De Gavers – Dender Towpath loop from Geraardsbergen
De Gavers – Dender Towpath loop from Geraardsbergen
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De Gavers – Dender Towpath loop from Geraardsbergen
01:47
30.4km
110m
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: May 21, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 9 m for 29 m
After 30.3 km for 29 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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1.77 km
Boelare Chapel on the Dender River
Highlight • Religious Site
The famous, rich and powerful family of barons of Boelare died out in the 13th century, due to a lack of male descendants. Hereditary daughter Aleidis van Boelare, mentioned from 1196 onwards, married three times: the first time with Philip of Harnes, constable of Flanders and viscount of Kassel, then with Gilles of Trazegnies, and finally with Raas van Gavere, lord of Chièvres. The pairship and the barony of Boelare passed to Michel (1205-1229) and Philippe de Harnes gezeid van Boelare, both sons from Aleidis's first marriage.
Philip's daughter Aleyde married Raas van Gavere, lord of Liedekerke, Breda and Aspelare, and brought him to Boelare. The domain subsequently came into the hands of the de Fosseux family when Jean de Fosseux married the heir daughter of Mathilde van Gavere and Nicolaas van Belle.
Their daughter Isabelle of Fosseux married Lodewijk van Reynghersvliet in the 14th century and brought the barony as a dowry. A century later, Aleana van Reynghersvliet took Gilles van Boekhoute, lord of Beverweerde, as her husband. Maria, the last Van Boekhoute, married to Hugo van Lannoy, died in 1563; her daughter Françoise also had a daughter Anna from her marriage to Maximilian van Buren, Count of Egmond. This became the first wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange-Nassau, as a result of which the latter acquired the barony.
The prince sold the barony in 1602 together with Schendelbeke to Francesco Bernardino de Cassina, from the Duchy of Milan. Maria de Cassina, the last descendant of this family, married Philip, Count of Murat in 1772, and brought with her the glory of Boelare. The Counts of Murat kept her until 1818, the year she was sold.
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baronie_Boelare
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2.67 km
Dender
Lake
5.56 km
De Gavers
Highlight • Lake
Fun for kids of all ages
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6.74 km
Idegem Lock
Highlight • Structure
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If you are lucky you will see the lock keeper operating the lock. How nostalgic in these times.
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6.75 km
Dender Towpath
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
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9.67 km
Zandbergen Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
The bridge in Zandbergen has Aalst roots. In 2004, the iron Zeeberg Bridge in Aalst was dismantled and moved to Zandbergen where it replaced the then rather rickety bridge over the Dender.
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12.8 km
Pollare Iron Pedestrian Bridge over the Dender
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13.7 km
Dender Gravel Path
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14.8 km
The Pollare lock on the Dender
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30.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
20.4 km
7.79 km
1.50 km
579 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
23.2 km
5.16 km
1.39 km
522 m
< 100 m
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Tuesday 16 June
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