German Line Dommel Bridge – Haanwijk Lane (gravel) loop from Schijndel

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Netherlands

North Brabant

Schijndel

German Line Dommel Bridge – Haanwijk Lane (gravel) loop from Schijndel

Moderate

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German Line Dommel Bridge – Haanwijk Lane (gravel) loop from Schijndel

02:59

45.6km

50m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 26.7 km for 50 m

After 27.8 km for 187 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.10 km

Forest path in De Geelders

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The Geelders are located east of Boxtel and north of Liempde. The area consists of hedgerows, deciduous forest with lanes, poplar groves, heather, grassland and fields. The Beekse Waterloop flows in the northeast of the Geelders and flows into the Dommel. Between 1314 and 1802, the Geelders belonged to a large area that was used undivided by the farmers of Boxtel, Sint-Oedenrode, Schijndel and Sint-Michielsgestel: the Soil of Elde or the Vier Gemalen. The name Geelders may have been derived from "money", which means low and wet area. As early as the seventeenth century, the area was used by the Carthusians as a production forest for oak coppice. Today, the De Geelders loam forest is one of the most important wet forest areas in the Netherlands. The languishing trees have created many hollows that provide a shelter or nesting place for tawny owls or stone martens. In the spring, the forest floors covered with millions of forest anemones are a feast for the eyes. De Geelders is home to important populations of the woodcock and honey buzzard. De Geelders is located east of Boxtel. There are two hiking trails in the area. Discover De Geelders from De Groene Poort, the visitor center of Het Groene Woud in Boxtel, or from Winery & Herbs, the visitor center in Schijndel

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10.3 km

Locomotive Duits Lijntje

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Delicious coffee and Brabant geniality!

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11.6 km

German Line Dommel Bridge

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Get off your bike for a while to get on and off the bridge ... cycling well on the plates themselves.

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14.8 km

Path Along the Ontginningskanaal

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Path along the canal, on the other side the A2 and Boxtel

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22.7 km

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Forest

28.3 km

View of Nieuw-Herlaer Castle

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The late fourteenth-century castle was originally located behind the still existing stair tower that was built in the fifteenth century. In front of the tower was a square, surrounded by a wall with embrasures. There was also a fortified gatehouse with a drawbridge here. The whole was surrounded by moats.

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28.4 km

Haanwijk Lane (gravel)

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Beautiful lane from Herlaar castle; also easy to do with a racing bike, only a few hundred meters of gravel.

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28.8 km

Haanwijk Estate

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Haanwijk is approximately 110 hectares in size and includes a country house, a bakery, a ferry house and farms. Several buildings are on the National Monuments List.

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36.2 km