From coal railway to canal

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Last verified: 18 December 2025

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This cycle loop takes you past three entrance gates of Hoge Kempen National Park and offers impressive views. You pass Station As with high watchtower, Connecterra with the most beautiful panorama of Flanders and former mining site Eisden and the Mechelse Heide. Along the way you cycle along the old coal railway, along the Zuid-Willemsvaart and past the walking path between the treetops.

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