Doel — The Ghost Village – Schelde Mill - Doel loop from Verrebroek
Doel — The Ghost Village – Schelde Mill - Doel loop from Verrebroek
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Doel — The Ghost Village – Schelde Mill - Doel loop from Verrebroek
02:53
50.0km
70m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 18, 2026
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After 14.4 km for 52 m
After 25.5 km for 102 m
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Start point
Parking
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3.42 km
Hollandstellung World War I Bunkers
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Historical indication:
The Hollandstelling (also Hollandlinie or, in German, Hollandstellung) was a line built by the German occupation forces of Belgium during World War I (1914-1918).
The line ran from the Zwin to Maldegem along the parallel canals, the Leopold Canal and the Schipdonk Canal, and in the east it continued to Vrasene, from where the territory could be flooded by the Scheldt. This line had a length of more than 75 km. Beyond Vrasene, the line also connected to a belt of fortified forts around Antwerp.
Hundreds of bunkers were built for the line, which were made of reinforced concrete. The walls of these structures were often more than two meters thick. In fact, this was the first application of reinforced concrete for bunker construction.
The Hollandstelling was established in the autumn of 1916. The occupying forces feared that an Allied invasion force would advance from the (neutral) Netherlands to liberate Belgium. However, such an invasion never took place.
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6.18 km
Singelberg Motte (Beveren)
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The Singelberg should be distinguished from the modern office complex Burcht Singelberg of the same name on Ketenislaan in Kallo, where the headquarters of Katoen Natie, located in the Waaslandhaven, is located.
The Singelberg, currently a derelict, eight-metre high, earthen hill located in the northwest of Beveren, approximately 2.5 km from the Market, is the only remnant and symbol of the historic place where the glory of the land of Beveren, the predecessor of the current municipality of Beveren, once arose. The original name of the Singelberg is Beverenbroeck, a water toponym that refers to the swampy wetland surrounding the earthen hill.
More information at nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singelberg
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14.6 km
Waaslandkanaal
Lake
31.6 km
Doel 5 Bike Café
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31.7 km
Doel Village
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31.8 km
Doel — The Ghost Village
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Only a handful of people still live in Doel. The village is actually only popular with artists, tourists and a few old residents.
The exodus from Doel started more than 20 years ago. The government allowed as many residents as possible to move to other places. A new port area had to be built on the site of Doel. But that didn't happen: there will now only be a new terminal next to Doel. However, the village still stands, but as a ghost village.
The Flemish government now wants to do something about this.
Doel is literally close to Antwerp, on the Scheldt River. There is a nuclear power plant on the north side. The harbor is on the south side.
At the end of the 1990s, approximately 1,000 people lived in Doel. Then the demolition plans became concrete: due to a construction freeze, buyout, demolition and dilapidation, there are now only a few dozen. Doel is now often visited by people who come to look at the decay and graffiti.
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32.1 km
Schelde Mill - Doel
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The Scheldemolen was in operation until 1927. After that it had various functions and now (2010) it houses a restaurant. Due to the accompanying extension, the mill can no longer turn and has only been restored externally. It has been a monument since 1946, which does not alter the fact that its existence is threatened. With the expansion of the port of Antwerp, the town of Doel has to give way. There is talk of preserving three monuments in the place, of which the Scheldemolen is one.
Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheldemolen
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32.2 km
View of Doel and the Doel Nuclear Power Plant
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43.9 km
Hertogenstraat Polders
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45.5 km
Drijdijck
Nature Reserve
46.9 km
Spaans Fort
Nature Reserve
50.0 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
23.7 km
20.2 km
5.99 km
Surfaces
33.8 km
14.8 km
722 m
630 m
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