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Antwerp
Brecht

Merksplas Colony – View of Grotenhoutbos Pond loop from Noorderkempen

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Belgium
Flanders
Antwerp
Brecht

Merksplas Colony – View of Grotenhoutbos Pond loop from Noorderkempen

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23

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Merksplas Colony – View of Grotenhoutbos Pond loop from Noorderkempen

05:56

104km

140m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 24, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 306 m for 119 m

After 41.6 km for 98 m

After 104 km for 250 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

5.32 km

Towpath Along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal

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64 km car-free cruising. Just be careful at the intersections.

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16.0 km

Blakheide

Forest

3

18.1 km

Merksplas Colony

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The Merksplas colony was established in the early 19th century and existed until the 1990s. Nowadays the buildings house various farms, a refugee reception center and a prison.

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19.8 km

Bolkse Bossen

Forest

5

23.8 km

Tree-Lined Avenues of Wortel-Kolonie

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built by the vagrants

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6

34.0 km

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

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Beautiful - real - gravel strip between Turnhout and Merksplas in the Turnhouts Vennen area. The Vennengebied is a nature reserve located about five kilometers north of the center of Turnhout.

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7

56.3 km

Singletrack Through the Forest

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Single track with fast turns.

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8

58.1 km

Hollow Road and Climb

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Nice hollow road and pleasant climb

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9

68.6 km

IjsSloeberke

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nice stop

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10

75.0 km

View of Grotenhoutbos Pond

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The Grotenhoutbos, located in the south of Vosselaar and partly in Gierle, is one of the oldest forests in the Antwerp Kempen. The forest (300 ha) also has an extremely …

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82.5 km

Visbeekvallei

Nature Reserve

B

104 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.3 km

23.5 km

21.3 km

12.6 km

3.74 km

370 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

29.3 km

22.6 km

15.6 km

3.66 km

< 100 m

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