Cycle route through the Laura forests
Budel, Stramproy, Weert
Originally an area of heathland and drifting sand, conifers were planted here from 1900 for the production of mine timber. The Lauramines, named after the wife of the mine founder, was a coal mine. In coal mines, a lot of softwood was used to support underground building structures. The timber was transported along the canal. The oldest trees are furthest from the canal and date from 1925. The forest consisted mainly of Scots pine, Douglas fir and Corsican pine. In 1997, Natuurmonumenten took over management of the forest and planted deciduous trees. Thus, it has now become a more natural, diverse and colourful forest. But you cycle through more nature! Between against the Belgian border is the Wijffelterbroek nature reserve. This used to be a swampy area that you could not cross with any possibility, but in the early twentieth century reclamation of this area started. As a result, you can walk there beautifully nowadays. The varied vegetation also attracts varied animal species, such as the alpine newt, kingfisher, reed bunting and unusual butterflies. Finally, you cycle past one of the showpieces of the Limburg Landscape: the Stamprooierbroek. This area too was once a large swamp. The Abeek, which now forms the national border between the Netherlands and Belgium, used to flow through the land up to a kilometre wide. Together with the nearby Hasselterbroek and the Zig, Stamprooierbroek forms more than 400 hectares of contiguous nature! In these natural forests, there is no human intervention, allowing nature to take its own course. With this cycle route, you will enjoy the natural beauty on and even a little bit over the Belgian border.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: , 6021 KB Cranendonck | 53 KM | |
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From
80
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12
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1344 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head west on Dammerstraat | 747 M | ||
| Turn right onto Cranendoncklaan | 519 M | ||
| Turn left onto Toom | 78 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
215
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1098 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head west on Asbroekweg | 895 M | ||
| Turn right onto Toomstraat | 203 M | ||
| You are now at section 215 | 0 M | ||
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From
215
to
542
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2111 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head east on Mulk | 260 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Mulk | 930 M | ||
| Turn right onto Keunenlaan (N71) | 21 M | ||
| Turn left onto Altaarhoeve | 349 M | ||
| Turn left onto Korte Schootstraat | 87 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schootstraat | 110 M | ||
| Turn left onto Erkstraat | 354 M | ||
| You are now at section 542 | 0 M | ||
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From
542
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223
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1500 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head south on Erkstraat | 789 M | ||
| Turn left onto Locht | 463 M | ||
| Turn left | 248 M | ||
| You are now at section 223 | 0 M | ||
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From
223
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210
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3813 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head west on Fabrieksstraat | 166 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 27 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Turn left | 18 M | ||
| Turn left | 3.4 KM | ||
| Turn right | 14 M | ||
| Turn right | 195 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hamonterweg (N76) | 37 M | ||
| You are now at section 210 | 0 M | ||
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From
210
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75
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4052 M | 4.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hamonterweg (N76) | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kempenstraat | 2.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
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85
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7387 M | 7.4 KM | |
| Head southeast | 231 M | ||
| Turn right | 643 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn left | 61 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.9 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Vetpeelweg | 408 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Delbroekweg | 39 M | ||
| Turn right | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Pruiskesweg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
86
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974 M | 1 KM | |
| Head east on Stramproyergrensweg | 974 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
to
45
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1213 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Heltenbosdijk | 662 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Heltenbosdijk | 551 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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From
45
to
44
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4404 M | 4.4 KM | |
| Head north on Heltenbosdijk | 2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Bocholterweg | 41 M | ||
| Turn right onto Herenvennenweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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From
44
to
77
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2046 M | 2 KM | |
| Head east on Voorhoeveweg | 364 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Voorhoeveweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 77 | 0 M | ||
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From
77
to
40
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1957 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northwest on IJzerenmanweg | 116 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kazernelaan | 606 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Kazernelaan | 18 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Kazernelaan | 601 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kazernelaan | 144 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Louis Regoutstraat | 434 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Louis Regoutstraat | 38 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
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41
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252 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head east on Louis Regoutstraat | 93 M | ||
| Continue onto Louis Regoutstraat | 159 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
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50
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335 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head north on Louis Regoutstraat | 4 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Parallelweg | 54 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Parallelweg | 16 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Driesveldlaan | 261 M | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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From
50
to
53
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862 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Wilhelminasingel | 862 M | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
to
52
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412 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Kasteelsingel | 404 M | ||
| Keep left onto Kasteelsingel | 8 M | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
to
51
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104 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head north | 2 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Eindhovenseweg | 25 M | ||
| Continue straight | 40 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordkade | 37 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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From
51
to
69
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4773 M | 4.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Noordkade | 302 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oude Hushoverweg | 183 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Oude Hushoverweg | 49 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 344 M | ||
| Turn left | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Knoopkruid | 83 M | ||
| Turn right onto Pluimgierst | 68 M | ||
| Turn left onto Maasenweg | 171 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sint Donatuskapelstraat | 287 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rietstraat | 108 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rietstraat | 12 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Rietstraat | 431 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hushoverheggen | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
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76
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6347 M | 6.3 KM | |
| Head south on Hoogbosweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Opdendijk | 374 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Opdendijk | 34 M | ||
| Make a sharp right onto Groothulsterweg | 745 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hulsterdijk | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Maarheezerhuttendijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
10
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3293 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head west on Geuzendijk | 3.2 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 61 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
to
43
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1958 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southwest | 25 M | ||
| Turn left | 15 M | ||
| Turn right onto Randweg-Zuid | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Fabrieksstraat | 19 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schutshoeve-straat | 823 M | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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From
43
to
2
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1317 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Heuvel | 720 M | ||
| Turn left onto Klein-Schoot | 244 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dwarsstraat | 353 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
80
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1422 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head north on Grootschoterweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Grootschoterweg | 261 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit | 67 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
to
80
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45 M | 0 KM | |
| Head east | 45 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M |