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Jorre Bollen

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from Leuven to Merelbeke

Jorre Bollen

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from Leuven to Merelbeke

Jorre Bollen planned a road ride

July 7, 2026

from Leuven to Merelbeke

Hard

11:47

307km

26.0km/h

1,080m

1,110m

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Overview

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 33.4 km for 82 m

After 76.0 km for 871 m

After 77.8 km for 110 m

After 89.0 km for 139 m

After 270 km for 66 m

After 277 km for 351 m

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Waypoints

Leuven Town Hall

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The town hall of Leuven is one of the most famous Gothic town halls in the world and is located on the Grote Markt in Leuven.
The plans for the …

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1.16 km

Bike ramp at Leuven train station

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Great fun but also So much useful

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1.27 km

Bike path through the station

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It couldn’t be more comfortable when travelling by bike and train.

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1.89 km

Brugbergweg Street Art

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Brugbergweg has been a graffiti and street art hotspot for several years. In 2019, around thirty street artists came together to give the long wall a fresh new look after …

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2.74 km

Pond in Provinciedomein Kessel-Lo

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4.13 km

Brewery De Coureur

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Fancy a fresh, fresh pint just before you reach Leuven station? Then you've come to the right place at local brewery De Coureur. This neighborhood brewery is somewhat hidden in …

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6.35 km

Trolieberg

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Nice long stretch and you can choose between cobblestones / good hard surface.

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8.62 km

Lange Lostraat Climb

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Short but nice little climb, nice to combine with Chartreuse.

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11.0 km

Climb to Pellenberg

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Difficult climb from Linden to Pellenberg. Long spur.

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14.2 km

Lastberg Climb

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Beautiful running climb with a spicy end

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20.5 km

Cycle route F24 to Boutersem and Tienen

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F24 from Leuven to Tienen, cycle path (Kessel-Lo) and then cycle highway following the tracks until just before Boutersem, then along normal roads towards Tienen, I myself haven't been further than Boutersem

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21.0 km

Cycle Route Along the Railway

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Super job, is now also part of the new bicycle highway in the direction of Tienen

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23.9 km

Almost like a highway

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Great bike paths along the tracks. The paths are wide and the asphalt is perfect.

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24.3 km

Cycle Highway F24

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26.5 km

View of Park Abbey

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Bridge over the railway, with hairpin bend path...

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27.1 km

Tivolistraat Short Steep Climb

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29.1 km

Sint-Antoniusberg Climb

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Short fun climb in the center of Leuven. Urban cobblestones, but a two-lane concrete slab has now been added, so that as a racing cyclist you have nothing to fear... other than cars coming down on this one-way road.

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29.9 km

Kruidtuin Leuven (Leuven Botanical Garden)

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The Kruidtuin in Leuven is the oldest botanical garden in Belgium. The University of Leuven created it in 1738 for its medical students. Lovers of plants and herbs can indulge …

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30.4 km

Section of Leuven’s Old City Wall

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The roughly circular wall centered around St. Peter's Church and was built with sandstone from the quarries in Diegem and Zaventem, along with iron sandstone, which was used for decorative horizontal stone bands and oriel windows.

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31.5 km

Keizersberg Climb

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The Keizersberg: 0.3 km at 6.6% on average with a peak of up to 9%.

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32.7 km

Stella Artois Brewery

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Stella Artois Brewery is part of the world's largest brewing group, AB InBev. Firmly rooted in its hometown of Leuven, it can be visited weekly.

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35.2 km

Leuven Botanical Garden (Kruidtuin)

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The first herb garden of Leuven (a "pharmaceutical plant garden") was built from 1738 onwards under the impetus of Professor Hendrik Rega (1690-1754) on a site between the Dijle and …

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35.6 km

Boekentil Bankstraat

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37.8 km

Terbank Cycle Path

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A terribly narrow 2-way bike path

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48.8 km

Plane Spotting in Steenokkerzeel

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49.7 km

Plane spotting

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Are you a real plane spotter? Then you not only recognize the airline (that's easy), but also the type of machine? Hats off! On your tour along Brussels Airport you …

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52.7 km

Cycling Under Landing Planes at Brussels Airport

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BRU Zaventem International Airport

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54.6 km

F3 Cycle Route Zaventem

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F3 is the cycle highway between Brussels and Leuven. In Zaventem, the route splits. You can go via the new bridge at NATO to Diegem and connect to the Brussels …

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57.8 km

New Roads Along the Airport

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A new car-free cycle path runs along the Machelen Cargo business park, providing clear and safe access to the airport zone. The route forms a quiet corridor between logistics traffic …

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58.5 km

Brucargo Pathway Along the Runway

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63.7 km

Diabolo Bicycle Bridge over E19, Machelen

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This bridge is still wT hard to find vsnuit Peutie. That's why komoot sends you via Steenokkerzeel from there. Follow dks between stsp duegrm and fan k succeed.

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67.4 km

Europa Bridge

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nice spot but both sides there are other commuters or people walk so its best to be careful

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73.9 km

Path Along Laeken Castle Park

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75.7 km

Neptune Fountain

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This statue is a copy of the fountain of Neptune in Bologna erected in 1563. It represents the God of the Sea, the Oceans and the Waters, with four sirens …

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76.4 km

Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

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The greenhouses are open to the public for three weeks between April and May. In 2025, this was from April 18 to May 11.

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78.0 km

Jardins du Fleuriste / Tuinen van de Bloemist

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Jardins du Fleuriste / Gardens of the Florist

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81.6 km

National Basilica of the Sacred Heart

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86.0 km

Sculpture of Stylized Buildings in Central Brussels

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86.8 km

Monument to General Belliard

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Sculpture in the park. Graf Belliard.

