Along Ghent Waters bicycle route

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26 m
01h07
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Last verified: 17 May 2025

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From the Watersportbaan, the Leie and the Lower Scheldt to the Lieve, the Brugse- and the Nieuwevaart: Ghent's waters will keep you company on this beautiful introductory ride through and around the city.

The Langs Gentse wateren bicycle route is offered to you by Routen, an initiative of Tourism East Flanders.

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Difficulty level: Easy (17/100)

Length: 16.9 km

Duration: 01h07


Total ascent: 26 m

Maximal slope: 0.8 %

Average slope: 0.2 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 26 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 16.4 km (97 %)

Cobblestones: 1.11 km (7 %)

Bike paths: 13.1 km (77 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 9.98 km (59 %)

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Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Places of interest

        1. Camping Blaarmeersen

          0 · Camp-site
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        2. Blaarmeersen

          0 · Sports Centre
          The park "Blaarmeersen" is located in Gent-Centrum.
          StadGent
        3. Blaarmeersen

          0 · Natural area
          Sports and recreation park Blaarmeersen is a green gem situated by Watersportbaan, a waterway in …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        4. Playground Blaarmeersen

          0 · Playground
          The playground of the Blaarmeersen is highly recommended for children
          Dromos
        5. Koninklijke Roeivereniging Club Gent

          0 · Hostel
          Koninklijke Roeivereniging Club Gent is a rowing club from the Belgian city of Ghent founded in …
          Wikipedia
        6. Bijlokemuseum

          0 · Museum
          The STAM or the Ghent City Museum is a must to see during a visit to Ghent. The museum brings the …
          Dromos
        7. Four Corners

          0 · B&B
          tvl
        8. SMAK

          0 · Museum
          S.M.A.K. owns one of the most important collections of contemporary art in Western Europe. The …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        9. Gent

          0 · Photo stopping point
          Mapillary
        10. Citadelpark

          0 · Park
          The citypark Citadelpark has a collection of about 780 trees. A great place for a walk. This was …
          Dromos
        11. 't Kuipke

          0 · Sports Centre
          Internationally known as the walhalla for track racing.
          Dromos
        12. Gent

          0 · Photo stopping point
          Mapillary
        13. Museum of Fine Arts

          0 · Museum
          The museum's collection consists of some 9000 artworks, dating from the middle ages to the 20th …
          Wikipedia
        14. STAM

          0 · Museum
          STAM is a heritage forum, a springboard to Ghent's other cultural attractions and a platform for …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        15. Saint Peter's Abbey

          0 · Abbey
          Saint Peter's Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Ghent, Belgium, now a museum and exhibition …
          Wikipedia
        16. Gent

          0 · Photo stopping point
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        17. Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Sint-Pieterskerk

          0 · Heritage
          The history of the church, located in the Sint-Pietersplein, dates from the era of the abbey of …
          Wizpr.guide
        18. Sint-Pietersplein

          0 · Historical event
          Sint-Pietersplein is a city square located in the south of the historic centre of Ghent, Belgium. …
          Wikipedia
        19. Boekentoren

          0 · Building
          The famous Belgian architect Henry Vande Velde was born in Antwerp on april 3 1863. He created the …
          Dromos
        20. Opera

          0 · Opera
          The architect Louis Roelandt was appointed to construct ‘Le Grand Théâtre',which later became the …
          Vizit
        21. Handelsbeurs

          0 · Concert Hall

          This concert hall in Ghent is located along this square in the building of the old stockmarket. It …

          Vizit
        22. Arnold Vander Haeghen

          0 · Museum
          The Arnold Vander Haeghen Museum is also known as Hotel Clemmen. A room is dedicated to the Nobel …
          Dromos
        23. Bloch

          0 · Historical place
          The "bakery Bloch" can be recommended for an early breakfast. Three generations ago, in the year …
          Vizit
        24. Aula

