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Historic Centre of Ghent – Sint-Baafsplein, Ghent loop from Gentbrugse Meersen

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Belgium
Flanders
East Flanders
Gent
Destelbergen

Historic Centre of Ghent – Sint-Baafsplein, Ghent loop from Gentbrugse Meersen

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Historic Centre of Ghent – Sint-Baafsplein, Ghent loop from Gentbrugse Meersen

00:48

13.8km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 24, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 5.52 km for 14 m

After 8.31 km for 14 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.46 km

The Skipper's House

Highlight • Cafe

Former farm-inn, now café "In het Schippershuis" at the height of the Gentbrugse Meersen. You will inevitably pass it when cycling on Scheldedijk. A very pleasant, traditional Café and restaurant to eat something during your trip.

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6.10 km

Van Eyck Swimming Pool

Highlight • Rest Area

The oldest indoor swimming pool in Belgium is also the youngest: it was thoroughly restored in 2001, so that today the beautiful Art Deco decoration is more beautiful than ever. …

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3

6.72 km

Monument to the Van Eyck Brothers

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With the 1913 World's Fair approaching, the architect Valentin Vaerwyck and the sculptor Geo Verbanck were commissioned in early July 1912 to create a monument in memory of the 15th-century …

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6.92 km

Historic Centre of Ghent

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Ghent grew out of Celtic settlements in the area where the Leie and Scheldt rivers converge. In the Middle Ages, Ghent grew into one of the largest and most important …

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6.92 km

Sint-Baafsplein, Ghent

Highlight • Settlement

Sint-Baafsplein is to Ghent what the Ile Saint-Louis is to Paris: the heart of the city.

Here, on this island, near the place where the Scheldt and the Leie meet, …

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6.97 km

Saint Bavo's Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the greatest art treasures in the world stands hidden in the bustling city of Ghent: the Adoration of the Lamb of God by the van Eyck brothers, also …

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7.19 km

Geeraard the Devil's Castle

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No devil has ever lived in this stone. The impressive Geraard the devil stone owes its name to Geraard van Gent, a dodgy gentleman who owned this building in the …

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.57 km

6.55 km

327 m

219 m

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.66 km

2.80 km

1.10 km

190 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 21 May

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