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Hainaut
Soignies
Écaussinnes

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Ronquières Inclined Plane loop from Écaussinnes

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Bike touring routes & trails
Belgium
Wallonia
Hainaut
Soignies
Écaussinnes

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Ronquières Inclined Plane loop from Écaussinnes

Hard

4.2

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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Ronquières Inclined Plane loop from Écaussinnes

09:15

154km

750m

Cycling

Hard bike 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 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 93.1 km for 59 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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7.81 km

Bois de la Haye du Roeulx

Forest

2

14.2 km

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift

Highlight • Monument

This lift is one of the finest technological feats of modern Belgian civil engineering. With its extraordinary dimensions, it allows new generations of boats to overcome a height difference of …

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15.6 km

Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 4

Highlight • Monument

The ship lifts on the Centrumkanaal are special constructions that ensure that ships can bridge the required height difference. The ships are lifted by four hydraulic lifts, after which they can sail further.

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66.3 km

Bois de Mon Plaisir

Forest

5

95.6 km

Ronquières Inclined Plane

Highlight • Monument

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The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a boat lift near the Belgian village of Ronquières. It is an inclined plane on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal. It bridges the height difference with the Hainaut Plateau.

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113 km

The Enchanted Forest Mural (Het Betoverde Bos), Pacapime, Halle

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“The Enchanted Forest” is an impressive mural in Halle. It is located on the wall of the corrugated cardboard producer Pacapime along the Brussels-Charleroi canal. With an area of no …

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122 km

Moulins de Ruysbroeck

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Former industrial grain mill "Moulins de Ruysbroeck", afterwards "Moulins Rypens-Boom" and "Windmills of Deinze". Monumental business complex that extends between the Meerweg and the Brussels-Charleroi canal in function of the …

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8

123 km

Charleroi-Brussels Canal Cycle Path

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I have just discovered this path which connects several towns all along the canal. In summer without much effort, smooth path. You can easily do tens of km, or even more. Pure pleasure!

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133 km

Charleroi-Brussels Canal

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The Charleroi-Brussels canal is of historical and geographical importance for the development of the coal mines and metal industry in Belgium. With this route you can breathe in the past …

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10

140 km

Ittre Marina

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Nice stop with friendly service, unexpected simple homemade dishes and soups and good local beers.

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154 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

83.1 km

37.5 km

21.0 km

5.17 km

4.39 km

3.03 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

96.2 km

46.3 km

6.21 km

2.37 km

1.96 km

1.20 km

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Thursday 4 June

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12°C

71 %

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