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Benedenvliet - Schelle – Polders of Kruibeke loop from Puurs (Seinhuiskaai)

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Benedenvliet - Schelle – Polders of Kruibeke loop from Puurs (Seinhuiskaai)

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Benedenvliet - Schelle – Polders of Kruibeke loop from Puurs (Seinhuiskaai)

05:47

97.9km

130m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.5 km for 106 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.5 km

Benedenvliet - Schelle

Highlight • River

Traditionally, this Vliet was an important watercourse. During the flood, the Scheldt water penetrated to the castle of Cleydael in Aartselaar twice a day. In the Middle Ages, this location was a busy port activity. Loading and unloading of goods. At the place where Vliet and Schelde meet, at the bottom of the lower dike, you will find remnants of a fort from 1577 that served as a defense line for the Sint-Bernardus abbey of Hemiksem. After the 1976 flooding, the Sigma Plan was started and the Benedenvliet became a holding basin. Now this large water feature is a perfect breeding area for many water birds. Bird watchers will certainly get their money's worth here.

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24.6 km

Natuurgebied Wolvenberg

Nature Reserve

30.6 km

Scheldt Promenade

Highlight • Cycleway

A beautiful upgrade of the Scheldekaaien. Ideal location to enjoy the sunset.

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41.5 km

Kruibeke Polder Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

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

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42.2 km

Polders of Kruibeke

Highlight • Natural

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

When the water recedes here, a world of natural beauty opens up for you. With mudflats and salt marshes, alder forests, thousands of meadow and water birds. You can see deer, beavers and with a bit of luck even otters.

Have you heard of the Sigma Plan? This ingenious plan creates floodplains along the Scheldt to protect inhabited areas from flooding. When the water level of the river rises, the lock gates of the overflow dike open. And that produces beautiful scenes, even with waterfalls that bring enormous amounts of water towards nature reserve. When the water recedes, mudflats and salt marshes remain. Nature thrives here and beautiful landscapes unfold with fertile vegetation and animal inhabitants.

Not to be missed is the beaver trail, which takes you 1.2 kilometers along the Rupelmondse Kreek!

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45.9 km

Polders van Kruibeke

Nature Reserve

46.3 km

Arcade by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh

Highlight • Monument

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 new view of the polders. A playful location to take fun photos.

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59.6 km

View of the River Near Temse

Highlight • Viewpoint

89.5 km

View of the River Scheldt

Highlight • Viewpoint

Through the Netherlands,
To the wide, deep sea,
The beautiful Scheldt flows
She brings health and life!
We rejoice:
O Scheldt! O Scheldt!
O mighty beautiful flood,
Hail!

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89.9 km

Scheldt Riverside Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This route takes you 90% into nature. Very cool!

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97.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.0 km

22.1 km

13.3 km

2.56 km

1.91 km

1.16 km

Surfaces

54.0 km

34.4 km

3.31 km

2.74 km

2.36 km

1.24 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 19 July

22°C

14°C

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Comments

May 4, 2022,🇧🇪 E03 - Antwerpen - Dendermonde - Lebbeke

I left Antwerp underground 😉😄. I cycled a little along the Scheldt in Antwerp and then took a bike lift down and through a bike tunnel to the other side.
On my third stage on the Kunststeden route through the Flanders region, I cycled along the river Scheldt to Dendermonde. The route was wonderful to drive and after the noise …

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Benedenvliet - Schelle – Polders of Kruibeke loop from Puurs (Seinhuiskaai)

Benedenvliet - Schelle

Scheldt Promenade

Kruibeke Polder Nature Reserve

Polders of Kruibeke

Arcade by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh

View of the River Near Temse

View of the River Scheldt

Scheldt Riverside Trail

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