Cycling in and around Zeebrugge

Zeebrugge is a world port beside one of the widest beaches on the Belgian coast, and by bike you discover a surprisingly green hinterland between the quays and polders.

• Start by the water: Zeebrugge Marina is a handy starting point for a ride along the coast and to the neighbouring resorts.
• Coastal cycle route: along the sea you ride west to Blankenberge and east to Knokke-Heist; more on this under the cycling routes.
• Green behind the port: by bike you quickly reach several nature reserves, from the Zeebos to the polders towards Wenduine.
• Hiring a bike: Zeebrugge itself has little choice, but Blankenberge and Knokke-Heist have several rental shops.
• Prefer to walk? Then take a look at our walking routes around Zeebrugge, or stop off at the beach along the way.

3 Cycling routes

The cycling routes around Zeebrugge combine the coast, the port and the open polder landscape of the Bruges coastal region.

• Along the port: from the sea wall you can see the Lighthouse Zeebrugge from 1905 on the Leopold II dam; the dam itself is not accessible.
• Through the Zeebos: a cycle link runs through the Zeebos and joins the coastal cycle route between Zeebrugge and Blankenberge.
• Polder route: a 16.5 km cycle route runs through the Uitkerkse Polder, easily combined with the Hubert Mill in Wenduine.
• To Bruges: the cycle junction network takes you through the polders to Bruges.