LF 35 Kempen-Haspengouw route

The LF 35 is one of the four cross connections on the large loop of the Flanders Cycle Route. From Tilburg, the route ensures the connection between the Dutch and the Flemish LF network. It is 110 km by bike from the border in Baarle-Hertog to Sint-Truiden. You cross the Kempen largely via the straight banks of a network of canals. A guarantee of safe and quiet cycling roads. In the Hageland and Haspengouw the roads are no longer as straight or flat. Non-climbers need not panic. You just have to cross some hills, between Kwaadmechelen and Sint-Truiden. Provide variety: the straight lines along canals and the'Ijzerenweg\\\' and the many bends through the Hageland and Haspengouw. From north to south The route departs from the enclaves Baarle-Nassau - Baarle Hertog. Via the Bels Lijntje, a former railway bed, you arrive in Weelde on Flemish territory. In Turnhout, the route runs together with the LF 5 Flanders cycle route along the Turnhout - Dessel canal to the canal intersection in Dessel-Witgoor. From here it continues along the Dessel-Kwaadmechelen canal, starting with a dip in the'Zilvermeer\\\'. You enter the province of Limburg at the Albert Canal. Via the Halve Maan you cycle around Diest and then south to Webbekom where you definitely choose Limburg. From Halen to Geetbets you paddle over a former railway bed, the'Ijzerenweg\\\'. Via Zoutleeuw and Wilderen you will find the connection to the LF 6 Flanders Cycle Route past Sint-Truiden. Round trip The LF 35 Kempen-Haspengouw route is a perfect link for multi-day trips through the provinces of Flemish Brabant, Antwerp and Limburg: For a loop Sint-Truiden, Leuven, Mechelen, Lier, Turnhout, Diest, Sint-Truiden, you successively combine the LF 6 Flanders Cycle Route, the LF 2 City Route, the LF 5 Flanders Cycle Route and the LF 35 Kempen-Haspengouw Route. A trip of about 270 km. For a trip along the borders of Limburg via Sint-Truiden, Tongeren, Lanaken, Maaseik, Lommel, Sint-Truiden, follow the signposting of the LF 6, the LF 5 and the LF 7 Flanders Cycle Route and the LF 35 Kempen- Haspengouw route. A loop of about 255 km. Linked routes The other cross connections are the LF 2, LF 30 and LF 38.