Why this ride
From Brugge it runs 99 km to Brugge; allow about 2 h 03 of riding. It goes by way of Stadhuis met Belfort, Belfort and back through Stadhuis met Belfort.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Belfort en Hallen and Belfort
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 99 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 03
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Belfort en Hallen
Bruges grew rich in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries as a cloth and trading port, and the belfry on its market square is the proudest sign of that wealth. Rising about eighty-three metres above the Markt, with an octagonal upper stage, few towers in Belgium are better known. The Hallen, the old market halls at its base, once held the town's cloth trade, and the belfry stored the town's charters and its bells, so that merchants and citizens could be called together and warned of fire or attack. It is also a part of the group of belfries of Belgium and France on the World Heritage list.
Read the complete Belfort en Hallen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Belfort en Hallen is where the day begins. Next is Stadhuis met Belfort.
2. Stadhuis met Belfort
Eeklo is the capital of the Meetjesland, the flat, green region of East Flanders between Ghent and Bruges, close to the Dutch border, and its town hall with a belfry, the Stadhuis met Belfort, stands on the market square as the symbol of the town. It is one of the belfries of Belgium and France listed by UNESCO, a group of civic towers that embodied the freedom and power of the medieval towns of Flanders. Eeklo's belfry is modest compared with those of Bruges and Ghent, but it has its own charm, rising above a town that most visitors pass through without stopping.
Read the complete Stadhuis met Belfort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Stadhuis met Belfort comes up about 30 km into the recorded legs. Next is Belfort.
3. Belfort
Ghent has three towers standing in a row, and the middle one is the belfry, rising over the old centre between St Bavo's Cathedral and St Nicholas' Church. Begun in the fourteenth century, it was the town's watchtower, bell tower and strongroom, where the charters granting the city its privileges were locked away. On its spire sits a gilded dragon, the city's mascot, keeping an eye on things. The belfry, with the cloth hall attached to its base, is part of the UNESCO list of belfries of Belgium and France, and you can climb it, partly by lift, for one of the best views over the rooftops, canals and spires.
Read the complete Belfort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 50 km into the recorded legs you reach Belfort. Next is back through Stadhuis met Belfort.
4. back through Stadhuis met Belfort
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Stadhuis met Belfort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Stadhuis met Belfort, late in the day. Next is Belfort en Hallen.
5. Belfort en Hallen
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Belfort en Hallen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Belfort en Hallen. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Belfort en Hallen to Stadhuis met Belfort
Belfort en Hallen → Stadhuis met Belfort is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Stadhuis met Belfort to Belfort
Stadhuis met Belfort → Belfort is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Belfort to back through Stadhuis met Belfort
Belfort → back through Stadhuis met Belfort is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Stadhuis met Belfort to Belfort en Hallen
back through Stadhuis met Belfort → Belfort en Hallen is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.