Hold back the river

Cycling through water

Lens°ass architecten

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In April 2016, Visit Limburg opened a cycle path through the ponds of the beau­tiful De Wijers area near cycling junc­tion 91 in Bokrijk near Gent. The cycle path, desi­gned by Lens°ass archi­tecten from Hasselt (Belgium), is three meters wide and more than 200 meters long with water at eye level on both sides, straight through the water as it were.

There are views across the water level on both sides of the cycle path. A fanta­stic expe­ri­ence close to nature.

Beautiful views

This also offers some beau­tiful views to bystan­ders, as they see the cyclists’ heads moving right above the water level.

The visual tour de force is undoub­tedly enjoyed by many visi­tors taking a walk through the area. So get those smart­phones out and take a picture!

Visit Limburg

This bike path is the first one in a series of inno­va­tive cycling projects, in harmony with nature, realized by Visit Limburg to enable cyclists to better see, feel and expe­ri­ence the land­scapes along the Limburg cycle node network. Igor Philt­jens, chairman of Visit Limburg and driving force behind the projects: “These new cycling expe­ri­ences enable cyclists to get in touch with the sple­ndid natural beauty of Limburg in a unique way. We are demons­t­ra­ting that Limburg conti­nues to inno­vate, putting our province well and truly on the map!”

More to come

A second cycling expe­ri­ence has been opened mid-June 2019: ‘Cycling through the Trees’ in Bosland. Another one is planned in the summer of 2020: ‘Cycling through the Heath­land’ in the Hoge Kempen National Park.

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Toerisme Limburg

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Lens°ass archi­tecten
Dokter Willems­straat 19
BEL — 3500 Hasselt

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BEL — 3600 Genk

 

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2016

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