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Fort Oelegem – anti-tank canal loop from Nijlen

Fort Oelegem – anti-tank canal loop from Nijlen

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4.8

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163

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Fort Oelegem – anti-tank canal loop from Nijlen

06:18

117km

160m

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: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 21.0 km for 19 m

After 86.6 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.0 km

Fort Oelegem

Highlight • Historical Site

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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15.5 km

Antitank Canal

Highlight • River

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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18.3 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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20.1 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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23.3 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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25.6 km

De Inslag

Nature Reserve

31.1 km

De Uitlegger

Nature Reserve

36.7 km

Loopgraven en bunkers in het Mastenbos

Archaeological Site

37.5 km

Mastenbos

Forest

40.1 km

Antitankgracht

Lake

41.3 km

Schans van Smoutakker

Fort

41.6 km

Antitank Ditch — Yellow Connecting Route

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Yellow connecting route along the Antitankgracht and the adjacent Fort of Stabroek and some bunkers from WWII.

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48.1 km

Kanaaldok B2

Lake

49.3 km

Scheldt–Rhine Canal Towpath

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful and car-free towpath and easy to ride with a bicycle. Take a moment to observe the activity of the port of Antwerp near the lock complex of Berendrecht and Zandvlietsluis.

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58.4 km

Moretusbos

Forest

69.6 km

Pathway Along the Lake at Beauvoislaan

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful lake view - Military domain

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117 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.6 km

29.5 km

23.6 km

17.9 km

11.2 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.6 km

30.4 km

25.1 km

21.5 km

4.82 km

493 m

Elevation

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Thursday 27 August

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Fort Oelegem – anti-tank canal loop from Nijlen

Fort Oelegem

Antitank Canal

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

anti-tank canal

Antitank Ditch Antwerp

Antitank Ditch — Yellow Connecting Route

Scheldt–Rhine Canal Towpath

Pathway Along the Lake at Beauvoislaan

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