Zuid-Willemsvaart Canal – Zuid-Willems Canal loop from Tongerlo

Zuid-Willemsvaart Canal – Zuid-Willems Canal loop from Tongerlo

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Zuid-Willemsvaart Canal – Zuid-Willems Canal loop from Tongerlo

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66.9km

300m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Bosreservaat Dilserbos

Natuurdomein Klaverberg

Bosreservaat Lanklaarderbos - Saenhoeve

Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

Kempen~Broek

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.14 km

Neeroeteren Marina

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The Zuid-Willemsvaart is suitable for pleasure craft and freight transport. It is also possible to go water skiing near 't Eiland.

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10.9 km

Historic Railway Bridge on the As–Maaseik Line

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Bridge under the historic coal railway from As to Maaseik.

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14.6 km

Bosreservaat Dilserbos

Nature Reserve

20.2 km

Station As is a former railway station on lines 21A (Hasselt-As) and 21B (As-Eisden). The station building now houses a restaurant and the Kolenspoorvereniging (Coal Railway Association) uses it for the operation of the tourist railway line Waterschei-As-Eisden.

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20.4 km

Hoge Kempen lookout tower (As)

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Hoge Kempen lookout tower / replica drilling tower as designed in 1901 by A. Dumont during the first coal extraction in As.

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27.7 km

Path Along the Old Railway, Hoge Kempen National Park

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The trails run right next to the railway. Luckily, you don't have to worry about passing trains - they don't run here anymore!

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34.2 km

Sand Quarries in Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

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In the Hoge Kempen National Park you will find gravel and sand extraction in various places, which provides spectacular views.

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47.6 km

Lanklaarderbos

Forest

51.5 km

Dilserbos

Forest

55.8 km

Zuid-Willemsvaart Canal

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The Zuid-Willemsvaart is a canal in the provinces of Dutch Limburg, Belgian Limburg and North Brabant. It serves as a lateral channel of the Meuse. Several other important waterways connect …

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65.4 km