St Benedictus

Today’s 58 km cycle ride took me via the St Benedictus Abbey near Hamont-Achel in Belgium. This is an extremely impressive series of buildings, home

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Boksenberg

Over three-quarters of today’s 50 km cycle ride was on unpaved rural cycle routes and forest tracks, just the way I like it on days

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Brachter Wald

My 105 km cycle ride today started before 0600, took me across the Maas by ferry, over the border into Germany and through the extensive

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Kaulille

This morning’s 50 km cycle ride once again took me over the nearby border into Belgium. Making good time, in glorious sunshine, I approached the

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Leopoldsburg

The majority of my 97 km cycle ride today was through the Belgian national park of Bosland in Limburg. This is an extensive area of

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Asten

For my 53 km cycle ride today I decided to head north along the mainly unpaved right bank of the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal, passing three sluices

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June

June has been an epic cycling month for me. The continuing warm weather has encouraged me to cycle more frequently, for longer days and greater

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Kanaalmeer

Today’s 101 km cycle ride had a distinctly nautical flavour as the majority of the route was alongside the various Dutch and Belgian canals to

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Maarheeze

I decided to have a short ride of just 42 km today and instead of planning my own route I copied one from the internet,

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Tongerlo

Today I left home at dawn for my 68 km cycle ride down through the nearby Belgian countryside. I think I’m attracted to this area

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