibeke – Kruibeke Polder Nature Reserve loop from Antwerpen-Zuid

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Polders of Kruibeke – Kruibeke Polder Nature Reserve loop from Antwerpen-Zuid

02:51

48.8km

110m

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: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 23.2 km for 51 m

After 23.3 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.0 km

View of the Polder and Scheldt

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Gravel stretch on top of the polder dike with very nice views / Asphalt section & MTB sections just at opposite sites along the dike

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13.3 km

Arcade by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh

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The Arcade artwork, in corten steel, appears to be dug into the Ringdijk. It symbolizes a gate that connects the village with the new nature reserve. Arcade gives you a …

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23.3 km

View of Temse

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Temse is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders, located in the Waasland. Temse is located on the Scheldt and is known for the now defunct shipbuilding company …

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35.2 km

Ferry Basel - Hemiksem

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Except for force majeure or exceptional maintenance: 2 departures / hour.
Open every day from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays until 10:45 p.m.).
Exception: the …

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38.2 km

Polders of Kruibeke

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The polders of Kruibeke are the largest flood plain in Flanders. And yet they are only really flooded a few times a year.

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38.8 km

Bird Reserve Blokkersdijk

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Make sure you bring your binoculars.

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38.9 km

Kruibeke Polder Nature Reserve

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Simply enjoy the vast polder landscape. The Polders of Kruibeke is the largest flood plain in Flanders.

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48.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.9 km

20.4 km

3.70 km

492 m

210 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.7 km

16.2 km

2.41 km

612 m

495 m

311 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

22°C

9°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

June 26, 2024,Belgien: 5 Temse - Antwerpen. 26.06.2024

Day 5: Temse - Antwerp and journey home, approx. 30 km

In the morning, bus transfer to Temse. Along the Scheldt, through a beautiful polder area with mudflats and salt marshes of the Waasland, the Castele Wissekerke from the 13th century is also on our route. Everything that was important and had to be there at that time was found …

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