Why this ride
301 km from Tielt to Tielt, about 4 h 51 of riding. On the way it passes Stadhuis met Belfort, Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent, Maison Guiete and Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
\Halletoren\ ou Belfort and Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 301 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 51
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Scenic road chapters
Maison Guiete → Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal
This part of the ride is 42 km of Maison Guiete → Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 42 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. \Halletoren\ ou Belfort
Tielt is a working town in the heart of West Flanders, a place of farmers' markets, textile history and flat roads, and its belfry rises above the market square like a stubborn finger pointing at the clouds. The Halletoren, the hall tower, stands on top of the old cloth hall, the building where merchants once inspected and traded woollen cloth, the source of Flanders' wealth in the Middle Ages. The belfry is one of the group of Belgian and French belfries that UNESCO listed together, symbols of the civic freedom that the cities of Flanders won from their lords, where the town charters were kept and the bells rang to call citizens to arms or to work.
Read the complete \Halletoren\ ou Belfort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
\Halletoren\ ou Belfort is where the day begins. Next is Stadhuis met Belfort.
2. Stadhuis met Belfort
Oudenaarde's town hall looks like something carved from lace. Built in the early sixteenth century in the late Gothic style, it has a facade covered with pointed arches, niches and statues, and a slender belfry topped with a gilded crown on which stands a small knight known locally as Hanske de Krijger, Little John the Warrior. The building is one of the finest of its kind in Flanders, and it is listed by UNESCO among the belfries of Belgium and France. Inside, there are displays of the tapestries for which Oudenaarde was famous across Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, especially its verdures, woven scenes of forests and greenery.
Read the complete Stadhuis met Belfort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Stadhuis met Belfort comes up 44 km in. Next is Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent.
3. Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent
The Great Béguinage of Sint-Amandsberg looks like a small walled town of its own, tucked into a residential suburb just east of the centre of Ghent. When the city expanded in the 1870s and the old béguinage of St Elisabeth was in the way, the beguines, lay religious women who lived in community without taking permanent vows, moved here to a new complex of neo-Gothic houses, convents and a church, all laid out around streets, squares and gardens behind a wall and gate. The move was funded by the Duke of Arenberg, and the whole place was finished in just a few years. It is one of the thirteen Flemish Béguinages on the UNESCO list since 1998, and although the beguines are gone, the houses are still lived in, and the atmosphere is calm and quiet.
Read the complete Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
88 km in you reach Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent. Next is Maison Guiete.
4. Maison Guiete
In a leafy residential street in the southern suburbs of Antwerp, there is a white house that looks as if it has walked in from a different century. The Maison Guiette, as it is usually spelled, was designed by Le Corbusier in 1926 for the painter René Guiette, and it was his first building in Belgium. Since 2016 it has been one of the sites in the UNESCO listing of Le Corbusier's architectural work, alongside the Villa Savoye, the Unité d'Habitation in Marseille and buildings on several continents.
Read the complete Maison Guiete write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Maison Guiete, about halfway. Next is Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal.
5. Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal
Rik Van Looy, one of the great Belgian cyclists of the 1950s and 1960s, was known as the Emperor of Herentals, which tells you something about the priorities of this town in the Kempen. Herentals lies on the flat heathland of the province of Antwerp, and in the middle of its market square stands the old town hall, built in the fourteenth century as a cloth hall, a lakenhal, when the town grew rich on wool and weaving. Its belfry is part of the UNESCO listing of belfries of Belgium and France, a symbol of civic pride and of the freedoms that merchants bought from their lords.
Read the complete Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal sits at 176 km, about halfway. Next is back through Maison Guiete.
6. back through Maison Guiete
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Maison Guiete write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Maison Guiete comes up 219 km in. Next is back through Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent.
7. back through Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
263 km in you reach back through Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent. Next is back through Stadhuis met Belfort.
8. 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 \Halletoren\ ou Belfort.
9. \Halletoren\ ou Belfort
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete \Halletoren\ ou Belfort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 301 km.
Leg by leg
\Halletoren\ ou Belfort to Stadhuis met Belfort
\Halletoren\ ou Belfort → Stadhuis met Belfort is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Stadhuis met Belfort to Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent
Stadhuis met Belfort → Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent to Maison Guiete
Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent → Maison Guiete is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Maison Guiete to Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal
Maison Guiete → Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal to back through Maison Guiete
Voormalig Stadhuis / Lakenhal → back through Maison Guiete is 42 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Maison Guiete to back through Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent
back through Maison Guiete → back through Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent is 64 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent to back through Stadhuis met Belfort
back through Béguinage de Sint-Amandsberg / Gent → back through Stadhuis met Belfort is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Stadhuis met Belfort to \Halletoren\ ou Belfort
back through Stadhuis met Belfort → \Halletoren\ ou Belfort is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.