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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift loop from Havré

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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift loop from Havré

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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift loop from Havré

01:28

24.4km

150m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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4.47 km

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift

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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 73.15 meters, which makes it the largest boat lift in Europe!

Visiting this site is very interesting. On the eighth floor, a gallery leading to a cinema is devoted to the history of shipping.

Find all the information on canalducentre.be/fr/visites/llift-funiculaire-strepy-thieu

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Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift

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The Strépy-Thieu lift is a double boat lift located in Belgium, on the Canal du Centre in the Walloon Region in the province of Hainaut.

Started in 1982 and inaugurated in 2002, it allows, thanks to its two independent ferries, the crossing of a height difference of 73.15 meters between the Escaut basin and a dividing reach towards the Meuse basin also including a section of the Brussels-Charleroi Canal, limited by the Ronquières inclined plane (to the north) and the Viesville lock (to the south).

Until September 18, 2016, it was the largest boat lift in the world, the date on which the Three Gorges Dam boat lift was inaugurated. Thanks to its unique ferry, the Chinese elevator now allows 3,000-ton ships to cross the 113-meter drop in 40 minutes, rather than three hours via the existing water staircase.

-- Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascenseur_de_Str%C3%A9py-Thieu

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17.7 km

Boat Lift No. 2, Historic Canal du Centre

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The Scheepslift 2 Houdeng Aimeries is the second lift built during the First World War. This elevator does not have steel channel bridges at the top. The construction is therefore simpler, and no extra set of doors is required as with the first lift. There was also a bad experience with the steel canal bridges at the first lift, the water in these canal bridges froze quite quickly in winter. The drop is 16.93 meters.
binnenvaartinbeeld.com/nl/canal_du_centre_b/scheepslift_2_houdeng_aimeries

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17.8 km

Historic Lift No. 2, from below

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Also great to look at from below, here with information board and asphalted cycle path.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerke_des_belgischen_Canal_du_Centre?wprov=sfla1

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18.3 km

Historic Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

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There are 4 old lifting devices on the historic Canal du Centre, some of which are being restored.
Great old, functional technology.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerke_des_belgischen_Canal_du_Centre?wprov=sfla1

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18.5 km

Historic Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre

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We must avoid weekends and public holidays at all costs: many walkers, families with strollers and young children, the elderly ... it is difficult to circulate freely on a road bike. And lastly we must take into account the owners of dogs without leash and groups of young people who like to drink ...

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20.1 km

Along the old Canal du Centre

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On the old canal there are beautiful views of the new gigantic ship lift, but also of lift number 4.

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21.7 km

Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 4

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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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24.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

3.65 km

1.75 km

148 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

11.0 km

500 m

369 m

356 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Sunday 9 August

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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift – Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift loop from Havré

The Strépy-Thieu boat lift

Strépy‑Thieu Boat Lift

Boat Lift No. 2, Historic Canal du Centre

Historic Lift No. 2, from below

Historic Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 3

Historic Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre

Along the old Canal du Centre

Canal du Centre Boat Lift No. 4

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