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Cycle Path Along the Lieve – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Gent-Dampoort

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Cycle Path Along the Lieve – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Gent-Dampoort

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Cycle Path Along the Lieve – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Gent-Dampoort

02:30

43.3km

70m

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: April 24, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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10.7 km

Cycle Path Along the Lieve

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Long paved path along the oldest canal in Europe. You drive through idyllic landscapes between the Ghent-Bruges Canal near Ghent and the Schipdonk Canal near Oostwinkel.

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Cycle path along the Lieve

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It is wonderful to cycle along the water of the Lieve. Along the way you can enjoy the soft rippling water, the wide views and the typical Flemish countryside.

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14.2 km

Cycle Path Along the Lieve Canal

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The Lieve is the oldest canal in Europe. It was dug in the mid-thirteenth century as a connection between Ghent and Damme, in other words as a connection between the Lys and the Zwin and then straight to the North Sea. Now you can make beautiful bike rides along the forgotten canal

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16.7 km

Beirtjes Bridge

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The name refers to the trade in Ghent 'beer' or eel with which the fields were fertilized. Ships with eel moored here to deliver their malodorous stuff.

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16.8 km

The Lieve Canal

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De Lieve is a historic inland waterway canal that was dug between 1251 and 1269 from Ghent to Damme, originally Aardenburg. The period of prosperity is situated in the 13th and 14th centuries. Despite the silting up of the Zwin (early 14th and early 15th centuries), the digging of the Sasse Vaart in the mid-16th century, and the digging of the Ghent - Bruges canal in 1613-1614, it retained its original function until the beginning of the 18th century. In Ghent, Evergem, and Lievegem, the Lieve has been preserved as an open watercourse in sections. The route within the municipality of Damme has been preserved as a wide strip in the landscape.

Source: lievegem.be/de-lieve

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20.3 km

Towpath Along the Lieve

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Between the fields towards Zomergem it is beautiful and pleasant cycling along the Lieve. This towpath along the Lieve can be followed from Zomergem to Belsele (just before Bierstalbrug)

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33.0 km

Ghent–Bruges Canal Cycle Path

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Who would have thought; Ghent has an important inland port. He is connected via a canal via Bruges to Oostende to the North Sea. The length of the canal from Ghent to Bruges is 42 kilometers. Its history is even longer. It dates back to the 13th century when the Reie and Zuidleie rivers were widened.

Again and again there were disputes between the cities of Bruges and Ghent, because functioning waterways mean trade. The two economic centers eyed each other suspiciously and enviously, always looking out for their advantage. Who has the better connection? Who might outperform the other city?

However, the canal was not only used for shipping, but also as a line of defense in the 16th century. For this reason about twenty redoubts were erected on the southern dikes. The largest fortress, Fort Sint-Filips, was halfway between Bruges and Ghent.

Today the canal no longer separates, but is an important internal connection and, above all, a picturesque backdrop for your tour.

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43.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

13.3 km

5.34 km

3.13 km

Surfaces

25.4 km

13.9 km

3.77 km

373 m

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Cycle Path Along the Lieve – Towpath Along the Lieve loop from Gent-Dampoort

Lieve Canal

Cycle Path Along the Lieve

Cycle path along the Lieve

Cycle Path Along the Lieve Canal

Beirtjes Bridge

The Lieve Canal

Towpath Along the Lieve

Ghent–Bruges Canal Cycle Path

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