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LF 51 Kempen Route - Part Flanders The LF 51 Kempen Route is a route of 120 km, partly in Flanders and in the Netherlands, straight through the Kempenland with its forests, fens, heaths and meadows. The Flemish route is approximately 75 km.'Where the heather touches the sky\\\', is how a Postel pastor once effectively described the beautiful landscape of De Kempen. With this adventurous tour you will discover the splendor of this boundless region. You cycle along exciting paths along a mosaic of old arable land, hedges and ramparts. You cross barren heathlands and follow the wetlands along foaming streams deep into the forests on the Dutch-Belgian border. Rushes, reed collars and fragrant gale make way for wood anemone, pine resin and boggy moss. With a bit of luck, a startled deer, hare or lurking hawk will pass you by at full speed. Admire the Kempen in all its facets while cycling! From east to west The route crosses the Belgian-Dutch border at Postel. You arrive in Dessel along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten canal. You leave the canal to cycle through the typical Kempen landscape via Kasterlee to Herentals. You cycle along the Gedempte canal through Grobbendonk to the Albert Canal. This canal takes you via Vierseldijk, Massenhoven, Oelegem, Wijnegem to Merksem, a sub-municipality of Antwerp. Through the port area and the hangars along the Scheldt you reach Het Steen end point of the route. Linked routes At Postel, the Dutch part of the LF 51 Kempen Route connects to the Flemish section of the LF 51.