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) 24.0 km

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

    • 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...

    • Cycling route: A taste of Van Gogh

      Cycling route: A taste of Van Gogh
      ( 5 hour 50 minutes) 70.0 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...

    • Liberation route Vught

      Liberation route Vught
      ( 2 hour 30 minutes) 30.0 km

      The route in and around Vught serves to remind us of many life-changing events during the Second World War. One of the blackest pages in local hist...

    • 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.

    • 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...

    • Vincent van Gogh cycle route Helvoirt

      Vincent van Gogh cycle route Helvoirt
      ( 1 hour 40 minutes) 21.0 km

      Helvoirt is located in a rural area in the middle of North Brabant. This little gem, surrounded by beautiful countryside, forms part of the Van Gog...

    • Animal adventures in the Maasheggen

      Animal adventures in the Maasheggen
      ( 1 hour 15 minutes) 15.0 km

      The Fable route through the Maasheggen area is part of the Sagas and Legends routes: exciting cycle and walking tours in Brabant.

    • The White Fox

      The White Fox
      ( 4 hour 25 minutes) 53.0 km

      Cat-and-mouse game in the Kempen

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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 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.

    • 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.

    • 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 3 Uden - Megen

      Our Monastery Trail Stage 3 Uden - Megen

      Limited access

      ( 6 hour 15 minutes) 28.0 km

      This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Uden and Megen. It runs from Maria Refugie Abbey and Museum Krona in Uden to St Anto...

    • Our Monastery Trail Stage 4 Megen - Velp

      Our Monastery Trail Stage 4 Megen - Velp
      ( 4 hour 25 minutes) 20.0 km

      This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Megen and Velp. It runs from St Antony of Padua Monastery in Megen to the Emmaus Fri...

    • Our Monastery Trail Stage 10 Eindhoven – Vessem

      Our Monastery Trail Stage 10 Eindhoven – Vessem
      ( 4 hour 53 minutes) 22.0 km

      This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Eindhoven and Vessem. This route takes you from Mariënhage Monastery in Eindhoven to...

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