Charleroi-Brussels Canal – Platan Avenue Colomapark loop from Erasme - Erasmus

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Charleroi-Brussels Canal – Platan Avenue Colomapark loop from Erasme - Erasmus

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Charleroi-Brussels Canal – Platan Avenue Colomapark loop from Erasme - Erasmus

02:21

39.3km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 118 m for 10 m

After 39.2 km for 10 m

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Start point

Train Station

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3.06 km

Charleroi-Brussels Canal

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The Charleroi Canal is an elementary axis of our Brussels landscape. Created for economic reasons in the first half of the 19th century, it aimed to convey raw materials from southern Belgium to Brussels for processing in the myriad factories and industries located along its route.

Having become, over time and with deindustrialisation, a dividing line between neighborhoods and an area of economic gloom, many projects today aim to remake the canal into the "river of Brussels" or at the very least, a link between the different municipalities of Brussels via, in particular, the ambitious CANAL plan.

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4.21 km

Charleroi-Brussels Canal

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Winding through the heart of the Zenne Valley, the Charleroi to Brussels Canal offers a scenic and peaceful route for cyclists, passing along the water through a varied landscape, with both urban and rural views.

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Porte de Flandre Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge

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11.2 km

Brussels–Charleroi Canal Cycle Path

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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 of Belgium, but you also get to see a few remarkable constructions such as the technological masterpiece the Inclined Plane of Ronquières.
Because the ride is 100% along the canal, you will not be bothered by climbing meters. The trail is not in perfect condition everywhere, but it is paved everywhere.

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16.8 km

Charleroi-Brussels Canal

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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, but you will also see a few remarkable constructions such as the technological masterpiece the Inclined Plane of Ronquières.
Because the ride runs 100% along the canal, you will not have much trouble with climbing meters. . The track is not in perfect condition everywhere, but it is paved everywhere.

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17.7 km

Ruisbroek Lock

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Lock number 9 and associated bridge over the Brussels-Charleroi canal, rising until the early 1930s.
Current lock with heavy walls of regularly cut natural stone blocks, funnel-shaped course at the entrance and exit of the lock basin with metal gates and iron railings. Concrete jetty with bollards.
In 1940 the bridge was blown up by the English army, but later repaired.

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19.5 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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