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Krommedreef – Fort Oelegem loop from Antwerp

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Krommedreef – Fort Oelegem loop from Antwerp

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Krommedreef – Fort Oelegem loop from Antwerp

01:24

23.6km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

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Parking

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1.87 km

Krommedreef

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Nice road through the greenery between s'Gravenwezel and St-job in't-Goor

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2.68 km

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

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The Antwerp Antitankgracht is an artificial watercourse that forms a large quarter circle around the city of Antwerp.
The moat has a length of about 33 km and is at least 6 meters wide. It connects the Scheldt near Berendrecht with the Albert Canal in Oelegem

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5.57 km

Antitank Canal

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The Antitankgracht was constructed just before the Second World War to stop German tanks. Fortunately, that is no longer necessary today, but it does provide us with a nice location to cycle through.

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8.74 km

Sluice bunker Antitankgracht

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The bunkers at the Antitankgracht consist of lock bunkers with the associated subsidiary bunkers. The lock bunkers are elongated freestanding bunkers with a large blank wall, camouflaged by eggs, and served to keep the water level in the anti-tank ditch at the correct height.

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8.92 km

Cycling along the Anti-Tank Canal

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It started as a military structure, but it is now an attractive natural ribbon that invites you to walk, cycle, relax and explore. The Antitankgracht dates from just before the Second World War. He was once part of a whole network of defense lines, fortresses and bunkers around Antwerp. After the war, nature took over from the military. Very special places were created with a great diversity of plants and animals. Many species that found their permanent home here have often become rare in other places in Flanders. The Antitankgracht is a real "animal highway" that ensures that animals move from one nature reserve to another. In addition to the beautiful nature, there is of course also the impressive military heritage in the immediate vicinity of the canal: fortresses, bunkers and all kinds of buildings that served a military purpose at the time.

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9.50 km

Gravel path

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Easily accessible gravel path along the Antietank Canal.

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10.0 km

Fort Oelegem

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The fort was built between 1909 and 1914 to prevent an invasion. After 1918, the fort was rebuilt, its weapons replaced, and its ventilation and emergency exits were adapted.

During World War II, the German Wehrmacht used the fort as a storage facility. After the liberation, it served the US Army as an anti-aircraft defense center against V1 rockets.

In 1947, the fort's military use finally ended, and it became private property.

Today, it is home to approximately 1,300 bats. On certain days and by appointment, you can visit it as part of a guided tour.

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11.5 km

Connection Between Antitankgracht and Albert Canal

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You can regularly watch jet skis in the turning basin

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23.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.90 km

7.39 km

6.42 km

867 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.34 km

7.46 km

5.09 km

1.58 km

163 m

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Krommedreef – Fort Oelegem loop from Antwerp

Krommedreef

Antitankgracht – Green ribbon around the city of Antwerp

Antitank Canal

Sluice bunker Antitankgracht

Cycling along the Anti-Tank Canal

Gravel path

Fort Oelegem

Connection Between Antitankgracht and Albert Canal

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