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Bruges–Ostend Canal – Market Square, Bruges loop from Oudenburg

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Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Oostende
Oudenburg

Bruges–Ostend Canal – Market Square, Bruges loop from Oudenburg

Moderate

4.4

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139

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Bruges–Ostend Canal – Market Square, Bruges loop from Oudenburg

04:36

78.1km

100m

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: June 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 56.3 km for 194 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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25.8 km

Coastal Path Middelkerke

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful cycle path straight along the coast

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40.5 km

Kanaal Gent-Brugge-Oostende

Lake

3

42.0 km

Bruges–Ostend Canal

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A nice bike ride under shady trees.

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4

50.8 km

Bruges–Ostend Canal

Highlight • River

This canal path is not boring. It is not only dead straight but also meanders in small curves.
Trees to the right and left give this canal a park-like character.

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56.4 km

Bloedput

Lake

6

57.5 km

Market Square, Bruges

Highlight • Historical Site

The Markt has been the beating heart of Bruges for centuries, which is dominated by the 83 m high Belfry, the pride of the city. If you visit the Belfry …

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7

57.5 km

Provincial Palace Bruges

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Very beautiful building - dominates the square beautifully!

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8

57.5 km

Historic Centre of Bruges

Highlight • Historical Site

beautiful city center

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9

63.6 km

Oostende-Brugge Canal Path

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The return journey from Ostend along the canal is a dream. Shade, top-quality asphalt.

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67.0 km

Kwetshage

Nature Reserve

11

75.8 km

Zwaanhoek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Description of the area
The Zwaanhoek is bordered in the north by the Ghent-Oostende railway, in the east and southeast by the Nieuwpoort-Plassendale canal and in the southwest and west …

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78.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.1 km

27.2 km

9.84 km

938 m

153 m

Surfaces

36.9 km

29.4 km

9.59 km

1.54 km

473 m

221 m

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Saturday 11 July

27°C

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Comments

June 24, 2024,Juni Tour #21 Westende - Brügge
On the left the North Sea, on the right concrete walls in the form of long high-rise buildings. It's not any better in Ostend... let's move on. Along the canal on a wide, beautiful cycle path it gets better. "Bruges and die" or tourists and even more tourists. Off to the train to Leuven 😅

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September 5, 2023,Sauberkeit ist eine Zier
Waiting in vain at the Nieuwpoorter Havengeul. A Belgian translates, the ferry is not running. Once around the marina and further along the sea to the north. The cleanliness in Flanders is striking. The Fleming seems to get dirty less than the Walloon. However, the architecture is catastrophic. A Moscow-type high-rise block runs along the entire coast. There is a …

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