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Gent-Brugge Canal Path – Ryckevelde Castle loop from Beernem

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Gent-Brugge Canal Path – Ryckevelde Castle loop from Beernem

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Gent-Brugge Canal Path – Ryckevelde Castle loop from Beernem

02:28

42.2km

50m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9 m for 11 m

After 42.2 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.23 km

Cyclists' Bridge over the Ghent-Bruges Canal

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If you do want to cross the canal Bruges to Gent, there are few opportunities. This bridge allows you to make a link to a variety of other tours on the other side of the canal. There is a mobile home parking area just in front of the bridge on the side of Beernem.

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1.85 km

Gent-Brugge Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Ghent-Bruges Canal, locally also called Brugse Vaart and Gentse Vaart, is a canal between the Belgian cities of Ghent and Bruges. The canal is 42 km long (+ 1.6 km Coupure van Gent). The towpaths are part of the bicycle junction network and between Bruges and Aalter of the F6 bicycle highway.

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2.85 km

Gevaerts Noord

Nature Reserve

5.04 km

Tree-Lined Rural Pathway

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9.83 km

Beverhoutsveld Chapel

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The Veldkapel (Field Chapel) or Beverhoutsveldkapel (Beverhout Field Chapel) is a chapel near Moerbrugge. The Marian Chapel is located on the corner of Veldstraat and Beverhoutstraat, on the border of Oedelem and Oostkamp.

It is a neo-Gothic chapel under a slate gable roof. At the front is a large door flanked by two blind windows. There are two windows along each side. The rear is rounded. Atop the chapel stands a small bell tower at the front and a cross at the back. The door and windows are painted reddish brown.

Inside stands a large statue of the Virgin Mary on a wooden pedestal. Below this stands a bench for offerings (flowers, candles) and thanksgiving. There is also an iron candlestick and about ten prayer chairs.

A narrow path surrounds the chapel. The chapel is surrounded by several trees. A picnic table now stands in the grassy area behind the chapel, offering a beautiful view of the Beverhout Field.

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11.7 km

Assebroekse Meersen Nature Reserve

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natuurenbos.be/natuurgebieden/assebroekse-meersen . Beautiful nature reserve!

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14.5 km

Wit Zand

Forest

15.4 km

Path on the Old Maldegem–Steenbrugge Railway Embankment

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Don’t forget to stop at Sijsele station, oldskool station building. Watch out for crossing roads.

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15.9 km

Ryckevelde Castle

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The population growth from the 12th century onwards resulted in many new farms in the region, including the 'Goed Ryckevelde', which was further expanded in the Middle Ages into a castle estate around the fortified farm, which, after many owners, came into the hands of Baron Gillès de Pélichy in 1909. , who built the castle as a summer residence for the family from Izegem. The final phase of construction was completed in 1929. After WWII the family left the castle, which was given a new purpose in 1956 thanks to the founders of the current College of Europe. The Capuchin Father Verleye saw the castle as the ideal base to promote European ideas through training and reflection days. Until 2002, the center received more than 150,000 young people from home and abroad as a training and conference center for multi-day stays. Since 2002 it only had a documentation function, and in 2014 the Europa House moved permanently to the city center of Bruges.
The current owner saved the castle from decay, and after 5 years of hard work, Ryckevelde Castle is once again a place where people are welcome to 'refresh' their interior with respect for the green environment. Open daily from 11am to 10pm.
(Brugse Ommeland)
More info: kasteelryckevelde.be/nl

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28.0 km

Small bridge over the Meerschootbeek

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Get off at the Oude Burkelwegel and then continue through the fields at Vossenhol. Watch out for any oncoming traffic at the bridge.

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42.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

8.58 km

5.50 km

3.61 km

564 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

17.2 km

5.10 km

1.17 km

599 m

287 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 16 May

15°C

9°C

60 %

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Gent-Brugge Canal Path – Ryckevelde Castle loop from Beernem

Cyclists' Bridge over the Ghent-Bruges Canal

Gent-Brugge Canal Path

Tree-Lined Rural Pathway

Beverhoutsveld Chapel

Assebroekse Meersen Nature Reserve

Path on the Old Maldegem–Steenbrugge Railway Embankment

Ryckevelde Castle

Small bridge over the Meerschootbeek

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