Den Battelaer Nature Reserve – Cyclists' Bridge over the Zenne loop from Watersportbaan Hazewinkel

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Den Battelaer Nature Reserve – Cyclists' Bridge over the Zenne loop from Watersportbaan Hazewinkel

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Den Battelaer Nature Reserve – Cyclists' Bridge over the Zenne loop from Watersportbaan Hazewinkel

02:58

11.8km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 8.20 km for 34 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

151 m

Flanders Watersports Course - Hazewinkel

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Location of Watersportbaan Vlaanderen. Many national and international championships are organized here every year. This water sports course has a very good reputation. The length of the pond is more …

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240 m

Entrance & parking Blaasveldbroek

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Smaller car park, located in Blaasveld.
Ideal, only a 15 minute walk to Bevereiland. = Paradise for the Kids.

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4.64 km

Den Battelaer Nature Reserve

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Beautiful piece of nature against the city of Mechelen. Really worth a visit.

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4.96 km

Boardwalk

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This boardwalk needs repair. It's also very slippery in rainy weather. So be careful.

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5.69 km

Den Battelaer Nature Reserve

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Den Battelaer is a former floodplain between the Zenne River and the Leuven-Dijle Canal, and is home to a wide variety of plants and animals. Natuurpunt is working here, among …

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6.56 km

Den Battelaer

Nature Reserve

8.22 km

Zennegat–Leuven Canal

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Here, the Dyle, Zenne, and Leuven-Dyle Canals converge to flow into the Rupel via the Nete. Cyclist and pedestrian bridges allow you to cross all these waterways safely, avoiding any …

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8.40 km

Cyclists' Bridge over the Zenne

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This cyclist bridge over the Zenne is the link between Battenbroek and the Dijle basin. Don't forget to take a break in the brown pub Zennegat 13.

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9.51 km

Hidden Nature Trail

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Sometimes you unexpectedly come across a beautiful piece of nature. Well this is one of them.

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11.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.04 km

2.86 km

2.59 km

244 m

Surfaces

4.42 km

2.52 km

2.28 km

1.57 km

659 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

21°C

13°C

65 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

December 7, 2025,WSVL - Broekventjestocht - Heindonk

The Vaartlandstappers had chosen the Hazewinkel Watersportbaan in Heindonk as the starting point for their Broekventjestochten. Heffen was our first destination, which we reached via all sorts of slow roads and dirt tracks.
We crossed the Zenne River and entered the Den Battelaer nature reserve. It was a wet and muddy passage, but beautiful nonetheless. After a stop at the …

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