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Fort Oelegem – anti-tank canal loop from Nijlen

Fort Oelegem – anti-tank canal loop from Nijlen

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4.3

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Fort Oelegem – anti-tank canal loop from Nijlen

05:02

93.1km

140m

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 22, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 21.2 km for 19 m

After 72.4 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.0 km

Fort Oelegem

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The fort was built between 1909 and 1914 to prevent an invasion. After 1918, the fort was rebuilt, its weapons replaced, and its ventilation and emergency exits were adapted.

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12.1 km

Cycling along the Anti-Tank Canal

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It started as a military structure, but it is now an attractive natural ribbon that invites you to walk, cycle, relax and explore. The Antitankgracht dates from just before the …

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12.8 km

Redoute de Schilde Bunker (Anti-Tank Ditch)

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The Schans or Redoute Schilde was built in brick and unreinforced concrete on the right bank of the Scheldt. It was located on an oval island surrounded by a 15 …

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15.6 km

Antitank Canal

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The Antitankgracht was constructed just before the Second World War to stop German tanks. Fortunately, that is no longer necessary today, but it does provide us with a nice location to cycle through.

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18.5 km

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

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The Antwerp Antitankgracht is an artificial watercourse that forms a large quarter circle around the city of Antwerp.
The moat has a length of about 33 km and is at …

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20.2 km

anti-tank canal

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In the 1930s, near an extensive network of trenches from World War I, soldiers dug a canal in a quarter circle around Antwerp. The canal was between 6 and 18 …

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24.5 km

Bike path through De Inslag

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Here you can make great speed between the trees. It is a beautiful, peaceful environment where you can fully recharge.

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25.8 km

De Inslag

Nature Reserve

38.0 km

Loopgraven en bunkers in het Mastenbos

Archaeological Site

39.2 km

Mastenbos

Forest

45.7 km

Moretusbos

Forest

48.1 km

Fort van Stabroek

Nature Reserve

66.2 km

Antitankgracht

Lake

70.2 km

Antitank Ditch Antwerp

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Today, its function has shifted from military defense ditch to 'defender of nature and landscape', a unique landscape element, along which you can cycle and walk almost endlessly. Moreover, as …

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93.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.1 km

29.8 km

15.0 km

10.1 km

8.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.0 km

24.4 km

16.8 km

16.7 km

2.19 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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Fort Oelegem – anti-tank canal loop from Nijlen

Fort Oelegem

Cycling along the Anti-Tank Canal

Redoute de Schilde Bunker (Anti-Tank Ditch)

Antitank Canal

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

anti-tank canal

Bike path through De Inslag

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