Liberation route | Battle of the Schelde
Bergen op Zoom, Huijbergen, Woensdrecht
The Liberation Routes Brabant are eight cycle routes, spread throughout the province, that take you along the stories of World War II and the liberation. Cycle along the area where, from September to November 1944, the largest operation on Dutch soil took place: the Battle of the Schelde. The aim was to capture the Scheldt estuary so that the Allies could use the port of Antwerp to supply their armies. In fact, Antwerp had already been liberated, but the area from the Scheldt to the city had not yet been liberated. Five weeks of fighting for this area included amphibious landings and attacks on open ground. It became one of the most difficult battles of the war, won by the Canadian, Polish and British armies. The original Canadian Sherman tank and the Germans' tank trench are visible reminders on this route. Visit the fields of honour near Bergen op Zoom and pause for a moment at the monuments you will see more along the way.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Plantagebaan , 4725 AC Roosendaal | 39.3 KM | |
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From
84
to
1
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622 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southeast | 622 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
28
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2892 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head south on Schouwenbaan | 23 M | ||
| Turn left | 2.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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From
28
to
27
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779 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hollandsedreef | 213 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hollandsedreef | 451 M | ||
| Continue onto Hollandsedreef | 115 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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From
27
to
81
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2175 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hollandsedreef | 908 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Vleetweg | 856 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Schouwenbaan | 411 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
30
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1544 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Kriekendreef | 422 M | ||
| Turn left | 339 M | ||
| Continue onto Plantagebaan | 783 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
to
37
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2409 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head west on Weg naar Wouw | 23 M | ||
| Turn left onto Weg naar Wouw | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Overbergseweg | 6 M | ||
| Turn right onto Weg naar Wouw | 945 M | ||
| Turn right onto Boomstraat | 123 M | ||
| Turn left onto Boomstraat | 132 M | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
to
36
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2439 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Westerstraat | 777 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Westerstraat | 24 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Westerstraat | 319 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Westerstraat | 6 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
to
38
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1421 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head south | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn right onto Groene Papegaai | 1.4 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 12 M | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
to
22
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2029 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Putseweg | 947 M | ||
| Turn left | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Putseweg | 608 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Putseweg | 241 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Van der Meulenplein | 211 M | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
52
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1718 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Ossendrechtseweg | 14 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 91 M | ||
| Turn right onto Scheldeweg | 419 M | ||
| Turn left onto Onderstal | 807 M | ||
| Turn left onto Marktje | 20 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Marktje | 37 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dorpsstraat | 330 M | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
to
21
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447 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west on Dorpsstraat | 447 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
32
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2209 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head west on Dorpsstraat | 171 M | ||
| Continue onto Langeweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Reimerswaalweg | 279 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
to
78
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2857 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head north on Spoorbaan | 913 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Beukendreef | 356 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vossenweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
to
76
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4519 M | 4.5 KM | |
| Head west on Fianestraat | 953 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 246 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Beatrixpad | 225 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Polderpad | 276 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lodijkepad | 41 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zeldijkepad | 312 M | ||
| Continue straight | 18 M | ||
| Continue onto De Boulevard | 8 M | ||
| Turn left | 44 M | ||
| Turn right | 211 M | ||
| Turn left | 824 M | ||
| Turn left onto Het Retranchement | 706 M | ||
| Continue onto Zuid-Westsingel | 493 M | ||
| Keep right onto Westersingel | 160 M | ||
| Turn right onto Steenbergsestraat | 3 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
83
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1436 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Steenbergsestraat | 235 M | ||
| Continue onto Fortuinstraat | 178 M | ||
| Turn left onto Grote Markt | 43 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoogstraat | 34 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 287 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wassenaarstraat | 640 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Wouwsestraatweg | 19 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
82
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227 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head north on Buitenvest | 16 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wouwsestraatweg | 5 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Buitenvest | 206 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
to
88
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2261 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Oude Zoompad | 1.3 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 191 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vredenburg | 793 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
to
14
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628 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Bemmelenberg | 628 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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From
14
to
75
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711 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Bergsebaan | 169 M | ||
| Turn left | 241 M | ||
| Continue onto Gareelbrug | 33 M | ||
| Turn left | 170 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Gareelweg | 98 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
15
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450 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Gareelweg | 450 M | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
to
16
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3074 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head east on Mastendreef | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Zoomweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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From
16
to
17
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1146 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head east on Zoomweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
to
84
|
1286 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southeast on Zoomweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
to
84
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18 M | 0 KM | |
| Head southeast on Zoomweg | 7 M | ||
| Continue straight | 11 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M |
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