MTB Dessel • red loop

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19.4 km
55 m
01h04
Medium

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Last verified: 11 May 2025

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Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (50/100)

Length: 19.4 km

Duration: 01h04


Total ascent: 55 m

Maximal slope: 1.86 %

Average slope: 0.34 %

Net ascent: -1 m

Total descent: 56 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 10.3 km (53 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Bike paths: 12.1 km (63 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 9.08 km (47 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: Sportpark Brasel, Bergenstraat, 2480 Dessel, België / Belgique / Belgien
        Closest address to end: , Brasel 13, 2480 Dessel, België / Belgique / Belgien

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        Places of interest

        1. Pente pavée de la rue Sablon

          0 · Farm
          De Klijtte a été utilisé comme quartier général de la brigade. Les premières inhumations ont lieu …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        2. Calimero

          0 · Speelplaats
          Toerisme Provincie Antwerpen
        3. Codagex Bicycle parts & accessories

          0 · Fietswinkel
          RouteYou
        4. Graspop Metal Meeting

          0 · POI
          Graspop Metal Meeting is a Belgian heavy metal festival held in Dessel each year since 1996, …
          Wikipedia
        5. Witte Nete

          0 · Rivier
          Eddy&Rita
        6. Tomtom Ice Cream

          1 · Eat & Drink
          Who doesn't fancy an ice cream in hot weather? And who doesn't slide their feet under the table …
          Eddy&Rita
        7. Sibelco

          0 · Groeve
          Eddy&Rita
        8. Kanaal Dessel-Schoten

          0 · Kanaal
          Eddy&Rita
        9. Bochelt-Herentals Canal

          0 · Canal
          The Bocholt-Herentals Canal connects the Zuid-Willemsvaart with the Albert Canal, over a distance …
          tvl
        10. Bon Viva

          0 · Restaurant
          Jo.G
        11. Two-family house

          0 · House
          Intact preserved, detached two-family house with mirror-image framed framed in both height and …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        12. Accommodation Coopmans

          0 · Historical building
          Holiday home Coopmans from 1969 designed by L. Jansen (Turnhout), located on the northern bank of …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        13. Accommodation Schuermans

          0 · Historical building
          Holiday home Schuermans from 1966 designed by E. Wauters (Turnhout), located on the north bank of …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        14. 't Waterhuysje

          0 · Shelter for the night
          tvl
        15. Woonstalhuis

          0 · Huis
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        16. Interbellum house with shop

          0 · House
          Art Deco-tinted home furnishing shop, built circa 1934. Main volume with single-house elevation of …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        17. Mansion

          0 · Manor house
          Art Deco-tinted mansion, built circa 1938 for R. Smet, son of mayor A. Smet, founder of the nearby …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        18. Dessel

          0 · Municipality
          Dessel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises …
          Wikipedia
        19. Kolkeneet

          0 · Rivier
          Eddy&Rita
        20. Girls' school and convent

          0 · Monastery
          Free Primary School. In 1902 the first Catholic school for girls was started; on 7/10/1902 the …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        21. Eclectic mansion Villa Verbeeck

          0 · Manor house
          Villa Verbeeck, built circa 1911 by order of pastor A. Verbeeck. Detached eclectic mansion with …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        22. Club room of brass band De Eendracht

          0 · POI
          Club room built circa 1925, see cemented panels in the gable with inscriptions and year. In 1895 …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        23. Tourist Office Dessel

          0 · Tourist information
          Dessel is a village to discover. In the information office you can find all information and …
          Toerisme Provincie Antwerpen
        24. Villa

          0 · House
          Located on the corner with Kolkstraat. Art Deco-tinted villa, built in 1939 to a design by Ernest …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        25. Hoeve De Boeretang

          0 · Farm
          Walled restored farmhouse. Farm complex with separate components in which the grouping of …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        26. The Boeretang

          0 · Eat & Drink
          The word 'Boeretang' is a combination of two old Frankish terms. 'Farmer' is a form of the …
          Eddy&Rita
        27. Graspop

          0 · Muziek plaats
          Eddy&Rita
        28. B&B Sportservice

          0 · B&B
          tvl
        29. Tannery

          0 · POI
          Building in the garden of a house (1951), founded in 1903 by K. Ooms as a tannery; Around 1909 it …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        30. Woning Carlier

          0 · POI
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen

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        Nearby

        Routes nearby

        Lodging nearby

        Services nearby

        Pente pavée de la rue Sablon
        Calimero
        Codagex Bicycle parts & accessories
        Graspop Metal Meeting
        Witte Nete
        Tomtom Ice Cream
        Sibelco
        Kanaal Dessel-Schoten
        Bochelt-Herentals Canal
        Bon Viva
        Two-family house
        Accommodation Coopmans
        Accommodation Schuermans
        't Waterhuysje
        Woonstalhuis
        Interbellum house with shop
        Mansion
        Dessel
        Kolkeneet
        Girls' school and convent
        Eclectic mansion Villa Verbeeck
        Club room of brass band De Eendracht
        Tourist Office Dessel
        Villa
        Hoeve De Boeretang
        The Boeretang
        Graspop
        B&B Sportservice
        Tannery
        Woning Carlier
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