Cycling route in the Wijchen area
Wijchen, Hernen, Bergharen
If you just want to go for a nice bike ride and get off every now and then for an interesting sight, this cycle route near Wijchen in Gelderland comes highly recommended. You will cycle through Bergharen and Horssen nature reserve, where the vast green foothills of river dunes and woodland are home to rich biodiversity. This was once home to Western Europe's largest badger sett, but due to various factors such as intensive agriculture and the arrival of a motocross track, the badger population declined noticeably in the late 20th century. Through efforts like the planting of forests and hedgerows aimed at promoting natural values, the badgers returned! But the efforts also benefited other fauna. At the visitor centre Land van de Heerlijkheden, you can gather information about the delights of the Land of Maas and Waal. After this visit, you will recognise the delicacies on the route and understand how they were created. Besides nature and delicacies, the fortified town of Ravenstein is also mighty fine to cycle through. To visit this North Brabant fortified town, you must first cross the Meuse river. Founded in 1360 around the castle of Walraven of Valkenburg, the town is full of history. Traces of its tumultuous (military) past can be seen everywhere in Ravenstein. So variety trumps this route through two provinces. But if you want to see much more, just choose some more stops from the list we selected for you. We also found two mills, a castle, a castle ruin and a beautiful work of art in this interesting region. So pick your dismounting tip and hop on your bike! Note! On this route, you will use the Demen-Batenburg ferry. Always check the sailing times before you set off. If the ferry does not sail, you can shorten the route and cycle straight from node 87 to node 69, or vice versa if you cycle the route in the other direction.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Maasbandijk , 6606 KB Wijchen | 39.1 KM | |
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From
80
to
81
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2397 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Maasbandijk | 4 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.3 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Maasdijk | 511 M | ||
| Keep right onto Maasdijk | 555 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
85
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2601 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hoeveweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Torenstraat | 412 M | ||
| Turn left onto Houtsestraat | 725 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Houtsestraat | 95 M | ||
| Turn right onto Torenstraat | 351 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
74
|
2284 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Torenstraat | 144 M | ||
| Turn right onto Het Pedaal | 598 M | ||
| Turn left onto Gamertseweg | 388 M | ||
| Turn left onto Woordsesteeg | 288 M | ||
| Turn right onto Balgoijseweg | 274 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 11 M | ||
| Turn left | 22 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuiderdreef | 23 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Zuiderdreef | 536 M | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
to
88
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1336 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head north | 404 M | ||
| Turn right onto Meerdreef | 362 M | ||
| Turn left onto Elckerlycweg | 460 M | ||
| Turn left onto Meester van Coothlaan | 110 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
to
64
|
574 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Meester van Coothlaan | 567 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stationslaan | 7 M | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
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From
64
to
66
|
2117 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Stationslaan | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Westerdreef | 302 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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From
66
to
67
|
3470 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head north on Westerdreef | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left | 35 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hof van Hagevoort | 30 M | ||
| Continue straight | 129 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Leurseweg | 940 M | ||
| Turn right onto Van Balverenlaan; van Balverenlaan | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
to
68
|
2034 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Meerenburg | 882 M | ||
| Continue onto Dassenloop | 543 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Tunnelpad | 350 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Loffertweg | 128 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 131 M | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
71
|
1367 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Dorpsstraat | 714 M | ||
| Keep right onto Dorpsstraat | 113 M | ||
| Continue onto Diepestraat | 13 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stompendijk | 527 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
72
|
774 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Stompendijk | 614 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Stompendijk | 99 M | ||
| Turn right onto Wijksestraat | 61 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
90
|
1121 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Wijksestraat | 61 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 355 M | ||
| Turn right onto Molenweg | 705 M | ||
| You are now at section 90 | 0 M | ||
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From
90
to
91
|
1594 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Elzendweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 91 | 0 M | ||
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From
91
to
92
|
1822 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hoekgraaf | 97 M | ||
| Turn left | 78 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kortendijk | 288 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bredeweg | 147 M | ||
| Turn right onto Strengstraat | 110 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Strengstraat | 952 M | ||
| Turn right onto Herenstraat | 150 M | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
36
|
1632 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Meleveldsestraat | 314 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Meleveldsestraat | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
to
70
|
1986 M | 2 KM | |
| Head east on Breekwagen | 834 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oude Schaarsestraat | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
73
|
2613 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head west on Bergharensestraat | 1.8 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Hoefweg | 111 M | ||
| Turn right onto Touwslagersbaan | 316 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoppenhofstraat | 87 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hoppenhofstraat | 156 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stadswal | 159 M | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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From
73
to
1
|
911 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head southwest on Molendijk | 167 M | ||
| Turn left onto Veerstraat | 24 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Veerstraat | 74 M | ||
| Take the ferry Veer Batenburg - Demen (Batenburg - Demen) | 307 M | ||
| Continue straight onto Demense Veerstraat | 339 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
41
|
1472 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
18
|
1126 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head south | 962 M | ||
| Turn left onto Maasdijk | 164 M | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
to
2
|
770 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Maasdijk | 770 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
87
|
3094 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Veersingel | 556 M | ||
| Turn left | 165 M | ||
| Turn left | 25 M | ||
| Turn left onto Langakker | 305 M | ||
| Turn left onto Fietspad A50 Oost | 1.6 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Ekenseweg | 90 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 251 M | ||
| Turn right onto Maasbandijk | 117 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
86
|
1162 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Maasbandijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
to
80
|
811 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Maasbandijk | 792 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Maasbandijk | 15 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Maasbandijk | 4 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M |