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Bascule bridge near Dessel – Kempense Heuvelrug loop from Arendonk

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Bascule bridge near Dessel – Kempense Heuvelrug loop from Arendonk

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Bascule bridge near Dessel – Kempense Heuvelrug loop from Arendonk

03:00

40.7km

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: March 31, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.0 km for 91 m

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4.63 km

Cyclist Café Brugwachtershuisje 4 on the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

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The old bridge keeper's house is now a bike café. It is the ideal location to take a break and enjoy the peaceful green surroundings at the water's edge. The …

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9.60 km

Postelsebaan Cycle Path

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9.73 km

The Waiting Soldier Sculpture (vaART)

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Artistic objects visualize the story of this remarkable canal at a dozen locations along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal. You can find the full stories via the free izi.travel app, route de vaART. Here is The Waiting Soldier

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10.1 km

Turning Basin Postel Ter Heyde

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A turning basin is also here a local widening of the canal. Boats longer than the width of the canal can turn around here. The name is derived from the …

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11.0 km

Cyclist and Pedestrian Bridge over the Dessel-Schoten Canal

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Well-developed bridge for cyclists and pedestrians over the Dessel-Schoten canal.

Be careful when it rains, the descent is quite steep!

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16.1 km

Bascule bridge near Dessel

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Bascule bridge over the Bocholt-Herentals Canal near the observation tower and the canal cross.

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21.4 km

Het Goor Ponds, Dessel

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Het Goor, a former heathland and swamp area, is characterized by the alternation of large ponds, grasslands and fields, Canada and pine forests, alder forest, lanes, brooks and paths with …

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24.9 km

Kempense Heuvelrug

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The Kempense Heuvelrug is a remnant of land dunes that were formed when the sea retreated. The core of this narrow, elongated hump is 15 kilometers long and connects the …

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40.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

7.90 km

7.32 km

6.63 km

5.25 km

Surfaces

19.0 km

10.6 km

9.99 km

813 m

157 m

< 100 m

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Bascule bridge near Dessel – Kempense Heuvelrug loop from Arendonk

Cyclist Café Brugwachtershuisje 4 on the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

Postelsebaan Cycle Path

The Waiting Soldier Sculpture (vaART)

Turning Basin Postel Ter Heyde

Cyclist and Pedestrian Bridge over the Dessel-Schoten Canal

Bascule bridge near Dessel

Het Goor Ponds, Dessel

Kempense Heuvelrug

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