Loop from Cadzand to Bruges along the canal

Super beautiful... Bruges is really beautiful... but you need a lot of time to see everything... The nice thing is that you can also ride your bike some of the way... (if it's not too crowded)

Great tour, beautiful landscape, beautiful Bruges...unique

This is not the complete Verdwenen Zwinhavens route. Very nice route through the polders, highly recommended! The Verdwenen Zwinhaven route starts in Bruges and meanders along the Damse Vaart to Sluis, on to Retranchement. You cycle to t Zwin via the international dike. You return via Knokke, Sint-Anna ter Muiden to Oostkerke. Along Noorweegse kaai back towards Bruges.

After @Christine Atelier im Knauer Garten and our host recommended the route, we also did the tour of the disappeared Zwin ports by bike today. But only after we had been to Westvleteren to try the 12, which has been named the world's best beer several times. It also only has a measly 10.2% alcohol 🥴 the bike tour is mostly on well-paved bike paths or back roads and is very well signposted. We even cross briefly to the Dutch side. We even made a quick detour to the beach to walk barefoot on the sand 😊 the North Sea is still quite fresh 🥶 on the way back we had a bit of a headwind, which unfortunately isn't measured in altitude 😅 the food was delicious too 😋 definitely a lovely bike ride here in flat Flanders.

Route "disappeared zwinhavens" very nice many beautiful houses castles and mills. Exceptional brasserie's with excellent ' t vogelkooien at Stefanie.

Now the time has come and our last tour of this holiday. From our campsite in Cadzand-Bad we went to Bruges. It is a little trip down memory lane from last year when we were there too. So we refreshed ourselves. After a bit of sightseeing, we did the beer tasting. In the Artisanale Chocolaterie we tried the excellent Belgian truffle chocolates and bought a few. To finish off, we had a beer in the De Halve Maan brewery. Bruges is a very impressive city with great historical sights. We went back via the Damse Vaart Kanaal to Sluis and then on to the campsite.

It might not be the best decision to visit Bruges on a Saturday 😉😉, beautiful weather and the town is packed! But a bike ride there is a very good idea and the waffles are sooo delicious. Wonderfully well-maintained bike paths, even in our Belgian neighbors, and you can cycle along the canal in a relaxed manner and enjoy it. A detour to Damme with its medieval buildings is worthwhile, it's on the route. Yeeeees and Sluis, there's always something going on there! Pretty streets, lots of outdoor dining and numerous shops offer something for every taste. I finally got my beloved Kibbelinge here! 😋 It's also worth walking around the town along the old defensive wall.

The day started with a nice cobblestone route in Damme, and then we continued along a dirt path and kept going along the canal on a perfect path. Arriving at the intersection with Sifon and the Leopold Canal at km. 13, a triathlon had started. We admired these athletes of all categories for a while. Then, a magnificent ride to Sluis and the canal tour around the town. On the way back, at km. 30, we were interrupted by marshals who made us take a 14km detour through uninteresting roads. Apart from this small inconvenience, it was a good day, spent in magnificent places.