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The Zwart Water – Borrekens Castle loop from Merksplas

The Zwart Water – Borrekens Castle loop from Merksplas

Hard

4.8

(5)

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The Zwart Water – Borrekens Castle loop from Merksplas

04:57

84.9km

160m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 4.08 km for 21 m

After 80.7 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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18.3 km

Grote Caliebeek Gravel Path

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I can imagine it can be greasy or very dry here. We were here perfectly in time to find a good road. Beautiful nature through a former part of the "English camp"

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30.6 km

Bench With View of Zwartewater

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Take a rest and enjoy the birds on the black water.

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30.8 km

The Zwart Water nature reserve

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A century ago and before that, the Zwart Water was a peat cutting company. That is why the name Black Water. It is a biodiverse area, with many species of …

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30.9 km

The Zwart Water

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Het Zwart Water consists of a fen with woods on the edge, gale thickets, willow breeches and lean grassland. In the middle of the water there is a floating platform …

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47.3 km

Borrekens Castle

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The castle has been the pride of Vorselaar for centuries. Around 1270 the first stone was laid by the knights of Rotselaar. The ground plan has been largely preserved to …

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61.3 km

Kruis van Blommerschot

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The forest cross, which lies against the border of Oostmalle and Zoersel, was built on a six-way junction in 1931 long before the construction of the E34. There is a …

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69.4 km

Rolling Mountain Bike Trail

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72.9 km

Warandeplas

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The Warandeplas is an extensive body of water that lies between the forests of Rollekensbergen and the Visbeek valley, an extremely valuable and extremely varied nature reserve. It is a …

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84.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.7 km

16.5 km

15.9 km

13.2 km

1.54 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

24.0 km

15.9 km

14.7 km

2.94 km

472 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

29°C

14°C

0 %

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The Zwart Water – Borrekens Castle loop from Merksplas

Grote Caliebeek Gravel Path

Bench With View of Zwartewater

The Zwart Water nature reserve

The Zwart Water

Borrekens Castle

Kruis van Blommerschot

Rolling Mountain Bike Trail

Warandeplas

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