The Pink Elephant Route
Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
Cycling route: 541064
Provided by: Plan Bier
33.3 km
587 kcal
22 m
Description
You can enjoy the beautiful natural beauty for miles along the Scheldt near Ghent. You also drive through the Damvallei nature reserve.
Gentbrugse Meersen
The Scheldt used to be a wide meandering river. It regularly overflowed its banks and thus naturally fertilized the surrounding land. This land was used as pasture, hayfield and field. After the straightening of a Scheldt meander in 1870, this landscape largely disappeared. Except in the Gentbrugse Meersen and Merelbeekse Meersen, where you cycle through a characteristic open lake landscape.
Keizer Park
The Dam Valley is a low-lying, humid nature reserve that is formed by several land-based meanders of the Scheldt. You will see flowery meadows, peat pits, willow and alder thickets and two lakes. A little further on you drive over the Scheldt dike past the Kalverbos, a closed nature reserve. The Keizerpark on the outskirts of Ghent is the start and end point of this route. This cozy city park is located on a peninsula in the Scheldt and is a green hotspot.
Height Profile
Take a trip through the beautiful nature reserves of East Flanders and then immediately plan a break at one of the many breweries that you will encounter here. Plan Bier takes you along the nicest breweries and regional beer cafes in the region of 's Waasland, Scheldeland and the Flemish Ardennes. That will be enjoyable!
You do not want to miss this
Below you will find various suggestions for breaks that you can visit during your route. These are divided into different categories, making it easy for you to choose.
Directions
| # | Description | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9050, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium | 0.00 km | ||
| De Damvallei (Damvallei, 9070, Destelbergen, Flanders, Belgium) | 5.38 km | ||
8 | 8 (9070, Destelbergen, Flanders, Belgium) | 7.64 km | |
8 | 8 (9070, Destelbergen, Flanders, Belgium) | 7.69 km | |
11 | 11 (9070, Destelbergen, Flanders, Belgium) | 11.52 km | |
12 | 12 (9070, Destelbergen, Flanders, Belgium) | 16.14 km |
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