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Damse Vaart Canal – View of the Damse Vaart Canal loop from Sijsele

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Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Bruges
Damme

Damse Vaart Canal – View of the Damse Vaart Canal loop from Sijsele

Hard

5.0

(7)

80

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Damse Vaart Canal – View of the Damse Vaart Canal loop from Sijsele

02:44

48.4km

50m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 40.0 km for 23 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

5.95 km

Damme Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

The picturesque Damme and surroundings are worth a stop. Furthermore, it is pleasant to cycle along the Damse Vaart.

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6.79 km

Romboutswerve

Nature Reserve

3

7.98 km

Rural Pathway in Damme

Highlight • Trail

4

9.02 km

Damse Vaart Canal

Highlight • River

From here you will have a perfect point of view to photograph the superb Damme Canal bordered by its tall poplars which are reflected in the water.

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5

9.81 km

Beautiful cycle path along the canal.

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6

10.9 km

Saint Quentin's Church, Oostkerke

Highlight • Religious Site

People often talk about the polder churches with their flat towers as a triumvirate, referring to three churches that have such a tower: Oosterke, Damme and Lissewege. The church of …

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7

13.0 km

Beautiful avenue next to the canal. Great to drive.

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22.7 km

Weidevogelreservaat Ter Doest

Nature Reserve

9

24.6 km

Lissewege

Highlight • Religious Site

It is as if the time Lissewege can not harm. With its charming little canal, whitewashed polder houses and vast fields, it is characteristic of what all Flemish villages once …

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10

28.9 km

Uitkerkse Polder Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Moment of reflection in 10 seconds – Uitkerkse Polder: the bird airport of the coast
Size: at 1,400 hectares, it is the largest and most bird-rich nature reserve in the …

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40.3 km

Handelsdok

Lake

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48.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.2 km

18.1 km

6.06 km

584 m

411 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.0 km

10.5 km

1.10 km

386 m

227 m

224 m

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Saturday 24 October

14°C

9°C

20 %

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