Along Belgian canals
Balen, Flanders, Belgium
Cycling route: 181327
Provided by: route.nl
48.5 km
02:51 h
855 kcal
54 m
Description
This route takes you along the towpath of two of the seven Kempen canals between the Maas and Scheldt: the Dessel-Kwaadmechelen Canal and the Beverlo Canal in Belgium. Between these two waterways you drive through the Kempen country, an area where fields, meadows and nature reserves alternate. For example, you pass through the Gerheserbossen, a forest whose history goes back 10,000 years. Here you will mainly find sandy soils and dunes covered with pine forests.
The most famous place on your route is Leopoldsburg. In 1835, King Leopold I established a barracks here as a defense against the Netherlands. You can still see that military history in various places in the city, but you will also find a real Walk of Fame. Because relatively many BV\\\'ers - or well-known Flemish people - grew up in Leopoldsburg, they were given their own star in the sidewalk here.
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Directions
| # | Description | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schoor-Dorp, 2490, Balen, Flanders, Belgium | 0.00 km | ||
32 | 32 (Visbeekstraat, 2490, Balen, Flanders, Belgium) | 1.81 km | |
39 | 39 (Grote Heideweg, 2491, Balen, Flanders, Belgium) | 4.66 km | |
40 | 40 (2491, Balen, Flanders, Belgium) | 5.31 km | |
38 | 38 (2491, Balen, Flanders, Belgium) | 9.46 km | |
38 | 38 (2491, Balen, Flanders, Belgium) | 9.73 km |
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