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Moervaart Towpath in Moerbeke – Moervaart Towpath loop from Moerbeke

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Belgium
Flanders
East Flanders
Gent
Moerbeke

Moervaart Towpath in Moerbeke – Moervaart Towpath loop from Moerbeke

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Moervaart Towpath in Moerbeke – Moervaart Towpath loop from Moerbeke

00:42

11.9km

10m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 6.49 km for 13 m

After 8.75 km for 8 m

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Parking

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4.85 km

Moervaart Towpath in Moerbeke

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Quiet towpath along the Moervaart

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5.28 km

Moervaart Towpath

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Cycling along the Moervaart is a must. It is usually fairly quiet and nature always offers surprising images.

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6.45 km

Terwest Bridge, Moerbeke

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The Moervaart, a southern branch of the Durme, was straightened in 1531 and provided with several bridges. Moervaart, Zuidlede (already straightened in 1379) and other waterways in the Moervaart Depression …

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6.49 km

Drawbridge over the Moervaart.
The bridge dates from the interwar period and was repaired and partially replaced around 1945 after war damage from the Second World War[1]. The bridge was protected as a monument in 2001.

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7.86 km

The Vapeurbrug was built as part of the railway connection between Lokeren and Zelzate. This lift bridge was mainly used intensively by industrial train traffic to the former sugar factory, …

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7.88 km

The water tower next to the Moervaart was built around 1879 as part of the domain of the Lippens castle. The tower or "stroomwaterophijscher" is built in the donjon tower …

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7.95 km

Water tower next to the Moervaart

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The water tower on the Moervaart in Moerbeke was built in 1879, at the same time as Lippens Castle to which it originally belonged.

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8.71 km

Daan Bridge, Moerbeke

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The Moervaart, a southern branch of the Durme, was straightened in 1531 and provided with several bridges. Moervaart, Zuidlede (already straightened in 1379) and other waterways in the Moervaart Depression …

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11.9 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.02 km

3.85 km

3.37 km

438 m

208 m

Surfaces

8.34 km

2.16 km

914 m

479 m

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Thursday 2 July

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