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

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Liberation route Gilze Rijen

      Liberation route Gilze Rijen
      ( 3 hour 30 minutes ) 42 km

      Even today, Gilze-Rijen is dominated by flying and by planes. Immediately after the occupation, in May 1940, the Germans expanded the existing airp...

    • Liberation route Bergeijk

      Liberation route Bergeijk
      ( 3 hour 55 minutes ) 47 km

      This route goes through the area where the English scouts first arrived on Dutch territory. In the run-up to Operation Market Garden, this group of...

    • 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

    • TOP Scenic Route Cycling Biesbosch

      TOP Scenic Route Cycling Biesbosch
      ( 1 hour 55 minutes ) 23 km

      Fancy cycling through the Biesbosch? Discover this 23-km TOP Scenic Route in North Brabant.

    • The Devil’s Bell of Sambeek

      The Devil’s Bell of Sambeek
      ( 1 hour 30 minutes ) 18 km

      Once, on Christmas Eve, the devil danced around the spire. Get on your bike and go in search of a bell that disappeared. Prick up your ears, you mi...

    • 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.

    • Vincent van Gogh cycle route Nuenen

      Vincent van Gogh cycle route Nuenen
      ( 4 hour 5 minutes ) 49 km

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

    • Vincent van Gogh cycle route Etten-Leur South

      Vincent van Gogh cycle route Etten-Leur South
      ( 2 hour 25 minutes ) 29 km

      The start of a career The Van Gogh family lived in Etten from 1875 to 1882. Father Theodorus was the minister there. Etten was frequently a place o...

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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 6 : Pelt - Peer | The Dommelpad Nature Route

      Walking stage 6 : Pelt - Peer | The Dommelpad Nature Route
      ( 5 hour) 22.5 km

      Walk from Pelt to Peer on this countryside stage of the Dommelpad.

    • Walking route 3: Son en Breugel – Sint-Oedenrode | Liberation Route Brabant

      Walking route 3: Son en Breugel – Sint-Oedenrode | Liberation Route Brabant
      ( 5 hour 35 minutes ) 25 km

      Discover the area around Son en Breugel and Sint-Oedenrode where the Americans landed.

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