Ghent–Bruges Canal – Zuidleie Valley Nature Reserve loop from Maria-Aalter
Ghent–Bruges Canal – Zuidleie Valley Nature Reserve loop from Maria-Aalter
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Ghent–Bruges Canal – Zuidleie Valley Nature Reserve loop from Maria-Aalter
02:09
37.9km
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: June 28, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 92 m for 8 m
After 37.8 km for 8 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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1.53 km
Ghent-Bruges Canal near Knesselare
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4.60 km
Miseriebocht Nature Reserve
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5.50 km
View of the rolling landscape
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19.9 km
Red Boat on the Bruges Canal
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24.8 km
Ghent–Bruges Canal
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26.0 km
F6 - Cycle Highway Bruges - Aalter
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26.7 km
Zuidleie Valley Nature Reserve
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The nature reserve consists of four sub-areas: On the one hand, the Warandeputten with an area of ten hectares. Here you can discover flowering meadows, swamps, ponds and ponds with feathered residents. Thanks to observation huts and walls, you won't disturb the birds while observing either! Don't be surprised: the hairy Galloway cattle are natural lawn mowers and provide structure and species-rich vegetation.
Then there is the Leiemeersen with twelve hectares: the unique low moor with wet meadows, wet ruins, reed belts, swamp forest and open water will inspire you! In the centre: an 800 meter long old meander of the river Zuidleie.
The other two areas each cover eight hectares. There is the old meander of the Zuidleie, called Leiemeersen-Noord, with wet and dry flower meadows, where wild orchids also grow. The area adjoins the Beverhoutsveld, an agricultural area with a network of driveways, ditches and rows of pollarded willows.
Last but not least, the so-called Gevaerts are waiting for you. Here the canal cuts through a higher, sandy area with high, barren canal banks and adjacent heath-like grassland areas. You will definitely notice the lush flowering broom and gorse bushes or the vegetation with English oak, birch, willow and elm. We hope you enjoy discovering it!
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31.1 km
Cyclists' Bridge over the Ghent-Bruges Canal
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37.9 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
18.6 km
12.7 km
6.11 km
448 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
27.9 km
9.25 km
362 m
232 m
< 100 m
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