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Beirtjes Bridge – The Lieve Canal loop from Sleidinge

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Bike touring routes & trails
Belgium
Flanders
East Flanders
Gent
Evergem

Beirtjes Bridge – The Lieve Canal loop from Sleidinge

Hard

5.0

(4)

140

riders

Beirtjes Bridge – The Lieve Canal loop from Sleidinge

03:37

49.9km

70m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: April 30, 2026

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Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 24.8 km for 136 m

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Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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5.92 km

Beirtjes Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The name refers to the trade in Ghent 'beer' or eel with which the fields were fertilized. Ships with eel moored here to deliver their malodorous stuff.

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2

6.02 km

The Lieve Canal

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Beautiful cycle path on the Lieve.

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3

6.30 km

De Gastels Gravel Path

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De Gastels is a so-called 'slow road' between the path along the Lieve at the Beirkesbrug and the centre of Waarschoot. The gravel path briefly passes through a grove and …

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14.8 km

Scheutbos

Forest

18.5 km

Bellebargiebos (Kwadenbos)

Nature Reserve

6

22.8 km

Lembeekse Bossen

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Pike perch

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7

23.1 km

Lembeekse Bossen

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A hiking paradise in the Meetjesland region. Several trails are accessible by bike. There's also a campsite here.

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25.8 km

Lembeekse bossen

Nature Reserve

9

33.6 km

Monastery Path

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A sand path along the edge of the forest. The extension next to Abdijstraat is slightly more difficult to drive on during rainy periods.

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10

45.9 km

Puttenwegel

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No wells here at all. Nice flat gravel road.

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11

47.5 km

Gravel Road Through the Countryside

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Fast and great gravel section!

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49.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.5 km

10.8 km

8.59 km

7.40 km

5.46 km

212 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

18.4 km

7.31 km

1.73 km

833 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 23 May

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