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

    • Cycling stage 1: Boxtel – Veghel | German (Railway) Line

      Cycling stage 1: Boxtel – Veghel | German (Railway) Line

      New

      ( 2 hour 30 minutes ) 30 km

      Ride through the Groene Woud or the Green Forest along the former railway line and discover old train stations.

    • The Timberwolves Cycle Route South | Liberation Route Brabant

      The Timberwolves Cycle Route South | Liberation Route Brabant

      New

      ( 4 hour 20 minutes ) 52 km

      Cycle 52 km along historic WWII sites in West Brabant and discover the story of the Timberwolves.

    • Oisterwijk Leather Route | Made in Brabant

      Oisterwijk Leather Route | Made in Brabant

      New

      ( 2 hour) 27 km

      Ride along with delivery boy Rien and explore the leather industry in Oisterwijk on this 27-kilometre cycle route.

    • Food experiences from quayside to kitchen

      Food experiences from quayside to kitchen
      ( 4 hour 10 minutes ) 50.1 km

      This varying route will take you past green fields, historic villages and the bustling activity of the Meierijstad region and surroundings. It’s a...

    • TOP Scenic Route Cycling Strabrechtse Heide

      TOP Scenic Route Cycling Strabrechtse Heide
      ( 2 hour) 24 km

      Cycle this recommended TOP Scenic Route through Strabrechtse Heide heath. During your bike ride you will discover how varied the area is.

    • Cycling route: A taste of Van Gogh

      Cycling route: A taste of Van Gogh
      ( 5 hour 50 minutes ) 70 km

      The Brabant life and landscape formed the basis of the work by Vincent van Gogh. Vincent was born, grew up and painted his first masterpiece in Bra...

    • Cycle route The Mystery of the Golden Peel Helmet

      Cycle route The Mystery of the Golden Peel Helmet
      ( 4 hour 40 minutes ) 56 km

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

    • Black Kaat bicycle route

      Black Kaat bicycle route
      ( 3 hour) 36 km

      The bicycle route 'Zwarte Kaat' lets you hunt a legend. Feel her breath in the wind, hear her squeaky voice in the woods, get to know her character...

    • The Dancing Cats of Bergeijk Cycle Route

      The Dancing Cats of Bergeijk Cycle Route
      ( 1 hour 40 minutes ) 22 km

      Witchcraft in the Brabant Campine

    • Vincent van Gogh cycle route Breda

      Vincent van Gogh cycle route Breda
      ( 2 hour 45 minutes ) 33 km

      This Van Gogh cycle route takes you past the Van Gogh highlights in and around Breda and Tilburg. There is a lovely connecting loop between both ci...

    • Tour of the monastery in Vught

      Tour of the monastery in Vught
      ( 2 hour 25 minutes ) 11.8 km

      This tour of the monastery allows you to explore the beautiful countryside around the monastery hotel ZIN in Vught.

    • Walking route 05 : Zevenbergen - Lage Zwaluwe | The Canadian liberation route

      Walking route 05 : Zevenbergen - Lage Zwaluwe | The Canadian liberation route
      ( 4 hour 52 minutes ) 21.4 km

      Discover the story about the bloody battle by Prinsenbeek.

    • Our Monastery Trail Stage 9 Aarle Rixtel - Eindhoven

      Our Monastery Trail Stage 9 Aarle Rixtel - Eindhoven
      ( 6 hour 20 minutes ) 28.5 km

      This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Aarle Rixtel and Eindhoven. This route takes you from Missionary Convent Heilig Bloe...

    • Van Gogh NP walking tour Etten-Leur

      Van Gogh NP walking tour Etten-Leur
      ( 3 hour 30 minutes ) 14 km

      Welcome to Etten-Leur. This is the place where Vincent van Gogh started his artistic career in 1881.

    • Walking stage 4 : Eindhoven - Dommelen | The Dommelpad Nature Route

      Walking stage 4 : Eindhoven - Dommelen | The Dommelpad Nature Route
      ( 3 hour 54 minutes ) 17.6 km

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

    • Our Monastery Trail Stage 1 ‘s-Hertogenbosch - Heeswijk

      Our Monastery Trail Stage 1 ‘s-Hertogenbosch - Heeswijk
      ( 5 hour 20 minutes ) 22.5 km

      This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between 's-Hertogenbosch and Heeswijk. It runs from city monastery San Damiano in 's-Hertoge...

    • Walking route 02: Bergen op Zoom - Steenbergen | The Canadian liberation route

      Walking route 02: Bergen op Zoom - Steenbergen | The Canadian liberation route
      ( 4 hour 38 minutes ) 20.3 km

      Walk past a Canadian military cemetery and several liberation monuments.

    • Van Gogh NP walking tour in Zundert

      Van Gogh NP walking tour in Zundert
      ( 1 hour 30 minutes ) 8 km

      The extremely varied walking tour (8 km) takes you through Vincent’s birthplace of Zundert.

    • Monastery Trail: circular walk Huijbergen

      Monastery Trail: circular walk Huijbergen
      ( 3 hour 7 minutes ) 14 km

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

    • Walking route 2: Waalre – Eindhoven | Liberation Route Brabant

      Walking route 2: Waalre – Eindhoven | Liberation Route Brabant
      ( 6 hour) 27 km

      Discover the area around Waalre and Eindhoven where the first paratroopers appeared

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