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87.1 km

The Royal Palace of Brussels

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Only in the summer, while the Belgian royal family is vacationing, can the castle be visited. This custom has a long tradition in Belgium's constitutional monarchy. Mostly from the 21st of July to the 3rd of September.

Admission is free.

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87.7 km

View of the Triumphal Arch

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89.8 km

Archs of the Cinquantenaire

Monument

90.1 km

Reflecting Pool in Cinquantenaire Park

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Entrance to the Jubilee Park. Nice facility for short running units. The view over the fountain to the triumphal arch is worth seeing.

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98.8 km

The Atomium

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Impossible to miss this emblematic monument which stands on your right: the Atomium. Erected on the occasion of the 1958 Universal Exhibition organized on the Heysel Plateau, the Atomium consists …

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103 km

Cycle Highway Towards Meise

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Cycle path that belongs to the cycle highway. Here you can drive towards Meise or towards Brussels.

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104 km

How fast you can cycle on the cycle highway F28

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105 km

Cycle Path Along the Ring

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Nice smooth asphalt, great for cycling

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136 km

Ring Cycle Path Mastvest

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Straight up, know that you are not alone on the track here.

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138 km

Ring Cycle Path Nachtgalenpark-Vogelzang

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140 km

Cycle Highway Ring Cycle Path

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watch out for busy traffic around it,
but path itself well in a forest.

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142 km

Ring Cycle Path Zurenborg Bridge – ZNA

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145 km

Antwerp Central Station

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146 km

Heilig Hartkerk

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148 km

Fountains at Park Spoor Noord

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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 …

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152 km

Cycle Path Along Katoen Natie

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Perfectly separated cycle path through the areas of Katoen Natie.

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158 km

Cycle path along the Scheldt

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not bad at all, with tailwind; beautiful view

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170 km

Zandvlietsluis and Frederik Hendrik Bridge

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impressive harbor view

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182 km

View of the World's Largest Lock

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199 km

Rozemaaipark Cycle Path

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207 km

Sint-Annatunnel

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I forgot that I had planned this highlight at the end of my tour. Almost as a moral support by anticipation of something cool after my 250-kilometer tour. Therefore, I …

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245 km

GR122 Moerbeke Drawbridge and Canal

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NEVER ride along this track with the racing bike.

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255 km

Path Through the Fields

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271 km

Cycle path along Seingeverspark

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Short cycle path along the Seingeverspark between Westergemstraat and Morekstraat.

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272 km

Lampistenpark Cycle Path

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The cycle path runs through the elongated park along the Westerbegraafplaats. It is part of a chain of cycle paths through the parks along the route of the former Westeringspoor. …

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273 km

From Blaarmeersen to Bourgoyen

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282 km

Cycling Path Between Gent-Sint-Pieters Station and City Center

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This segment will bring you from the train station to the center of Gent along a nice cycling way.

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286 km

Saint Bavo's Cathedral

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One of the greatest art treasures in the world stands hidden in the bustling city of Ghent: the Adoration of the Lamb of God by the van Eyck brothers, also …

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286 km

Ghent Town Hall

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Ghent town hall is a four-sided complex of buildings, surrounded by the Botermarkt, the Hoogpoort, the Stadhuissteeg and the Poeljemarkt. The main wings are the late Gothic alderman's house of …

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286 km

Night Shift Mural by Klaas Van der Linden, Uilestraat

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Klaas Van der Linden
Night shift
Invited by the neighbourhood, Klaas creates this mural to cover the old and toyed work the used to be here.

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286 km

Baudelopark

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The Baudelopark is a park in the center of Ghent that previously housed an abbey garden and botanical garden. The park is one of the attractions during the Ghent Festivities.

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287 km

Minnemeers Bridge

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Minnemeersbrug and surroundings
This area was an “upstal”, an undeveloped piece of land along the water, ceded to the people of Ghent in 1213 by Count Ferrand of Portugal. Provided …

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287 km

Memorial plaque

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Memorial plaque for the victims of W.W. I and II at the Gravensteen

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288 km

Korenmarkt, Ghent

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The Korenmarkt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːrəmɑr(ə)kt]; "wheat market") is a city square in the historic centre of Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. Located between the river Leie and the Church of St. …

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288 km

St. Michael's Bridge

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The Sint-Michielsbrug is a stone arch bridge over the Leie, on the south side of the Graslei and Korenlei. The current monumental bridge was built in the period 1905-1909. The …

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289 km

Café De Redding

Pub

291 km

Cycle path along Rabotpark

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Cycling and walking path along the Rabotpark and the back of the new courthouse. The park is a neighborhood park with playground equipment and sports fields.

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294 km

De Visserij

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A long, fairly busy, cycle street along the Visserijvaart between the Van Eyck swimming pool and the Keizerpoort. Due to the narrow profile of the street, the first cycle street …

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296 km

StreetArt by Marcus Aurelius

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Untitled – This place really needed something better than tags. Job done by this artist, who works at a screen printing atelier closeby.

Bron: StreetArtCities

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297 km

Marie Sassepad

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In the meantime, the bicycle bridge over the Muinkschelde should be completed

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297 km

Louisa d'Havé Bridge

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In December 2018, one hundred years after the end of the First World War, the city council of Ghent decided to name a new bicycle bridge to be built after …

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298 km

Kantienberg Climb

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The fear of every student by bike.

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299 km

Aquarium Caves in Citadelpark

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The cave first opened in 1879 and had 33 aquariums at the time. Ghent residents came to marvel at freshwater and saltwater fish, but the idea did not last long.

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302 km