Iconic Routes and more

If you'd like to take a more ambitious approach, you can head out on one of the Flemish Iconic Routes, making for – literally – hundreds of kilometres of cycling pleasure. Each iconic cycle route stitches together the best of Flemish scenery along attractive cycle paths and around a central theme. All the iconic cycle routes are fully signposted in two directions. You can therefore choose in which direction you cycle, and where you want to start or finish. Our tips: 

Art Cities Route

If you cycle the Art Cities Route (332km), you will pass through Brussels, Leuven, Mechelen, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges and Ostend. Centuries-old heritage, connected by a network of canals, rivers and old railway tracks, and forming a patchwork quilt of forts, churches, and almost non-stop art. 

Coastal Route

Are you looking for the perfect combination of nature, maritime history and culture? And can you stand up to a gust of wind? Do you long for the salty taste of the sea? The Coastal Route (85km) will satisfy your hunger for new horizons. Plan a two-day break for this one and decide on the direction you take when you know where the wind is blowing from. Ahoy there! 

Flanders Route

Can’t choose? No problem: this best-of route takes you along the finest highlights from all corners of Flanders. Grease your chain, for the Flanders Route (952km) combines your wildest cycling fantasies into a single experience. From undulating fields through iconic art cities and historic villages to the sea: you only really experience it all from a bike, with your feet planted firmly on the pedals and the wind at your back. 

Eurovelo 12: the North Sea cycle route

For limitless cycling pleasure, you can follow the Eurovelo 12 North Sea cycle route. One of the most popular European routes, spanning 7,050km. In Belgium, the route will take you through ’t Zwin nature park, which Bruges had to thank for its richness and prosperity in the Middle Ages.