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Kanaaldijk Along Zuid-Willemsvaart

Kanaaldijk Along Zuid-Willemsvaart

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Kanaaldijk Along Zuid-Willemsvaart

Road cycling

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(46)

Cycling

5.0

(3)

Hiking

5.0

(1)

Location: Lanaken, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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July 27, 2026

Hiking

The 'kanaaldijk' is actually the towpath. A towpath or towing path is a path along a canal or river that was used to pull ships forward. This pulling was called towing and was done in unfavorable wind and against the current. Usually, towing was done by a horse with a handler, but sometimes it was also done by human power. Large cargo ships were towed by multiple horses. Nowadays, towpaths serve as service roads for transport and maintenance logistics of the various facilities next to and on the waterway, and in many cases also as cycle paths and footpaths.

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Patrick Van Dyck

September 22, 2024

Road cycling

Beautiful cycling through a green tunnel.

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Distance 2.82 km

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 10 m

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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