Cycle path along the Lieve – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Lovendegem

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Cycle path along the Lieve – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Lovendegem

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Cycle path along the Lieve – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Lovendegem

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20.3km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 15.7 km for 12 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.18 km

Cycle path along the Lieve

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It is wonderful to cycle along the water of the Lieve. Along the way you can enjoy the soft rippling water, the wide views and the typical Flemish countryside.

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3.46 km

Cycle Path Along the Lieve Canal

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The Lieve is the oldest canal in Europe. It was dug in the mid-thirteenth century as a connection between Ghent and Damme, in other words as a connection between the Lys and the Zwin and then straight to the North Sea. Now you can make beautiful bike rides along the forgotten canal

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5.98 km

Beirtjes Bridge

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The name refers to the trade in Ghent 'beer' or eel with which the fields were fertilized. Ships with eel moored here to deliver their malodorous stuff.

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6.08 km

The Lieve Canal

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De Lieve is a historic inland waterway canal that was dug between 1251 and 1269 from Ghent to Damme, originally Aardenburg. The period of prosperity is situated in the 13th and 14th centuries. Despite the silting up of the Zwin (early 14th and early 15th centuries), the digging of the Sasse Vaart in the mid-16th century, and the digging of the Ghent - Bruges canal in 1613-1614, it retained its original function until the beginning of the 18th century. In Ghent, Evergem, and Lievegem, the Lieve has been preserved as an open watercourse in sections. The route within the municipality of Damme has been preserved as a wide strip in the landscape.

Source: lievegem.be/de-lieve

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9.62 km

Towpath Along the Lieve

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Between the fields towards Zomergem it is beautiful and pleasant cycling along the Lieve. This towpath along the Lieve can be followed from Zomergem to Belsele (just before Bierstalbrug)

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9.87 km

Stoktevijver, Start of the Lievepad

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Beautiful bike path along the Lieve.

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10.0 km

Towd Teiken

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Nice location, but the timing didn't work out for the stop.

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10.3 km

Schipdonk Canal Cycle Path

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The canal meanders through the Belgian countryside and offers beautiful views of the surrounding polders and fields. The cycle path along the canal is well maintained and often far removed from busy roads, making it perfect for a relaxing cycle ride.

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20.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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