Hallo!
Am Ende des Sommers werde ich auf meinem Weg nach Portugal mit dem Fahrrad durch NL, Belgien, Frankreich usw. reisen.
Meine Route bringt mich nach Dordrecht in NL und ich möchte ungefähr entlang der rosa oder roten Route gehen. Nachdem sie in Belgien nach Highlights gegoogelt haben, scheint es, als wären viele der besten Orte entweder im Westen oder im Osten von Belgien. Leider habe ich aus zeitlichen Einschränkungen wirklich keine Zeit für diesen Umweg.
Daher würde ich einige Tipps zu Orten zu schätzen wissen, die ich auf diesen Strecken besuchen oder sehen kann, damit ich entscheiden kann, für welche ich mich entscheiden werde.
Ich genieße Kultur, Natur und Wildtiere, historische Orte, Burgen, kleine Städte usw. Wenn möglich, möchte ich alle größeren Städte vermeiden.
Schätzen Sie Ihre Hilfe wirklich!
Vielen Dank!
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Von Philosofen
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If you like medieval small town, you should pass by Thuin following the Hallage (the road for cyclists and pedestrian only) which follows the Sambre river. There are many beautiful sights in Thuin and several things to visit.
Mind the Scheldt, there aren’t that many places to cross it until you’re way further from the Netherlands (looking at pink). You will not be dodging Antwerpen. Pink also passes about precisely where I am in Wallonia, which is kind of nowhere. It then goes to a part of France I’ve been told is very nice, Condé.
Red will suddenly get very hilly past Charleroi. Although these will be very nice looking places. Although again, there are castles and stuff a bit everywhere.
If you’re scared of cycling onto roads, I’d look that up. Cycle paths get way rarer once in Wallonia.
Check eurovelo route 3. It goes from NL to Portugal https://en.eurovelo.com/ev3
I’ve cycled this multiple times myself. [Fietsnet](https://www.fietsnet.be/routeplanner/default.aspx) is a network of cyclefriendly roads. It’s a Belgian invented network which has been copied in the Netherlands and the Dutch and Belgian network are linked.
Dordrecht to Antwerp is nice region to cycle.
Crossing Antwerp is not a problem with the fietsknopen. Lots of bikes in Antwerp anyway.
There is a care free cycle path along the scheldt from Antwerp to France.
Antwerp to Ghent along the Scheldt is beautiful. You will not see one car between both cities. Stop in Dendermonde which is also nice.
The Scheldt will bring you to the center of Ghent without any traffic.
Ghent to Tournai is along the Scheldt is beautiful. Once again you will see NO cars. Take a break in Oudenaarde and Tournai, 2 very old cities. Especially Tournai is underestimated as an medieval town.
This way you will have crossed Belgium and visiting 5 old cities while being the whole time on a cycle path without any cars. The Scheldt itself is beautiful.
Do NOT take the red road.
Why wouldn’t you check off both Antwerp and Gent? For a route like this for example?
https://preview.redd.it/hv8d02huoy6f1.png?width=590&format=png&auto=webp&s=b7211a50d49d255cc32e845dbe76b652db6135f2
Check out the bike-highway network for the most convenient route: [https://fietssnelwegen.be/fietssnelwegen](https://fietssnelwegen.be/fietssnelwegen)
https://preview.redd.it/j6i4h0qiry6f1.png?width=1111&format=png&auto=webp&s=b750b8148482426da164cf4049d3517cbab6f8ab
Good thing is you will be in nature the whole time. If you want to avoid cities just do not stop and keep on following the river.
The Sambre is nice. The part between Leuven and Charleroi is only ok if it’s Ravel and I don’t think this is Ravel (but I’m not sure). The part between Leuven and Sambre without Ravel is hell. I would take the Ravel to Namur and then along the Sambre. But even then the pink road is better.