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The Three Canals Point – Fintele Bridge and Lock loop from Fort de Cnocke

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The Three Canals Point – Fintele Bridge and Lock loop from Fort de Cnocke

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The Three Canals Point – Fintele Bridge and Lock loop from Fort de Cnocke

02:25

41.9km

70m

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: July 8, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 46 m for 32 m

After 33.9 km for 34 m

After 35.4 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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83 m

Knokkebrug Drawbridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Knokkebrug is located on the border of Diksmuide with Lo-Reninge and Houthulst, although the coat of arms of the latter municipality hangs on the railing. It owes its name to the Fort Knocke that the Spaniards built there in 1590 and that was once of great military importance. Today there is a cone-shaped shelter, a rest and information point for cyclists. The drawbridge is located at the confluence of the Yser with the Ieperlee Canal.

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1.08 km

Ypres–Yser Canal

Highlight • River

The canal played an important role in Ypres’ medieval cloth industry and was a strategic location during the First World War, with monuments commemorating the war, such as the John McCrae Site and the Van Raemdonck brothers monument. Today, the canal is mainly used for recreation, such as walking, cycling and boating.

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2.94 km

The Three Canals Point

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The Ypres Canal runs 14 kilometers from Ypres to the Knokke Bridge, where the canal joins the Yser. Even if the canal looks as if it has been drawn with a ruler: on the left and right of the bank you will find a landscape that cannot be pressed into any geometric shapes.

Old towpaths lead you along almost at the level of the water, here you can encounter a remarkable fauna and flora.

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18.1 km

Saint Sixtus Abbey of Westvleteren

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Unfortunately, you cannot visit the abbey and the brewery. The "Claustrum" is also currently closed. In this information room in the "In de Vrede" meeting center, directly opposite the abbey, the monks provide an insight into their monastic life.

You can't buy beer here. This is only possible after prior registration and order via the abbey's website.

But don't worry: you don't come for free! In the meeting center you can taste the "best beer in the world", because only here the Trappist beer from Westvleteren is served.

If you have a sweet tooth: try the "Coupe In de Vrede", prepared with delicious ice cream and Westvleteren Trappist.

In the shop you can buy Trappist cheese, Abbey cheese, Abbey pâté, Kruydekoecke, Hemnepot and many other regional specialties.

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18.6 km

Viewpoint

19.9 km

Dozinghembos

Forest

32.7 km

Eversambos

Forest

34.1 km

Ijzer Bridge

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Very small bridge, almost a gangway over a stream along the Yser

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35.4 km

Fintele Bridge and Lock

Highlight • Bridge

Fintele: Hinge point (reception point) of two recreational axes (Lovaart and IJzer). Beautiful stopping point with various catering establishments (on the other side in Fintele De Witten and De Hooipiete and the other side of the Lovaart De Lisdodde) information and seating platform and bicycle shed with a view of the IJzer and Lovaart and the old summer bridge that was laid to the hay fields (the Hooipiete) as cultural-historical monument/work of art and view of the IJzerbroeken. Nice stopping point.

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35.4 km

Fintele Lock

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Fintele lock is a lock and spillway located in Fintele, a hamlet in Pollinkhove, Lo-Reninge. It is located at the confluence of the Lovaart and the Yser. During the First World War, Fintele was close to the front, but was not badly damaged. In World War II, just before the capitulation of May 1940, the lock was blown up by the Belgians for tactical reasons. It was completely rebuilt in 1943.

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38.1 km

Vaartdijk

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Paved road along the Yser.

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41.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.5 km

4.92 km

2.82 km

910 m

734 m

Surfaces

27.1 km

12.7 km

1.09 km

1.05 km

Elevation

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Friday 10 July

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The Three Canals Point – Fintele Bridge and Lock loop from Fort de Cnocke

Knokkebrug Drawbridge

Ypres–Yser Canal

The Three Canals Point

Saint Sixtus Abbey of Westvleteren

Ijzer Bridge

Fintele Bridge and Lock

Fintele Lock

Vaartdijk

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