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Belgium
Wallonia
Namur
Philippeville
Doische

Hastière Lock and Dam – Historic Needle Dam loop from Gimnée

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Bike touring routes & trails
Belgium
Wallonia
Namur
Philippeville
Doische

Hastière Lock and Dam – Historic Needle Dam loop from Gimnée

Intermediate

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Hastière Lock and Dam – Historic Needle Dam loop from Gimnée

02:14

35.2km

360m

Intermediate 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: October 30, 2025

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2.52 km

La Ferme du Crestia

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Good ice cream along the RAVeL

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3.38 km

Resting place with barbeque on the RAVeL L156

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5.14 km

Line 156 Hermeton-sur-Meuse - Mariembourg - Chimay - Anor (F) was established on the initiative of the Chimacian nobility through the Compagnie de Chimay of which it was the only line.

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7.33 km

Resting place with barbeque on the RAVeL L156

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5

12.7 km

Belgian-Polish Memorial

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On August 24, 1914, the Imperial German Army's 106th IR shot 20 civilians and destroyed 161 homes in German atrocities early in the invasion.

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13.5 km

Hastière Lock and Dam

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The Hastière dam-lock, the Hastière lock or the Hastière dam, officially Lock 1 Hastière, is a dam-lock on the Meuse, in the province of Namur, in Belgium.

This dam-lock is …

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13.5 km

Historic Needle Dam

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Before the renovation between 1983 and 2001, the mixed needle and rise dam was the last of its kind in operation in Belgium. The decision to renovate it was a …

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13.9 km

The Hermeton is a river in Belgium, a tributary on the left bank of the Meuse. It flows in the province of Namur, in the region of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse, and flows into the Meuse at Hermeton-sur-Meuse in the entity of Hastière.

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35.2 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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22.0 km

8.69 km

2.09 km

1.33 km

1.03 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.6 km

14.9 km

698 m

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Highest point (290 m)

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