Gevangenpoort Bergen op Zoom – Bathse Spuikanaal loop from Bisdom Breda
Gevangenpoort Bergen op Zoom – Bathse Spuikanaal loop from Bisdom Breda
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Gevangenpoort Bergen op Zoom – Bathse Spuikanaal loop from Bisdom Breda
02:21
40.0km
80m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 18, 2026
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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 5.10 km for 154 m
After 17.2 km for 75 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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351 m
Bergse Diepsluis - North Beach
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The water quality is good at this location. The water quality is monitored from 1 May to 30 September. Car parking is provided.
Enter at your own risk.
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5.18 km
Vest
Lake
13.5 km
Markt Square, Bergen op Zoom
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14.6 km
Gevangenpoort Bergen op Zoom
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The gate was built around 1350 as part of a stone fortress wall with a moat. By expanding the fortress in 1484, the gate was located within the walls of the city. As a result, it loses its function as a gateway and defense structure. In the meantime, the gate has been a prison for some time, which means it has been spared demolition. The gate was still used as a prison until about 1925.
In 2015, the Prison Gate was restored and redesigned, so that the stories of the gate and its residents can be experienced even better.
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16.3 km
Binnenschelde Beach, Bergen op Zoom
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17.3 km
Plaatvliet
Lake
20.2 km
View of the Augustapolder
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27.0 km
View of the Kreekraksluizen and Windpark Kreekraksluis
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The Kreekrak locks form the connection between the Zoommeer and the southern branch of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal. South of the Kreekrak locks, the Scheldt-Rhine Canal cuts through South Beveland. The complex consists of two locks of equal size for shipping, each with a total length of 320 meters and a width of 24 meters. The locks are constructed as a fresh-salt separation system. In principle, the fresh water of the Zoommeer cannot mix with the salt water of the canal. Because salt water has a higher density than fresh water, when ships are on their way to Rotterdam, the salt water is pumped out at the bottom of the locks, while fresh water is added from above. The reverse happens for ships en route from the Zoommeer to Belgium. In 1996, the fresh-salt separation system of the Kreekrak sluices was switched off and replaced by plug flow through the use of a pumping station with a flow rate of approximately 5 m³/s to the Antwerp Canal Building.
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27.6 km
Bathse Spuikanaal
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28.7 km
Oesterdam
Highlight (Segment) • Structure
The dam was constructed together with the Markiezaatskade, the Philipsdam and the Volkerakdam to divide the Zeeland and South Holland waters into compartments for freshwater management and shipping. The construction of the Oesterdam contributed to the creation of the Zoommeer and a tideless Scheldt-Rhine connection.
The construction of the Oesterdam started in 1979 with the construction of a work island. This island was finished in 1980. The Oesterdam was then constructed in stages. The dam was completed in 1986. When the road (N659) was also built over the dam in 1989, the new connection was officially opened by the Queen's Commissioner.
The Bergse Diepsluis, at the northern end of the dam, was built on the remains of the drowned city of Reimerswaal. That is why an information point was opened at the Bergse Diepsluis in July 2022 about the approximately 250 drowned villages in Zeeland.
Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oesterdam
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40.0 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
19.9 km
15.6 km
3.81 km
455 m
168 m
Surfaces
20.9 km
17.5 km
1.21 km
236 m
180 m
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