Fruit Railway Greenway

Country: Belgium, Flanders

Flanders has a lot to offer for anyone who enjoys cycling and walking through outstanding heritage, art, countryside, and local products. It features an extensive network of greenways, including distinctive cycling and walking routes—rail-to-trail paths, as well as scenic canal routes, and nature-based trails.

Railway Line 23—today known as the Fruit Railway Greenway—was a 33.4 km Belgian railway built in the late 19th century, connecting Drieslinter with Tongeren. It earned its nickname from its role in transporting fruit and sugar beets to nearby syrup factories along the line. Passenger and freight services ended in the late 1950s as the local fruit and syrup industries declined. Since the 1990s, much of the former railway has been transformed into a cycling and walking path, with sections preserved as green corridors and nature-rich habitats.

More information:

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Photos: ©Visit Tongeren-Borgloon