Dender Towpath – De Gavers loop from Eichem

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Dender Towpath – De Gavers loop from Eichem

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Dender Towpath – De Gavers loop from Eichem

02:21

41.4km

80m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 879 m for 6 m

After 40.6 km for 6 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.08 km

Dender Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Strange that this towpath along the Dender was not yet designated as a highlight in Komoot. This is (at least in my opinion...) one of the most beautiful bicycle lanes in the world. Highly recommended, really beautiful.

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8.15 km

De Gavers

Highlight • Lake

Nice recreation park. Numerous relaxation options.
Fun for kids of all ages

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11.0 km

Dender

Lake

11.9 km

Boelare Chapel on the Dender River

Highlight • Religious Site

The barony of Boelare was one of the five large baronies of the Land of Aalst, and consisted of the actual barony, four parishes where the baron was village lord …

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15.0 km

't Bruggenhuis

Highlight • Cafe

Opening hours: Thursday: 16:30 - 22:00; Friday: 16:30 - 22:00; Saturday: 14:30 - 22:00; Sunday: 12:30 - 21:30

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19.1 km

Deux-Acren Lock and Weir

Highlight • Structure

Official name: Barrage des deux Acren (Deux-Acren Lock)

The Barrage des deux Acren is a lock complex on the Dender in Deux-Acren. The complex consists of a 2-meter-wide and 1200-meter-long …

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19.5 km

Drawbridge over the Dender

Highlight • Bridge

Here again a bank change of the "ravel". From Left Bank to Right Bank. Also the last catering industry along the Ravel! (towards Ath).
All roads lead to Rome, but …

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20.7 km

RAVeL along the Dender

Highlight • Cycleway

The EV5 (Canterbury - Roma cycle route) connects here with the Dender.

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34.5 km

Idegem Lock

Highlight • Structure

Manual lock with numerous traces of restoration in concrete, as a result of the dynamitation in 1940. Upstream adjacent to the lock: metal drawbridge from 1942.
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41.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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