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Great Saleghem Channel – Stekense Canal loop from Melsele

Great Saleghem Channel – Stekense Canal loop from Melsele

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Great Saleghem Channel – Stekense Canal loop from Melsele

05:26

95.7km

110m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very 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: May 1, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 39.4 km for 8 m

After 53.2 km for 13 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.9 km

Zuidelijke Watergang

Lake

15.8 km

Kreken van Saleghem

Nature Reserve

17.1 km

Great Saleghem Channel

Highlight • River

The creek area of Kieldrecht and Meerdonk extends between the villages of Kieldrecht-Nieuw Namen in the north, to the border of the sandy region of Sint-Gillis-Waas, Vrasene in the south and De Klinge in the west. Due to heavy flooding, the creek area was first transformed into a coastal plain and later re-diked under the influence of humans. Due to military inundations at the end of the 16th century, the area again came under the influence of the tides for a long time. The complex flood history has left traces in the landscape. There are various creek patterns and dike breaches with wheels. The creek area is a puzzle of gullies, canals, canals, wider basins, wheels, puddles and puddles.

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20.7 km

Stropersbos

Nature Reserve

33.2 km

Wullebos

Forest

45.8 km

Chapel of the Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

On the spot, a few meters from here, where the "miraculous crosses" were found in 1317, the holy cross well was built later.
This chapel of the Cross was built in 1632.
This pilgrimage chapel was certainly connected to the OLV Hemelvaart church in the village center from the middle of the 18th century by the Way of the Cross with 14 stations.

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50.0 km

Spletteren Bridge over the Moervaart

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A historic location where steam trains on the Aalst - Lokeren - Zelzate line thundered over from 1867. This bridge over the Moervaart was blown up twice by retreating armies. In 1918 by the German army and in 1940 by the Belgian army. The bridge, which was repaired by the occupier after 1940, has been preserved unchanged today. The name Spletteren refers to the old name of the surrounding fields.
At this location you have a beautiful view over the picturesque Moervaart.

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58.0 km

Stekense Canal

Highlight • River

Cycling along the Stekene vaart is a must. It is usually fairly quiet and nature always offers surprising images.

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58.6 km

Stiltepad Gravel Path

Highlight • Trail

the region around Belsele offers beautiful forest single tracks and gravel paths along the canal.

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59.5 km

Stekense vaart

Lake

60.3 km

Frans Coppens Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The pumping station at the Frans Coppens Bridge serves to pump excess water from the lower surrounding area into the canal.

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64.2 km

Path Along the Molenbeek

Highlight • Cycleway

The Molenbeek forms part of the northern border of the municipality of Sint-Niklaas with the municipalities of Sint-Gillis-Waas and Stekene. Hydrographically, the Molenbeek belongs to the basin of the Gentse Kanalen.
Previously, the Molenbeek originated in the center of Sint-Niklaas, at the site where the Romain De Vidtspark is now located. Nowadays, the stream flows through the entire Sint-Niklaas center from south to north in culverts, to re-emerge on the surface at the edge of Belsele and then flow through Sinaai until it flows into the Stekense Vaart.
From that confluence, a path follows the banks of the stream for a considerable distance.

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87.1 km

Bosmanhoeckbos

Forest

89.0 km

Singletrack and Old Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

With some root passages and curves

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95.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.6 km

29.7 km

19.0 km

8.91 km

6.64 km

Surfaces

39.6 km

31.2 km

17.4 km

5.91 km

1.60 km

102 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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Great Saleghem Channel – Stekense Canal loop from Melsele

Great Saleghem Channel

Chapel of the Cross

Spletteren Bridge over the Moervaart

Stekense Canal

Stiltepad Gravel Path

Frans Coppens Bridge

Path Along the Molenbeek

Singletrack and Old Railway

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