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Leuven–Dijle Canal
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Tips
July 25, 2022
Hiking
The canal is 30 kilometers long and connects Leuven with the navigable part of the Dyle. If you drive it completely, you will pass five locks.
On the left bank you will find the Liesbeth or Weisetter forest, once part of an extensive forest area. Today it is a nature reserve.
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April 10, 2026
Hiking
There are 5 locks built on the canal: in Tildonk, Kampenhout, Boortmeerbeek, Battel and near the Zennegat. The total drop of the canal is 14.26 m.
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Elevation 20 m
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Location: Kampenhout, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium