Why this ride
207 km from Eeklo to Eeklo, about 3 h 55 of riding. It goes by way of Belfort, Stadhuis met Belfort, Béguinage de Kortrijk and Stadhuis.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Stadhuis met Belfort and Stadhuis
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 207 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 55
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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
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Planning note
Stadhuis met Belfort is where the day begins. Next is Belfort.
2. 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
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Planning note
Belfort comes up 28 km in. Next is Stadhuis met Belfort.
3. 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
56 km in you reach Stadhuis met Belfort. Next is Béguinage de Kortrijk.
4. Béguinage de Kortrijk
Step through a gate off a busy street in the centre of Kortrijk and the noise falls away. The béguinage is a tiny enclosed village of whitewashed houses, cobbled lanes and a small church, founded in the thirteenth century by Countess Joan of Constantinople for the beguines, lay women who lived a religious life without taking full vows. It is one of the Flemish béguinages that UNESCO listed together in 1998, and although it is small, it has a rare atmosphere of calm. A statue of the countess stands at the entrance.
Read the complete Béguinage de Kortrijk write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Béguinage de Kortrijk, about halfway. Next is Stadhuis.
5. Stadhuis
Bruges is half an hour north, and the two make a good pairing, but Roeselare deserves to be taken on its own terms: a working town of some fifty-six thousand people, built on textiles, food processing and trade, with a town hall on its market square that anchors the centre. Like most Flemish towns, Roeselare grew around a market and a civic building that announced the burghers' independence from lords and bishops, and the tradition of the town hall as the symbol of local self-government is still very much alive here.
Read the complete Stadhuis write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
Stadhuis sits at 112 km, about halfway. Next is back through Béguinage de Kortrijk.
6. back through Béguinage de Kortrijk
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Béguinage de Kortrijk write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Béguinage de Kortrijk comes up 140 km in. Next is back through Stadhuis met Belfort.
7. back through Stadhuis met Belfort
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Stadhuis met Belfort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
168 km in you reach back through Stadhuis met Belfort. Next is back through Belfort.
8. back through Belfort
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Belfort write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
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Planning note
back through Belfort, late in the day.
9. 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
The route ends here after 207 km.
Leg by leg
Stadhuis met Belfort to Belfort
Stadhuis met Belfort → Belfort is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Belfort to Stadhuis met Belfort
Belfort → Stadhuis met Belfort is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Stadhuis met Belfort to Béguinage de Kortrijk
Stadhuis met Belfort → Béguinage de Kortrijk is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Béguinage de Kortrijk to Stadhuis
Béguinage de Kortrijk → Stadhuis is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Stadhuis to back through Béguinage de Kortrijk
Stadhuis → back through Béguinage de Kortrijk is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Béguinage de Kortrijk to back through Stadhuis met Belfort
back through Béguinage de Kortrijk → back through Stadhuis met Belfort is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Stadhuis met Belfort to back through Belfort
back through Stadhuis met Belfort → back through Belfort is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Belfort to Stadhuis met Belfort
back through Belfort → Stadhuis met Belfort is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.