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44 km
60 m
02h55
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Last verified: 17 May 2025

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This route takes you from the birthplace of Saint Father Damien to his tomb in the crypt of St. Anthony's Chapel in Leuven. A fascinating tour along the banks of the Dijle, the Demer and the Leuven Canal. Along the way you can stop at the Provinciedomein Kessel-Lo, Werchter and the Plas in Rotselaar.

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Difficulty level: Medium (50/100)

Length: 44 km

Duration: 02h55


Total ascent: 60 m

Maximal slope: 2.4 %

Average slope: 0.1 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 60 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 41.5 km (94 %)

Cobblestones: 765 m (2 %)

Bike paths: 10.5 km (24 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 9.38 km (21 %)

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Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Places of interest

        1. Rock Werchter

          0 · POI
          Rock Werchter is an annual music festival held in the village of Werchter, near Leuven, Belgium, …
          Wikipedia
        2. Bistro Sint-Jan

          0 · Restaurant
          106901
        3. Werchter

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Werchter is a small village in Belgium which has been part of the municipality of Rotselaar since …
          Wikipedia
        4. Demer

          0 · River
          The Demer is an 85-kilometre long river in eastern Belgium, right tributary of the Dijle. It …
          Wikipedia
        5. De Fabrieken Van Remy

          0 · Restaurant
          106901
        6. Wijgmaal railway station

          0 · Trainstation
          Wijgmaal railway station is a Belgian railway station located on Line 53, located in Wijgmaal, a …
          Wikipedia
        7. Wijgmaal Fietsenstalling f1a

          0 · Bicycle shelter
          Type: Public Bicycle Parking Owner: NMBS Administrator: NMBS
          Velopark.be
        8. Remysite

          0 · Building
          Kuzma
        9. Novotel Leuven Centrum

          0 · Electrical bike charger
          oplaadpunten.org
        10. Novotel Leuven Centrum

          0 · Restaurant
          tvl
        11. Leuven Fietsenstalling f7

          0 · Bicycle shelter
          Type: Public Bicycle Parking Owner: NMBS Administrator: Stad
          Velopark.be
        12. Ibis Budget Leuven Centrum

          0 · Hotel
          tvl
        13. Leuven Fietsenstalling f5

          0 · Bicycle shelter
          Type: Public Bicycle Parking Owner: NMBS Administrator: NMBS
          Velopark.be
        14. Park Inn by Radisson Leuven

          0 · Hotel
          tvl
        15. Leuven railway station

          0 · Trainstation
          Leuven railway station , officially Leuven, is the main railway station in Leuven, Flemish …
          Wikipedia
        16. Leuven Fietsenstalling f1

          0 · Bicycle shelter
          Type: Public Bicycle Parking Owner: NMBS Administrator: NMBS - Velo
          Velopark.be
        17. Leuven Fietsenstalling f4

          0 · Bicycle shelter
          Type: Public Bicycle Parking Owner: NMBS Administrator: Andere
          Velopark.be
        18. La Royale

          0 · Hotel
          tvl
        19. Street art 'Horror Vacui' by Bisser in Leuven

          0 · Arts Centre

          The twentieth edition of the Artefact Festival in Leuven was a search for artistic answers to …

          Willem Vandenameele
        20. Balloon of friendship - Leuven

          0 · Arts Centre

          Artist Dany Tulkens designed the eight-meter-high balloon in 1988, as a gift to the city of the …

          Willem Vandenameele
        21. Leuven Fietsenstalling f2

          0 · Bicycle shelter
          Type: Public Bicycle Parking Owner: NMBS Administrator: NMBS
          Velopark.be
        22. Peace Memorial - Leuven

          0 · Monument

          In the middle of the east side of the Martelarenplein in Leuven is the Peace Monument, a monument …

          Willem Vandenameele
        23. Hotel Malon

          0 · Hotel
          tvl
        24. Hotel Binnenhof

          0 · Hotel
          tvl
        25. Academic libraries in Leuven

          1 · Library
          The city of Leuven in Belgium was the seat of three successive universities, each of which had a …
          Wikipedia
        26. Theaterhotel

          0 · Hotel
          tvl
        27. 30CC/Schouwburg Leuven

          1 · Theatre

          The Municipal Theater of Leuven is a concert and theater hall located at 21 Bondgenotenlaan and …

          Willem Vandenameele
        28. Tiense street Leuven

          1 · Restaurant

          The Tiensestraat is a street in the center of Leuven that connects the centrally located Rector De …

          Willem Vandenameele
        29. Munstraat Leuven

          0 · Restaurant

          You can taste and enjoy it while watching life pass by. You will have lunch and dinner at …

