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Frans Coppens Bridge – Terwest Bridge, Moerbeke loop from Heidebos

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Belgium
Flanders
East Flanders
Gent
Wachtebeke

Frans Coppens Bridge – Terwest Bridge, Moerbeke loop from Heidebos

Moderate

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Frans Coppens Bridge – Terwest Bridge, Moerbeke loop from Heidebos

02:45

47.9km

50m

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: May 13, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 43.3 km for 7 m

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Bus stop

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23.5 km

Koesterplekje Stekene

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The Koesterplekje is a comforting place to breathe again, to feel, and where you can continue to cherish the dear loss. A place that touches you.

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2

25.3 km

Frans Coppens Bridge

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The pumping station at the Frans Coppens Bridge serves to pump excess water from the lower surrounding area into the canal.

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35.4 km

A historic location where steam trains on the Aalst - Lokeren - Zelzate line thundered over from 1867. This bridge over the Moervaart was blown up twice by retreating armies. …

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38.5 km

Bridge over the Zuidlede

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This bridge ensures that you can cross the Zuidlede dry-shod. Be aware that the road surface can be dangerously slippery in wet weather. Tip: cross this curved bridge with some caution.

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41.0 km

Daan Bridge, Moerbeke

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The Moervaart, a southern branch of the Durme, was straightened in 1531 and provided with several bridges. Moervaart, Zuidlede (already straightened in 1379) and other waterways in the Moervaart Depression …

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41.7 km

Water tower next to the Moervaart

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The water tower on the Moervaart in Moerbeke was built in 1879, at the same time as Lippens Castle to which it originally belonged.

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41.8 km

The Vapeurbrug was built as part of the railway connection between Lokeren and Zelzate. This lift bridge was mainly used intensively by industrial train traffic to the former sugar factory, …

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43.2 km

Terwest Bridge, Moerbeke

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The Moervaart, a southern branch of the Durme, was straightened in 1531 and provided with several bridges. Moervaart, Zuidlede (already straightened in 1379) and other waterways in the Moervaart Depression …

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47.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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18.1 km

17.6 km

11.4 km

484 m

368 m

Surfaces

29.4 km

15.5 km

2.23 km

865 m

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