Cycle routes around Maldegem
Maldegem is in East Flanders, south of Sluis, on the Damse Vaart. It is the natural turning point for anyone heading from Sluis into the Belgian hinterland.
From our shop in Sluis: about 18 km.
The area
The Damse Vaart links Sluis with Bruges and runs past Maldegem. The towpath along the canal is dead straight and lined with poplars on both sides.
The landscape here is greener and more enclosed than the Zeeland sea polders.
What you pass on the way
- The Damse Vaart with its rows of poplars
- The Maldegem to Eeklo steam train
- The Drongengoed woods south of Maldegem
Cycle routes around Maldegem
Maldegem sits on the Damse Vaart among the poplars, and is the natural turning point for anyone heading into the Belgian hinterland. Click the route for the track and the junction numbers on the map.
A short loop through the Meetjesland, the green country south of Maldegem: narrow lanes, wood edges and the hamlets around Kleit.
Junctions: 18 – 14 – 69 – 71 – 75 – 70 – 66 – 52 – 53 – 65 – 67 – 64 – 23 – 20
Source: route.nl