North East France / Belgium Day Trips

Barbes

I'm going to Mons in Belgium in early July for 4 days of fixed based cycling so looking for suggestions from anyone who knows the area for interesting and varied day rides of up to about 80 miles in that area.

Thanks

fietslogies

The canal north of Mons is ideal for high speed cycling ;-)
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Gent-Wetteren-Dendermonde-Aalst-Ninove-Geraardsbergen-Lessines-A
The river Scheldt is located more to the west and offers scenic views and picturesque villages:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ghent-Oudenaarde-Tournai-Gand-Audenaerde-Tournai-Gent-Oudenaarde
More to the east is the less appreciated region of Charleroi:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Bruxelles-Brussel-Charleroi-Thuin-Maubeuge-Fourmies-Hirson-Guise
More towpaths and old railway tracks in the Belgian province of Hainaut and in the northern part of France:
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/P-ruwelz-Cond-sur-l-Escaut-Fresnes-sur-l-Escaut-Anzin-old-railwa
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Arleux-Douai-Marchiennes-Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Bl-haries-la-Scarp
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Hensies-Pommeroeul-Bernissart-P-ruwelz-Hollain-P-ruwelz-Leuze
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Nivelles-Seneffe-old-railway-track
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Peruwelz-Conde-sur-l-Escaut-Bernissart-Blaton-roads-and-old-rail
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Courcelles-Charleroi-Ch-telet-old-railway-track

And if you want to know more about the famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh and his stay in the area of Mons, the local office of tourism created a bicycle tour!
http://cith.tourinsoft.com/upload/MEDIA_6f60a767-015f-4186-8138-ccc6d9fd69dd.pdf (in french)

Barbes

Excellent - thanks. Just what I was after.