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RAVeL 141 – The swing bridge of Arquennes loop from Baisy-Thy

RAVeL 141 – The swing bridge of Arquennes loop from Baisy-Thy

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RAVeL 141 – The swing bridge of Arquennes loop from Baisy-Thy

02:12

45.5km

290m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.8 km for 67 m

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Bus stop

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Birdwatching Hide at the Pond

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Quiet and very beautiful

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4.80 km

RAVeL 141

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Very smooth and quick road!

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18.8 km

Arquennes Canal Footbridge

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dead end road. But nice view of the canal.

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19.7 km

The Arquennes Swing Bridge is a metal swing bridge over the old Charleroi-Brussels Canal in Arquennes, a borough of Seneffe in the province of Hainaut.

The bridge is actually a double-decker bridge, with a raised fixed section for pedestrians and a movable section at street level for car traffic. The car bridge rotated on its horizontal axis in the middle of the canal so that two passageways were created at an open bridge.

The bridge was classified as a site on November 7, 1978 and classified as a monument on August 4, 1989 by the province of Hainaut.

Since the old canal has been replaced by a wider canal and the Inclined Plane of Ronquières has taken over the function of the many locks on the old canal, the bridge has become a permanent structure and both the pedestrian bridge and the central pontoon in the canal have fallen into disrepair .

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19.9 km

Church of the Virgin Mary

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Seen from the outside, the building in the shape of a Latin cross has two distinct parts.
The oldest was built in blue stones from the famous quarries of the region, is in ogival style and dates from the 16th century. It bears the name of Saint-Michel chapel and was built on the initiative of Michel de Croÿ, knight of the golden fleece, a member of the illustrious and renowned princely family still present in the region, especially at the nearby castle. du Roeulx.
The other part of the church is in brick and dates from the 18th century.
Inside, you will notice the beautiful brick vaults of the choir and the transept and some very original or unexpected works: in addition to the mausoleum of Michel de Croÿ, the funerary slab of Blandina Rubens, the sister of the famous 17th century painter. We will also see with interest the van der Burch memorials (17th century), the Assumption of De Crayer (17th century), the Cavaillé-Kholl organ, unique in Hainaut and donated by Anna Boch.

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