Out in nature

  • Wandelaar op een brug over Het Dommelpad.
  • Jong stel loopt de Van Gogh wandelroute Nuenen
  • Stel op een bankje genieten in de Loonse- en Drunense Duinen
  • Paarden in de Biesbosch
The national parks of North Brabant Tips The best route tips Inspiring travel ideas

North Brabant region brings you closer to the countryside, so you can recharge, rest, play and exercise. With no fewer than four national parks and a large network of walking and cycling routes, Brabant is the place to be if you are an outdoor enthusiast.

In North Brabant, you could come face to face with a beaver or bison. Explore the unique countryside of the Biesbosch National Park or Loon and Drunen Dunes National Park or dive straight into the natural greenery from the city. In Brabant, you are never far from an exceptional nature area. It is with good reason that the Brabant countryside inspired no one less than Van Gogh to create his most famous artworks.

The national parks of North Brabant

Tips

The best route tips

    • Waalwijk Leather Route | Made in Brabant

      Waalwijk Leather Route | Made in Brabant
      ( 2 hour 30 minutes) 30.0 km

      Learn about leather and cycle 30 kilometres through the past and present of the leather and shoe industry in Waalwijk.

    • Cycle route The Mystery of the Golden Peel Helmet

      Cycle route The Mystery of the Golden Peel Helmet
      ( 4 hour 40 minutes) 56.0 km

      Experience the mystery of the Peel while on this cycle route (56km) and discover the story of the Golden Peel Helmet.

    • Land van de Peel Textile Route │Made in Brabant

      Land van de Peel Textile Route │Made in Brabant
      ( 3 hour 50 minutes) 46.0 km

      Cycle 43 kilometres through the breathtaking Land van de Peel and unravel the fibres of the textile past.

    • Smugglers’ Route Luyksgestel

      Smugglers’ Route Luyksgestel
      ( 2 hour 20 minutes) 28.0 km

      Discover the smuggling history of Nellie from Luyksgestel on this 28-kilometre cycle route.

    • Jan van Gorp cycling and walking route | Sagas & Legends

      Jan van Gorp cycling and walking route | Sagas & Legends
      ( 2 hour 5 minutes) 15.5 km

      Discover The Earthly Paradise from Jan van Gorp at Hilvarenbeek.

    • Vincent van Gogh cycle route Nuenen

      Vincent van Gogh cycle route Nuenen
      ( 4 hour 5 minutes) 49.0 km

      You will be cycling through a Vincent van Gogh painting on this route, past a unique collection of buildings, monuments and landscapes.

    • The Dancing Cats of Bergeijk Cycle Route

      The Dancing Cats of Bergeijk Cycle Route
      ( 1 hour 40 minutes) 22.0 km

      Witchcraft in the Brabant Campine

    • TOP Scenic Route Cycling Maashorst

      TOP Scenic Route Cycling Maashorst

      Limited access

      ( 3 hour 35 minutes) 45.0 km

      Cycle this recommended TOP Scenic Route through the Maashorst. During this adventurous cycle route through the Maashorst you will discover what mak...

    • TOP Scenic Route Cycling Groote Heide

      TOP Scenic Route Cycling Groote Heide
      ( 2 hour) 24.0 km

      Cycle this recommended TOP Scenic Route through the Groote Heide heath. Marvel at the unprecedented beauty of nature reserve De Malpie and spot ani...

    • Van Gogh cycle route Zundert – Northeast

      Van Gogh cycle route Zundert – Northeast
      ( 4 hour 40 minutes) 56.0 km

      This Van Gogh cycle route will introduce you to the six Van Gogh Monuments in Zundert.

    • Monastery Trail: circular tour Oosterhout

      Monastery Trail: circular tour Oosterhout
      ( 3 hour 11 minutes) 14.3 km

      Combine the dynamics of the city with the quiet of the countryside on this walking route past three monastery complexes.

    • Monastery Trail: circular walk Huijbergen

      Monastery Trail: circular walk Huijbergen
      ( 3 hour 7 minutes) 14.0 km

      Walk through forests and dunes and discover the natural history of the Huijbergen monastery.

    • Monastery Trail: circular tour Zundert

      Monastery Trail: circular tour Zundert
      ( 3 hour 3 minutes) 13.8 km

      Explore the countryside around the Abbey of Our Lady of Refuge (Abdij Maria Toevlucht) in Zundert and find silence.

    • The nine marvels of Oudenbosch’s walking tour

      The nine marvels of Oudenbosch’s walking tour
      ( 45 minutes) 2.5 km

      Walk through Oudenbosch using this route of 2.5 kilometres and discover the history through nine unique marvels.

    • Walking stage 1 : 's-Hertogenbosch - Boxtel | The Dommelpad Nature Route

      Walking stage 1 : 's-Hertogenbosch - Boxtel | The Dommelpad Nature Route
      ( 4 hour 47 minutes) 21.6 km

      Walk from ’s-Hertogenbosch to Boxtel on this countryside stage of the Dommelpad.

    • Walking stage 3 : Dommelen - Eindhoven | The Dommelpad Watermill Route

      Walking stage 3 : Dommelen - Eindhoven | The Dommelpad Watermill Route
      ( 3 hour 54 minutes) 17.6 km

      Walk from Dommelen to Eindhoven on this watermill stage of the Dommelpad.

    • Jan van Gorp cycling and walking route | Sagas & Legends

      Jan van Gorp cycling and walking route | Sagas & Legends
      ( 2 hour 5 minutes) 15.5 km

      Discover The Earthly Paradise from Jan van Gorp at Hilvarenbeek.

    • Our Monastery Trail Stage 2 Heeswijk - Uden

      Our Monastery Trail Stage 2 Heeswijk - Uden
      ( 3 hour 25 minutes) 18.5 km

      This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Heeswijk and Uden. It runs from the Abbey of Berne in Heeswijk to Maria Refugie Abbe...

    • Our Monastery Trail Stage 11 Vessem – Oirschot

      Our Monastery Trail Stage 11 Vessem – Oirschot
      ( 5 hour) 22.5 km

      This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Vessem and Oirschot. This route takes you from Pilgrims’ Hostel Kafarnaüm in Vessem...

    • Walking route 10 : 's-Hertogenbosch - Lith | The Canadian liberation route

      Walking route 10 : 's-Hertogenbosch - Lith | The Canadian liberation route
      ( 7 hour) 30.7 km

      Walk through ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the location that allowed the Canadian liberators to catch their breath after the liberation.

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