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Soignies
Braine-Le-Comte

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Counts' Castle loop from Hennuyères

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Belgium
Wallonia
Hainaut
Soignies
Braine-Le-Comte

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Counts' Castle loop from Hennuyères

Hard

4.5

(2)

17

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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Counts' Castle loop from Hennuyères

06:50

115km

550m

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: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 7 m for 7 m

After 86.1 km for 22 m

After 116 km for 6 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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20.9 km

Bois de la Haie-le-Comte

Forest

2

47.6 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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61.3 km

Terril

Forest

4

64.1 km

Counts' Castle

Highlight • Castle

can only see it from the outside but it looks super nice and one can only imagine the history

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5

65.2 km

RAVeL L106: Ecaussinnes–Ronquières

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

very nice trail along an old railway track. well visible and rather clean. Several typical railway structures are visible: stations, bridges and even several meters of tracks.

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6

75.9 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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7

82.2 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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85.0 km

Steengroeve van Rodenem

Nature Reserve

9

93.8 km

Moulins de Ruysbroeck

Highlight • Monument

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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10

95.3 km

Charleroi-Brussels Canal

Highlight • River

The Charleroi-Brussels Canal is of historical-geographical importance for the development of coal mines and the metal industry in Belgium. With this route you will sniff out the past of Belgium, …

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11

98.0 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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115 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.1 km

29.5 km

29.1 km

3.53 km

1.77 km

590 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

69.3 km

41.5 km

2.63 km

1.04 km

874 m

177 m

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Tuesday 26 May

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