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Flemish Brabant

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Tongerlo Abbey – Retie Watermill loop from Testelt

Flemish Brabant

Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Tongerlo Abbey – Retie Watermill loop from Testelt

Hard

5.0

(1)

18

riders

Tongerlo Abbey – Retie Watermill loop from Testelt

07:59

142km

270m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very 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: March 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Natuurreservaat Turnhouts Vennengebied

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

12.4 km

Tongerlo Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the 3 abbeys of the Norbertines in the region: Tongerlo, Averbode and Postel.

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18.2 km

Teunenberg

Forest

3

45.0 km

View of Grotenhoutbos Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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4

56.9 km

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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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5

58.7 km

Marckstraat — gravel road with views of the Turnhout Marshes

Highlight • Cycleway

Fantastic (rust-colored) gravel strip with a view of the Turnhouts Vennen area. Photogenic desolate tree. It is part of the Strada Campina, the gravel ride that combines the best of the Kempen.

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64.1 km

weelde kampheide

Forest

7

89.4 km

Retie Watermill

Highlight • Monument

There is a picturesque, milling grain water mill on the Witte Nete. Although the oldest mention dates back to 1633, this mill site may have existed as early as the …

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91.9 km

Prinsenpark

Nature Reserve

95.5 km

Congovaart

Lake

10

119 km

Fish ladder on the Grote Nete

Highlight • Structure

The sound of it is also a caress in the ear...

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11

120 km

Ponds along the Nete

Highlight • Lake

Nice long stretch towards the Albert Canal.

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12

122 km

Along the Grote Nete

Highlight • River

Beautiful road along the Nete

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142 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.0 km

28.5 km

23.2 km

22.2 km

4.62 km

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.9 km

33.9 km

32.1 km

29.4 km

8.21 km

< 100 m

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