          0 · Historical building
          A few years ago, in the spring of 2000, an art-exhibition called ‘Over the edges' was set up in …
          Vizit
        25. Klokke Roeland

          0 · Historical place
          The Grote Triomphante, a bell cast from the remains of Klokke Roeland, was notorious in its day …
          Dromos
        26. Belfort

          0 · Historical building
          Het Belfort fungeerde als uitkijktoren en werd vrolijk bevolkt door een handvol wachters en …
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        27. Townhall of Ghent

          0 · Town hall
          At the Town Hall, one is immediately struck by two of its many architectural styles: on the right …
          Dromos
        28. Kalandeberg

          0 · Square
          Artevelde negotiated with the English king Edward III a neutral position for Ghent in the …
          Vizit
        29. Politiekantoor

          0 · Police station
          On the other corner of the Hoogpoort, opposite Cour Saint-Georges, the head office of the Ghent …
          Vizit
        30. hoek van de Zandberg en de Nederpolder

          0 · Historical building
          On the corner of the "Sand hill" or "Zandberg" and the "Nederpolder", a house with a long history …
          Vizit
        31. Sint-Baafskathedraal

          0 · cathedral
          The cathedral was once no more than a small parish church. But nothing remains of the original …
          Dromos
        32. Cour Saint-Georges

          0 · Historical place
          On the crossroads is the Sint-Jorishof (Cour St Georges), the oldest hotel in Western Europe, …
          Dromos
        33. Sint-Baafskathedraal

          0 · Heritage
          The cathedral of Saint Bavon has been destroyed and rebuilt several times and now consists of …
          Wizpr.guide
        34. Bisdomplein

          0 · Square
          From here, between the statue of the brother Van Eyck and the "Vijt-chapel" of the Kathedral, a …
          Dromos
        35. Zuid

          0 · Burrough
          Al in 1837 spoorde de eerste trein de stad hier binnen.

          De stationsbuurt was aanvankelijk een …
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        36. Kunstencentrum Vooruit

          0 · Culture
          Le Vooruit était à l’origine le centre des fêtes et des arts du mouvement des ouvriers gantois, …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        37. De Gandt-Vander Schueren cotton spinning mill

          0 · Factory

          The De Gandt-Vander Schueren cotton spinning mill was built at Korianderstraat 2 in 1839. It is …

          Industriemuseum
        38. Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie

          0 · Building
          An imposing building is located in the "Koningstraat". Above the door you can see the inscription …
          Vizit
        39. Baudelokapel & stadsbibliotheek

          0 · Building
          Only the 17th century chapel of the abbey, called Baudelo, was saved, although restoration is very …
          Vizit
        40. Museum of Industry

          0 · Museum
          The Museum of Industry, Work and Textiles is a museum in Ghent in Belgium. Ghent was at the centre …
          Wikipedia
        41. Wolfstraat

          0 · Building
          On the corner of the Wolfstraat and the Penitentenstraat, you read the most surprising proverb of …
          Vizit
        42. Werregarenstraat

          0 · Street
          Spraying graffiti is illegal. Although the punishments are severe, many fronts and gables got …
          Vizit
        43. Werregarenstraat

          0 · Street
          The House Ryhove has a beautiful garden. The garden is surrounded by a remarkable low wall with …
          Vizit
        44. kraanlei 2

          0 · Street
          The Waterhouse on the Beerside. Isn’t that a typing error? Not at all: the house stands in the …
          Dromos
        45. Gravensteen van Gent

          1 · Fortress
          The imposing Castle of the Counts, built in 1180, now looms up in front of you. Nowhere else in …
          Dromos
        46. Oude Vismarkt

          0 · Historical building
          Above the entrance to the Old Fishmarket (which in the future will be turned into a multipurpose …
          StadGent
        47. Gent

          0 · Photo stopping point
          Mapillary
        48. Design Museum Gent

          0 · Museum
          Design Museum Gent is the only museum in Belgium with an international design collection. The …
          Wikipedia
        49. Design Musem (vroeger Museum voor Sierkunst)

