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

    • The Timberwolves Cycle Route North | Liberation Route Brabant

      The Timberwolves Cycle Route North | Liberation Route Brabant
      ( 3 hour 39 minutes ) 43.9 km

      Cycle 44 km along historic WWII sites in West Brabant and discover the story of The Timberwolves.

    • The Timberwolves Cycle Route South | Liberation Route Brabant

      The Timberwolves Cycle Route South | Liberation Route Brabant
      ( 4 hour 20 minutes ) 52 km

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

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Smugglers’ Route De Groote Heide: the customs officer | Border Stories

      Smugglers’ Route De Groote Heide: the customs officer | Border Stories
      ( 3 hour 40 minutes ) 44 km

      Learn about the customs officers’ past of De Groote Heide by following this 44-kilometre-long cycle route.

    • Liberation route Breda

      Liberation route Breda
      ( 3 hour 30 minutes ) 42 km

      This route in and around Breda shows the victory march of the Poles. In 1944, under the leadership of General Maczek, they liberated the city. Than...

    • Vincent van Gogh cycle route Etten-Leur North

      Vincent van Gogh cycle route Etten-Leur North
      ( 2 hour 30 minutes ) 32 km

      This Van Gogh cycle route starts in the centre of Etten-Leur, close to the five Van Gogh Monuments.

    • Endless enjoyment

      Endless enjoyment
      ( 3 hour 38 minutes ) 45.4 km

      This route takes you through a beautiful rustic area along the Belgian border. Go past vast estates, alternated with shady forests and green fields...

    • 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 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...

    • 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.

    • 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 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 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.

    • TOP Scenic route Walk Oisterwijk Forests & Fens

      TOP Scenic route Walk Oisterwijk Forests & Fens
      ( 2 hour) 9 km

      Walk this TOP Scenic Route along the fens and through the forests of Oisterwijk. A different experience every season.

    • Our Monastery Trail: circular tour Sint Agatha

      Our Monastery Trail: circular tour Sint Agatha
      ( 1 hour 40 minutes ) 7.6 km

      The oldest inhabited convent in the Netherlands

    • Van Gogh NP Walking Route Helvoirt

      Van Gogh NP Walking Route Helvoirt
      ( 3 hour 20 minutes ) 15 km

      Discover all the places where Vincent van Gogh lived and worked.

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