Cycling route along dredge finds - Baasrode

The Scheldt has always been a busy river. Throughout history, the ships became larger and larger, and from the end of the 19th century straightening of bends and dredging of the waterway were commonplace. Since dredging was still fairly traditional in those early days, many archaeological river finds were made. The Scheldt preserved a rich treasure of material and the workers on the dredging boats brought it to the surface. This in turn attracted the attention of collectors from the wealthy bourgeoisie, who put together entire collections.

In this bicycle tour we want to highlight some known and less known river finds. The tour is easy to follow via the cycling nodes. We start at junction 58 at the court of Peene in Baasrode. Then we cycle via Dendermonde and Oudergem towards the ferry in Appels. After we have crossed over with the ferry, we continue the tour for the most part along the Scheldt river, to finally return to Baasrode.

Junctions: 58 - 91 - 89 - 84 - 85 - 81 - 77 - 76 - 83 - 90 - 95 - 99 - 56 - 61 - 58

For the really sporty cyclists, the tour can be extended at the ferry in Appels in the direction of Schellebelle. You then make an extra loop of another 30 km, bringing the total to 60 km.

This cycle route was created through a collaboration between the Municipal Museums of Dendermonde and the IOED Schelde-Durme.

📏 30 km
🕑 4 hours
📍 Sint-Ursmarusstraat 69, Baasrode
🏁 Sint-Ursmarusstraat 69, Baasrode