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De Gavers – Dender Towpath loop from Zandbergen

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De Gavers – Dender Towpath loop from Zandbergen

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De Gavers – Dender Towpath loop from Zandbergen

01:06

19.3km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 646 m for 20 m

After 18.7 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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698 m

Zandbergen Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Denderbrug in Zandbergen is a wondrous mechanism that would rather belong in a lesson about industrial archaeology. However, the bridge still works wonderfully and actually forms a tourist attraction for the village.
The bridge in Zandbergen has Aalst roots. In 2004, the iron Zeebergbrug was dismantled in Aalst and moved to Zandbergen, where it replaced the then rather rickety bridge over the Dender.

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3.63 km

Idegem Lock

Highlight • Structure

Manual lock with numerous traces of restoration in concrete, as a result of the dynamitation in 1940. Upstream adjacent to the lock: metal drawbridge from 1942.
inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten?typologie=sluizen&pagina=7

If you are lucky you will see the lock keeper operating the lock. How nostalgic in these times.

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4.80 km

De Gavers

Highlight • Lake

Nice recreation park. Numerous relaxation options.
Fun for kids of all ages

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5.15 km

Denderveer Idegem

Highlight • Bridge

The Denderveer is a ferry service across the Dender, which connects the municipalities of Geraardsbergen and Ninove. The ferry is located near the hamlet of Idegem, which is part of the city of Geraardsbergen. The ferry is free and runs daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., except on Sundays and public holidays. The ferry is operated by a ferryman, who can be called with a bell or telephone. The ferry can transport a maximum of 12 people and 6 bicycles.

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6.15 km

't Schipken Youth Hostel and Marina

Highlight • Rest Area

Youth hostel 't Schipken is located in one of the most quiet, green and water-rich corners of provincial domain De Gavers in Geraardsbergen. You can dive under the sheets in a charming, converted 17th century farm or in a more recent and modern annex. This comfortable youth hostel is located between the banks of the Dender and the Poelaertplas of the provincial domain and is ideal for schools, families and groups of friends. You can also stay there as an individual.

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9.81 km

Beguinage Quay, Geraardsbergen

Highlight • Historical Site

The Begijnhofkaai in Geraardsbergen is a historic location with a rich history. The quay was constructed in 1869 and is located between the “Oude Brug” on the Grote straat and the “Tweede Brug” on the Wijngaardstraat. The name refers to the former beguinage, which was already mentioned in the 13th century and was demolished in 1880.
In 1986, remains of the beguinage were uncovered during work. This beguinage was founded in 1245 along the Dender. The area around the Begijnhofkaai has undergone various changes over the years, including the demolition of the Sint-Janskapel in 1877 and the Sint-Margaretabegijnhof in 1880 to make way for the construction of the Rijksmiddelbare school.

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10.8 km

Boelare Chapel on the Dender River

Highlight • Religious Site

The barony of Boelare was one of the five large baronies of the Land of Aalst, and consisted of the actual barony, four parishes where the baron was village lord (Aspelare, Deftinge, Nederhasselt and Schendelbeke) and 6 parishes where the baron held certain seigneurial rights ( Oombergen, Ophasselt, Outer, Parike, Sint-Lievens-Esse and Zandbergen).
The famous, rich and powerful family of barons of Boelare died out in the 13th century, due to a lack of male descendants. Hereditary daughter Aleidis van Boelare, mentioned from 1196 onwards, married three times: the first time with Philip of Harnes, constable of Flanders and viscount of Kassel, then with Gilles of Trazegnies, and finally with Raas van Gavere, lord of Chièvres. The pairship and the barony of Boelare passed to Michel (1205-1229) and Philippe de Harnes gezeid van Boelare, both sons from Aleidis's first marriage.

Philip's daughter Aleyde married Raas van Gavere, lord of Liedekerke, Breda and Aspelare, and brought him to Boelare. The domain subsequently came into the hands of the de Fosseux family when Jean de Fosseux married the heir daughter of Mathilde van Gavere and Nicolaas van Belle.

Their daughter Isabelle of Fosseux married Lodewijk van Reynghersvliet in the 14th century and brought the barony as a dowry. A century later, Aleana van Reynghersvliet took Gilles van Boekhoute, lord of Beverweerde, as her husband. Maria, the last Van Boekhoute, married to Hugo van Lannoy, died in 1563; her daughter Françoise also had a daughter Anna from her marriage to Maximilian van Buren, Count of Egmond. This became the first wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange-Nassau, as a result of which the latter acquired the barony.

The prince sold the barony in 1602 together with Schendelbeke to Francesco Bernardino de Cassina, from the Duchy of Milan. Maria de Cassina, the last descendant of this family, married Philip, Count of Murat in 1772, and brought with her the glory of Boelare. The Counts of Murat kept her until 1818, the year she was sold.
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baronie_Boelare

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15.8 km

Dender Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Strange that this towpath along the Dender was not yet designated as a highlight in Komoot. This is (at least in my opinion...) one of the most beautiful bicycle lanes in the world. Highly recommended, really beautiful.

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19.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

1.26 km

131 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.7 km

1.63 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 28 August

21°C

15°C

80 %

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De Gavers – Dender Towpath loop from Zandbergen

Zandbergen Bridge

Idegem Lock

De Gavers

Denderveer Idegem

't Schipken Youth Hostel and Marina

Beguinage Quay, Geraardsbergen

Boelare Chapel on the Dender River

Dender Towpath

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