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Belgium
Wallonia
Liège
Herstal

Lanaye Lock – Albert Canal Towpath at Kanne loop from Herstal

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Bike touring routes & trails
Belgium
Wallonia
Liège
Herstal

Lanaye Lock – Albert Canal Towpath at Kanne loop from Herstal

Hard

4.9

(7)

68

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Lanaye Lock – Albert Canal Towpath at Kanne loop from Herstal

03:31

55.9km

480m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 25.3 km for 17 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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6.58 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

9.20 km

Bois de la Julienne

Forest

3

22.1 km

Lanaye Lock

Highlight • Monument

From fort Eben Emael you can see how big this lock of Klein Ternaaien actually is. There are many cycling routes that pass here, towards Visé and also on the other side along the Albert canal to Kanne.

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4

23.3 km

Albert Canal Towpath at Kanne

Highlight • Cycleway

You arrive at a towpath along the Albert Canal, nice view to the steep rock wall in which a bunker has been made that is part of the fortress Eben-Emael. …

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5

24.9 km

Albert Canal

Highlight • River

Super nice cycle path next to the Albert Canal. This canal is 130 kilometres long and connects Liège with Antwerp. Fun fact: It was named after King Albert I and …

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6

25.4 km

At the village of Kanne, on the border between Belgium and Holland, you enter this new country by following the cycle path along the Albert Canal.

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7

25.7 km

Kanne Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The current bridge was inaugurated on Friday, September 22, 2004, as a commemorative plaque indicates. Pedestrians don't have to walk it all the way from end to end thanks to …

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8

26.6 km

Kanne Hairpin Road

Highlight • Trail

The laces towards Kanne, it is better to lower them than to mount them.

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28.4 km

Fossé anti-chars

Lake

10

29.0 km

Fort Eben-Emael entrance and memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

The massive barrier fort was built between 1932 and 1939 as the northernmost structure of the Liège fortification ring.

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11

29.0 km

Fort Eben-Emael

Highlight • Historical Site

Like the French buildings of the 16th century, it was built in the shape of a pentagon and is surrounded by an impressive protective structure against tank attacks.
Source: landofmemory.eu/de/sites-historiques/fort-eben-emael

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30.5 km

Tumulus d'Emael

Archaeological Site

32.1 km

Thier de Lanaye

Nature Reserve

B

55.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

21.0 km

10.2 km

1.94 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.5 km

24.0 km

1.23 km

537 m

353 m

277 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Friday 22 May

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