Bels Lijntje – Bootjesven Gravel Trail loop from Turnhout

Belgium

Flanders

Antwerp

Bels Lijntje – Bootjesven Gravel Trail loop from Turnhout

Moderate

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511

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Bels Lijntje – Bootjesven Gravel Trail loop from Turnhout

04:14

71.1km

100m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: September 23, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 6.91 km for 299 m

Permit required

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.33 km

Ruins

12.5 km

Brug 6 Drawbridge and Former Bridge Keeper's House, Arendonk

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Bridge 6, located at De Lusthoven 36 in Arendonk, dates from 1899 and is known as the former bridge keeper's house at the drawbridge on the canal. De Lusthoven is …

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30.8 km

Kesseven - Gewestbos Ravels

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In the Regional Forest in Ravels - one of the largest with 850 hectares
forest areas of the province of Antwerp - 100% offroad awaits you
walking pleasure. Streams, canals …

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38.0 km

Bels Lijntje

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Started about 150 years ago as a railway; now promoted to a 31 km cycle path.

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49.8 km

Bootjesven Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The gravel strip is more of a sandy path that is difficult and in some places impossible to cycle through.

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50.6 km

Torendreef

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Imposing avenues give structure to the Colony. The domain of almost 600 hectares is laid out as a checkerboard of beautiful rectangular (almost square) plots. Stately avenues with trees more …

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53.9 km

Wortel-Kolonie

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A historic location where vagrants have made a living in the past. Now an ideal base for exploring the surrounding area by bike or simply walking through the landscape.

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65.2 km

Marckstraat — gravel road with views of the Turnhout Marshes

Highlight • Cycleway

Fantastic (rust-colored) gravel strip with a view of the Turnhouts Vennen area. Photogenic desolate tree. It is part of the Strada Campina, the gravel ride that combines the best of the Kempen.

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65.3 km

Gravel road in the Turnhouts Vennengebied Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful - real - gravel strip between Turnhout and Merksplas in the Turnhouts Vennen area. The Vennengebied is a nature reserve located about five kilometers north of the center of Turnhout.

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71.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.3 km

12.0 km

5.43 km

1.90 km

801 m

788 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.9 km

24.0 km

10.2 km

8.75 km

1.86 km

554 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

12°C

6°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

March 16, 2025,Wedstrijdparcours Turnhout Gravel voor de UCI Gravel World Series.

Saw a participant of last week's competition exploring on komoot, route touches parts in the east where I haven't been yet so whopwhop, cycling buddy along, sun and enjoy to the fullest. Beautiful course that will undoubtedly be covered quickly. A few sandy sections just before Ravels were a bit of a push but otherwise made a relaxed round of …

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