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.

    • 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 Glowing One cycle route

      The Glowing One cycle route
      ( 2 hour 30 minutes ) 30 km

      The story of the cursed Eersel landowner

    • 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...

    • The White Fox

      The White Fox
      ( 4 hour 25 minutes ) 53 km

      Cat-and-mouse game in the Kempen

    • Cycle route: Culinary tradition and trendy bites

      Cycle route: Culinary tradition and trendy bites
      ( 2 hour 10 minutes ) 25.8 km

      Discover how culinary tradition and new food concepts go hand in hand in and around ‘s-Hertogenbosch. This route takes you through the medieval cen...

    • 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...

    • Animal adventures in the Maasheggen

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

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

    • Liberation route Landerd

      Liberation route Landerd
      ( 3 hour 45 minutes ) 45 km

      This route is located in the municipality of Landerd for the most part. Here, airports, crashed aircraft and Operation Market Garden play an import...

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Tour of the monastery in Velp

      Tour of the monastery in Velp
      ( 2 hour 40 minutes ) 11.9 km

      This monastery tour shows where the religious Brabant and the embattled Brabant meet.

    • Our Monastery Trail Stage 4 Megen - Velp

      Our Monastery Trail Stage 4 Megen - Velp
      ( 4 hour 25 minutes ) 20 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...

    • Walking stage 2 : Pelt - Dommelen | The Dommelpad Watermill Route

      Walking stage 2 : Pelt - Dommelen | The Dommelpad Watermill Route
      ( 5 hour 6 minutes ) 23 km

      Walk from Pelt - Dommelen on this watermill stage of the Dommelpad.

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