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Steep Descent – The Balloon Column loop from Ysselsteyn

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Netherlands

Limburg

Venray

Steep Descent – The Balloon Column loop from Ysselsteyn

Moderate

4.4

(12)

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Steep Descent – The Balloon Column loop from Ysselsteyn

02:10

30.4km

30m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.52 km

Steep Descent

Highlight • Climb

Short department, not dangerous or difficult at all

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9.97 km

Forest trail with heather in the Netherlands

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This area is incredibly beautiful.

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11.2 km

Picnic Area at Gemeentebossen Venray

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Here you can take a nice break and study the map of the various trails.

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11.2 km

The Balloon Column

Highlight • Monument

Here you are standing at a special piece of history and the oldest aviation monument in the Netherlands. In 1871, a French balloon landed here that had risen a little …

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16.3 km

Ballonzuilbossen

Nature Reserve

27.7 km

Kempkensberg

Nature Reserve

30.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

5.43 km

3.62 km

2.62 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.4 km

7.30 km

883 m

754 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 15 July

29°C

16°C

0 %

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Steep Descent – The Balloon Column loop from Ysselsteyn

Steep Descent

Forest trail with heather in the Netherlands

Picnic Area at Gemeentebossen Venray

The Balloon Column

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