Flanders Divide
The Flanders Divide, a new bikepacking route right through Flanders. The 564 km long route consists of more than 40% unpaved paths and winds from Genk in the far east of Flanders to Ostend by the sea.
The Flanders Divide, a new bikepacking route right through Flanders. The 564 km long route consists of more than 40% unpaved paths and winds from Genk in the far east of Flanders to Ostend by the sea. The route has been intensively explored and plotted by local route experts Nils Luypaert and Jochen Sablon, known as the Belgian collective DirtyDropbars, for one and a half years. The route is available on Komoot for cycling enthusiasts from all regions. he Flanders Divide starts at the Genk train station in the east and takes you all the way to Ostend by the sea. From the historic mining areas with their tough offroad hairpin bends to the beneficent nature of the Meerdaal forest, the Zoniënwoud and the Hallerbos. Literally hours of cycling fun in the woods. The route builders have not left the cobblestones untouched and have included the infamous 'Muur van Geraardsbergen' in the Flanders Divide. Via Oudenaarde and a number of steep cobbled climbs, the altitude metres are largely behind you after 450 kilometres. The last section towards the coast takes the riders through the historic centre of Bruges before arriving at the vast beach of Ostend.
