Warandeplas – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Hoogstraten

Warandeplas – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Hoogstraten

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Warandeplas – Wortel-Kolonie loop from Hoogstraten

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97.1km

150m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.4 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.05 km

Spuikom

Lake

10.4 km

Merksplas Colony

Highlight • Historical Site

Historical site. An area with straight lanes and monumental buildings. The colony was a place where vagrants lived until 1993. To get to know more visit kolonienvanweldadigheid.eu/en/colony/merksplas-colony

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12.1 km

Ossenweg Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice quiet crossing from Blakheide to Merksplas colony.

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12.1 km

Gravel Bike Path

Highlight • Cycleway

wonderful strips for the gravel bike, but beware of busy times with walkers

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15.4 km

Blakheide

Forest

18.6 km

Kievitsheide

Forest

26.5 km

Visbeekvallei

Nature Reserve

28.7 km

Warandeplas

Highlight • Lake

The Warandeplas was created as a sand extraction pit for the construction of the E34 and the ring road around Turnhout. Waterfowl rest here, especially during bird migration and the …

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32.2 km

Dolomietweg Heieind

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice and quiet shady gravel path that is easily accessible with a bicycle.

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42.7 km

Ruins

90.5 km

Bootjesven Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The gravel strip is more of a sandy path that is difficult and in some places impossible to cycle through.

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91.4 km

Wortel-Kolonie

Highlight • Historical Site

At the beginning of the 19th century, the Wortel colony was the first free agricultural colony, which meant that poor families were allowed to live on small farms here. They …

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92.3 km

Torendreef

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Imposing avenues give structure to the Colony. The domain of almost 600 hectares is laid out as a checkerboard of beautiful rectangular (almost square) plots. Stately avenues with trees more …

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