          Willem Vandenameele
        30. Sint-Donatus Park

          0 · City park
          The park is located between the Charles Deberiotstraat, the Vlamingenstraat and the Tiensestraat. …
          Wikipedia
        31. House of Arenberg

          0 · Municipality
          The House of Arenberg is an aristocratic lineage that is constituted by three successive families …
          Wikipedia
        32. Round table - Leuven

          0 · Historical building

          The Tafelrond is a building located on the east side of the Grote Markt in Leuven. Today the …

          Willem Vandenameele
        33. Grote Markt

          0 · Cave
          The Grote Markt listen  of Leuven, Belgium is situated between the Oude Markt and the Rector De …
          Wikipedia
        34. Leuven Town Hall

          1 · Town hall
          The Town Hall of Leuven, Belgium, is a landmark building on that city's Grote Markt square, across …
          Wikipedia
        35. Saint Peter's Church (Sint-Pieterskerk)

          0 · Church
          Saint Peter's Church is the oldest church in Leuven. It was presumably founded in 986. The first …
          citytripplanner.com
        36. Head of Christ from the Crooked or Brown Cross

          0 · Statue
          The Head of Christ from the Crooked or Brown Cross is a sculpted head of Christ, the only …
          Wikipedia
        37. Blanket of the cloth weavers - Leuven

          0 · Historical building

          The Blanket of the cloth weavers (1680-1800) used to be the room for the blankets of the cloth …

          Willem Vandenameele
        38. KU Leuven

          0 · University
          The KU Leuven B is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. It conducts …
          Wikipedia
        39. KUL University Hall - Cloth Hall - Leuven

          1 · University

          The Lakenhal or University Hall is a historic building in Leuven, located between Naamsestraat and …

          Willem Vandenameele
        40. Statue Paep Thoon - Leuven

          0 · Arts Centre

          In 1961, the city of Leuven placed a bronze statue of Paep Thoon in the Brusselsestraat, on one …

          Willem Vandenameele
        41. Augustinian Monastery Leuven

          0 · Monastery

          This former Augustinian monastery from the 17th century is located in the historic heart of …

          Willem Vandenameele
        42. Velodrome Leuven

          0 · Sport location

          The Velodroom is an artistic wooden oval cycling track by artists Elke Thuy and Bruno Herzeele. …

          Willem Vandenameele
        43. De Kruidtuin

          0 · Natural area
          tvl
        44. Decouxlaan

          0 · Slope
          Decouxlaan

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_5_e

          • Length : 1.22 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        45. Wilsele

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          The Canal Leuven-Dijle which runs from Leuven to Mechelen passes through Wilsele and separates …
          Wikipedia
        46. De Brug

          0 · Restaurant
          Kuzma
        47. Cafe Maritime

          0 · Restaurant
          Kuzma
        48. café Maritime

          0 · Electrical bike charger
          oplaadpunten.org
        49. Voorsteling Vriend of vijand

          0 · War
          tvl
        50. Damiaanmuseum

          0 · Archeological museum
          tvl

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        Rock Werchter
        Bistro Sint-Jan
        Werchter
        Demer
        De Fabrieken Van Remy
        Wijgmaal railway station
        Wijgmaal Fietsenstalling f1a
        Remysite
        Novotel Leuven Centrum
        Novotel Leuven Centrum
        Leuven Fietsenstalling f7
        Ibis Budget Leuven Centrum
        Leuven Fietsenstalling f5
        Park Inn by Radisson Leuven
        Leuven railway station
        Leuven Fietsenstalling f1
        Leuven Fietsenstalling f4
        La Royale
        Street art 'Horror Vacui' by Bisser in Leuven
        Balloon of friendship - Leuven
        Leuven Fietsenstalling f2
        Peace Memorial - Leuven
        Hotel Malon
        Hotel Binnenhof
        Academic libraries in Leuven
        Theaterhotel
        30CC/Schouwburg Leuven
        Tiense street Leuven
        Munstraat Leuven
        Sint-Donatus Park
        House of Arenberg
        Round table - Leuven
        Grote Markt
        Leuven Town Hall
        Saint Peter's Church (Sint-Pieterskerk)
        Head of Christ from the Crooked or Brown Cross
        Blanket of the cloth weavers - Leuven
        KU Leuven
        KUL University Hall - Cloth Hall - Leuven
        Statue Paep Thoon - Leuven
        Augustinian Monastery Leuven
        Velodrome Leuven
        De Kruidtuin
        Decouxlaan
        Wilsele
        De Brug
        Cafe Maritime
        café Maritime
        Voorsteling Vriend of vijand
        Damiaanmuseum
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