Anti-tank canal – Antitank Ditch Antwerp loop from Sport

Anti-tank canal – Antitank Ditch Antwerp loop from Sport

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Anti-tank canal – Antitank Ditch Antwerp loop from Sport

03:24

60.4km

90m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.5 km for 134 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.90 km

Hof ter Linden

Forest

15.2 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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17.0 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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20.2 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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21.2 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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25.2 km

Fort of Brasschaat

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The Fort of Brasschaat has been a military domain for more than 100 years. Bats currently find their home there.

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25.6 km

Fort of Brasschaat

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Some nice small hills on it's northeastern side. Time to play a little bit.

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40.6 km

De Uitlegger

Nature Reserve

46.2 km

De Inslag

Nature Reserve

50.4 km

Brasschaat Castle

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The history of the castle domain of Brasschaat originated in the 18th century, when the Helhoeve, the predecessor of the castle of Brasschaat, was converted into a court of pleasure. …

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51.1 km