          0 · Museum
          Halfway down Jan Breydelstraat you can stop to enjoy a moment of supreme bliss: the little …
          Dromos
        50. Erasmus

          0 · Hotel
          tvl
        51. Holy Corner

          0 · Beguinage
          The Holy Corner or Old Saint Elisabeth is a beguinage in Ghent, Belgium. It is one of three …
          Wikipedia
        52. Bachtenwalle

          0 · Factory
          The "kettle house" is one of the many former textile factories. The kettle house was the …
          Vizit
        53. Vercoutere

          0 · Heritage

          Around 1880, Théophile Vercoutere had a factory constructed that processed textile waste from …

          Industriemuseum
        54. Filature Nouvelle Orléans

          0 · Heritage

          The La Nouvelle Orléans cotton mill and twine mill is characterised by cast iron columns, a steel …

          Industriemuseum
        55. UCO Galveston

          0 · Heritage

          Named after a Texan cotton port, the UCO Galveston cotton mill processed bales of raw cotton into …

          Industriemuseum
        56. UCO E.J. Braun

          0 · Heritage

          Located on Maïsstraat, UCO opened this factory in 1949. It was one of the first factories …

          Industriemuseum
        57. Kolegem

          0 · POI
          Kolegem is separated from the rest of Mariakerke by a canal named Brugse Vaart, a canal between …
          Wikipedia
        58. The Aum-House

          0 · B&B
          tvl
        59. Rooigemlaan

          0 · Photo stopping point
          Mapillary
        60. Alsberge-Van Oost

          0 · Heritage

          Founded in 1879 by Joseph Alsberge and Auguste Van Oost, this bleachery for linen fabrics …

          Industriemuseum
        61. UCO Rooigem

          0 · Heritage

          The UCO Rooigem cotton mill closed its doors in 1989, after more than 90 years of spinning and …

          Industriemuseum
        62. Watersportbaan

          0 · Water Sport
          The Watersportbaan, official name: Nationale Watersportbaan Georges Nachez, is a five lane rowing …
          Wikipedia
        63. East Flemish Rowing League

          0 · POI
          The East-Flemish Rowing League is a member of the Flemish Rowing League, the first federalised …
          Wikipedia

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        Routes nearby

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        Services nearby

        Camping Blaarmeersen
        Blaarmeersen
        Blaarmeersen
        Playground Blaarmeersen
        Koninklijke Roeivereniging Club Gent
        Bijlokemuseum
        Four Corners
        SMAK
        Gent
        Citadelpark
        't Kuipke
        Gent
        Museum of Fine Arts
        STAM
        Saint Peter's Abbey
        Gent
        Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Sint-Pieterskerk
        Sint-Pietersplein
        Boekentoren
        Opera
        Handelsbeurs
        Arnold Vander Haeghen
        Bloch
        Aula
        Klokke Roeland
        Belfort
        Townhall of Ghent
        Kalandeberg
        Politiekantoor
        hoek van de Zandberg en de Nederpolder
        Sint-Baafskathedraal
        Cour Saint-Georges
        Sint-Baafskathedraal
        Bisdomplein
        Zuid
        Kunstencentrum Vooruit
        De Gandt-Vander Schueren cotton spinning mill
        Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie
        Baudelokapel & stadsbibliotheek
        Museum of Industry
        Wolfstraat
        Werregarenstraat
        Werregarenstraat
        kraanlei 2
        Gravensteen van Gent
        Oude Vismarkt
        Gent
        Design Museum Gent
        Design Musem (vroeger Museum voor Sierkunst)
        Erasmus
        Holy Corner
        Bachtenwalle
        Vercoutere
        Filature Nouvelle Orléans
        UCO Galveston
        UCO E.J. Braun
        Kolegem
        The Aum-House
        Rooigemlaan
        Alsberge-Van Oost
        UCO Rooigem
        Watersportbaan
        East Flemish Rowing League
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