Polders of Kruibeke – Gentbrugse Meersen Cycle Path loop from Sinaai

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Polders of Kruibeke – Gentbrugse Meersen Cycle Path loop from Sinaai

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Polders of Kruibeke – Gentbrugse Meersen Cycle Path loop from Sinaai

08:46

153km

250m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 90.0 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

2.68 km

Mierennest bos 2

Forest

4.58 km

De Kleiputten

Forest

25.0 km

Burchtse Weel

Nature Reserve

30.2 km

Antwerp City Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

The town hall is on the list of the UNESCO world cultural heritage. The town hall is a Renaissance building, designed by the architect Cornelis Floris De Vriendt. It was …

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43.5 km

Polders of Kruibeke

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The polders of Kruibeke are the largest flood plain in Flanders. And yet they are only really flooded a few times a year.

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47.8 km

Polders van Kruibeke

Nature Reserve

72.8 km

Scheldt Riverside Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This route takes you 90% into nature. Very cool!

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73.3 km

View of the River Scheldt

Highlight • Viewpoint

Through the Netherlands,
To the wide, deep sea,
The beautiful Scheldt flows
She brings health and life!
We rejoice:
O Scheldt! O Scheldt!
O mighty beautiful flood,
Hail!

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82.2 km

Scheldedijk Dendermonde

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The path on the Scheldt dike towards Appels Veer is somewhat older, but still passable.

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100 km

Scheldedijk near the Wijmeersen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Along this dike you have a good view over the newly created tidal area. In the summer you can sometimes spot spoonbills and other water birds.

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103 km

View of the Old Scheldt Meander

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you have a nice view of the old Scheldt meander. Formerly filled in, but restored in recent years. It is wonderful to see how this area develops after the Sigma works.

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117 km

Gentbrugse Meersen Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very nice cycle path through the Gentbrugse Meersen nature reserve.

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153 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

96.7 km

29.9 km

22.2 km

2.58 km

1.55 km

182 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

103 km

40.5 km

7.81 km

639 m

411 m

309 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

14°C

9°C

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Comments

August 10, 2024,Flandern Tour 3. Tag, Gent - Antwerpen (Stadt)

3rd day of my Flanders tour.

I set off early at 8 a.m., after all I'm supposed to do about 100 km today.
I leave Ghent, a great city, and drive eastwards via Gentbrugge. I soon come to the Scheldt, which I follow almost all the way to Antwerp. Sometimes the route goes through somewhat remote nature reserves, but I …

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July 17, 2025,Sommertour Tag 10: Gent – Antwerpen

Today, we cycled around 96 km almost continuously along the Scheldt – a scenic and flat stage with plenty of variety along the water. From Ghent onwards, the Scheldt is tidal: Due to its connection to the North Sea, the water level changes noticeably, and the river can even flow backward at times. This is clearly noticeable along the way …

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June 2, 2023,2. Giro delle Fiandre 2023 - Antwerpen-Gent

Second stage of the Tour of Flanders from Antwerp to Ghent. Before leaving Antwerp, a sightseeing tour of the center and the port where modern architectures - including Zaha Hadid's boat - make their appearance. I take the opportunity to check the bottom bracket which doesn't seem to be back in place, alas. Before leaving the city, I check with …

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July 5, 2025,Die Schelderoute von Gent nach Antwerpen

I spent most of today following the signs for the Scheldt route rather than my planned route, so I often found myself cycling on the other side of the river. I took three ferry crossings, and just before Antwerp I took an inclined elevator down into a tunnel under the Scheldt and then back up the other side. The Scheldt …

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