The Best Road Cycling Routes in Flanders
Discover the best road cycling routes in Flanders, Belgium. Our curated collection includes 11 handpicked road cycling routes, from shorter coffee rides to challenging all-day rides. The region offers hilly terrain, ideal for riders who enjoy rolling landscapes and varied terrain. Each route includes GPX files, detailed elevation profiles, highlighted climbs, and recommended café stops along the way. Browse the cycling routes map below to find your next ride, or use the filters to narrow by distance, elevation, and difficulty.
11 routes
Berendries loop from Oudenaarde
The Berendries loop serves up a solid mix of classic climbs like Wolvenberg, Lagendries, and Leberg, paired with 8 km of cobbles through Haaghoek, Paddestraat, and Ruitersstraat.
The Hell of Flanders – Famous Climbs and Hills
Hell for some, paradise for others. Deep in the heart of Flanders, some of Belgium’s most iconic and brutal cobbled climbs are packed tightly together. Love them or hate them, if you want to call yourself a true Flandrien, you’ve got to ride them. This route brings you face to face with the greats—Kapelmuur, Paterberg, and Koppenberg—along with some lesser-known climbs that hold their own. You’ll spend most of the day on narrow, quiet roads built for this kind of ride. With 196 km and 2,320 meters of climbing, it’s a full-day challenge. Take your time, enjoy the route, and don’t forget to fuel up along the way.
Pays des Collines
The route heads into Pays des Collines, rolling into the French-speaking part of Belgium. It’s a chance to explore quieter roads and soak up the charm of Wallonia at your own rhythm. There’s plenty of variety to keep things interesting, but it never feels too much.
The Hell of Flanders short edition
We have taken the best parts of the Hell of Flanders and compacted it into a shorter ride. The route between Oudernaarde and Geraardsbergen is almost the same, the real difference lies in the section beyond Geraardsbergen.
Paddenstraat-Molenberg Loop
A smooth intro to the Flemish Ardennes, this ride rolls through a few key climbs like Paddestraat and Molenberg and totals about 450 meters of elevation over a little more than 50 km.
Tour of Flanders Red Loop
Expect a full day in the saddle on the red loop. It covers 116 kilometers and throws in some of the region’s toughest climbs, including the famous Muur van Geraardsbergen. You roll out from Oudenaarde and make your way toward Brakel. Early on, climbs like Steenberg and Vossenhol will start testing your legs right away. Around the halfway mark, it’s time for the Muur. It kicks up to 20 percent at its steepest and has long been the stage for race-winning moves in the Tour. But it doesn’t stop there. You’ve still got the Bosberg, Haaghoek, and Pottelberg to tackle before the final stretch back to Oudenaarde.
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Plan Your Visit to Flanders
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