CYCLING ROUTE · NORTH BRABANT
Cycling Route Maashorst and Verborgen Raam Valley
Cycle through a robust natural landscape of expansive forests, blooming heathlands, tranquil fens, and open plains, where you can truly experience the authentic Brabant countryside.
The Landscape
De Maashorst, spanning more than 3,500 hectares, is the largest contiguous nature reserve in North Brabant. Ridges and depressions shape the terrain, creating a varied mosaic of dry sandy soils, open heathland, forest edges, and hidden fens. In the wilderness area, nature is given extra space, and large grazers such as wisents, tauros cattle, and Exmoor ponies roam freely, giving the landscape an almost wild character.
The Verborgen Raam Valley offers a gentle contrast, with waterways, ponds, flower-rich meadows, and lush greenery surrounding estates and historic elements. The Raam winds quietly through the landscape like a blue ribbon, connecting nature and heritage along the route. Together, Maashorst and the Verborgen Raam Valley create a varied cycling experience, combining rugged nature, peaceful farmland, and intimate waterside landscapes.
What You'll Discover Along the Way
Forests and Heaths
Quiet coniferous forests and light deciduous woodland alternate with open heathland, sandy trails, and juniper scrub, creating a rugged natural setting with wide horizons.
Estates and Heritage
Old farmsteads, tree-lined lanes, historic hamlets, small chapels, and traces of traditional land use reveal the Brabant heritage woven into the surrounding nature.
Polders and Farmlands
Fields, meadows, and neatly defined plots unfold around the edges of Maashorst, creating a peaceful rural landscape where open views alternate with sheltered country lanes.
Rivers and Streams
The Raam and its tributaries wind through the Verborgen Raam Valley, passing reed beds, damp meadows, ponds, and small wetlands, with wooden bridges and winding stream bends adding to the intimate waterside atmosphere.
Virtual Cycling Through the Maashorst and Verborgen Raam Valley
Virtually cycle through the Maashorst and Verborgen Raam Valley, with expansive forests, open heathlands, tranquil fens and the gently meandering Raam. Enjoy a varied landscape of sandy trails, flower rich meadows, ponds and lush waterside nature, right from home.
Experience the route from home with virtual cycling.
Route Map and Cycling Junctions
Start and finish at cycling junction 17 on the Schaijkseweg in Herpen. Because this is a circular route, you can also start at one of the other cycling junctions along the route.
Route Details
Along the way: several options for a coffee break or lunch.
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