Port House Antwerp – Port House loop from Schijnpoort

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Port House Antwerp – Port House loop from Schijnpoort

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Port House Antwerp – Port House loop from Schijnpoort

01:10

11.3km

30m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 4.58 km for 31 m

After 5.46 km for 24 m

After 6.08 km for 24 m

After 6.94 km for 31 m

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Train Station

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1.55 km

Fountains at Park Spoor Noord

Highlight • Rest Area

In 2005 they started creating the urban landscape park Park Spoor Noord on the spot where trains used to run. Only three old train buildings and two historic water towers remain of the old railway yard. The rest has been completely renewed!

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3.77 km

Londenbrug

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The London Bridge is a bridge in the Antwerp port area on the right bank of the Scheldt. The bridge is located over the northern head of the Connection Dock, which connects the Kattendijk dock with the Willem dock. She is electrically powered. The London Bridge is a folding bridge of the Dutch type. It connects the wide Amsterdamstraat, from the Rijnkaai, to the Londenstraat. The passage width is 17.7 meters. The bridge has already been completely replaced twice in its existence. The first London Bridge was similar to the Nassau Bridge, but with a train track. This bridge was built in 1913 and was demolished in 1978 and replaced by a new bridge. In the summer of 2016 until the end of 2017, the London Bridge was replaced a second time. The bridge has been completely demolished and replaced by a 2 X 1 lane bridge and a two track tram line. During the works there was a temporary bridge at the other end of the Connecting Dock for cyclists and pedestrians.

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5.52 km

Port House Antwerp

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One of the architectural pearls of Antwerp is the Port House. This trendy building with roots in the past is the new headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority. The Havenhuis is an innovative workplace for more than 500 employees. You can also visit the building with a guide and enjoy the panoramic view of the harbor and the city. The past and future of the port of Antwerp come together in the Port House. The lower part used to be a fire station at the very tip of the harbour. This beautiful barracks was retained during the renovation and is now referred to as the start of the extensive port area. There is no clearer symbol of the growth of the port of Antwerp. Together with a striking and contemporary superstructure in the shape of a diamond, a monumental design by the famous architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects, the building forms the entire Port House. It is thus a metaphor for the port of the 21st century: a port with a rich past that is ready for the future.

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Port House

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Antwerp's newest architectural gem is the Port House. This hip building with roots in the past is the new headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority. The Port House is an innovative workplace for the more than 500 employees. You can also visit the building with a guide and enjoy the panoramic view over the harbor and the city.
Together with a striking and contemporary superstructure in the shape of a diamond - a monumental design by the renowned architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects - the building forms the entire Port House. It is thus a metaphor for the port of the 21st century: a port with a rich past, which is ready for the future.

Source: VisitAntwerp

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7.80 km

Loodswezen Building Antwerp

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Pilots are present to bring ships safely to port. In Flanders, there are four types: the sea pilot, the coastal pilot, the river pilot, and the canal pilot. So, if you need to sail your large ship from the North Sea to the Antwerp docks, you'll have had three pilots on board: the sea pilot, the river pilot, and the dock pilot. The Antwerp Pilotage Service is now located on Thonetlaan, but they used to be here.
Next to the Pilotage Service building, there's a beautiful warehouse. From 1899 onward, the buoys were dismantled, maintained, and repaired here.

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7.99 km

Bonaparte Dock, Antwerp

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Napoleon wanted to develop Antwerp as a war port to defeat England. In 1803 he gave the order to build two docks in the Nieuwstad. Under the leadership of Engineer Mengin, two rivers were drained and the Boerenkwartier demolished. 2000 workers and prisoners of war excavated more than 1,000,000 m³ of soil. On January 1, 1811, the first ship entered the dock through the Bonapartes lock. After the fall of Napoleon, the docks were given a trading function. William I donated them to the city. From 1903, the Klein Dock was renamed the Bonaparte dock, which is today a museum dock.

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8.15 km