Cycle route across the Vrachelse Heide
Oosterhout, Dongen, Dorst
Sandwiched between the Markkanaal, the Wilhelminakanaal and Oosterhout is the Vrachelse Heide. Although the name suggests it is a large heathland area, it consists mainly of coniferous forest with remnants of heathland and drift sand areas here and there. Archaeological finds indicate that people have lived here since 3000 BC. Only since the year 1000 did heathland form in this area, which was fully exploited by farmers. In the 16th and 17th centuries, so much so that the vegetation disappeared and drifting sands formed. The farmers decided to plant trees back, so that the dry sand would not blow into the villages. That is why you now find many deciduous trees among the coniferous forests, especially in the eastern part. Go back in time yourself. Near Dongen, along the Wilhelmina Canal, there is an Iron Age farmhouse. Every Saturday afternoon (from April to October), life in the Iron Age comes to life here. The Vrachelse Heide is home to a number of rare plant and animal species. For instance, the grassbell and heather purple grow here, and you might encounter the tree falcon, collared redstart, pied flycatcher and green and black woodpecker. Besides the Vrachelse Heide, you will also pass the beautiful De Leemputten nature reserve on this route. In short, this cycle route is full of nature!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Ketenbaan , 4903 RX Oosterhout | 35.8 KM | |
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From
51
to
52
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2498 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Ketenbaan | 26 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vijf Eikenweg | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ketenbaan | 418 M | ||
| Turn right onto Steenovensebaan | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
to
30
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2698 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head east on Steenovensebaan | 13 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dongenseweg | 886 M | ||
| Continue straight | 96 M | ||
| Continue onto Hespelpad | 499 M | ||
| Continue straight | 814 M | ||
| Continue onto Spaarnelaan | 96 M | ||
| Turn left | 18 M | ||
| Continue onto Doelstraat | 276 M | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
to
3
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680 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head west on Groenstraat | 680 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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From
3
to
4
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3161 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Middellaan | 32 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Middellaan | 745 M | ||
| Turn left | 19 M | ||
| Turn left onto Heistraat | 16 M | ||
| Turn right onto Heikantsestraat | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Hoogstraat | 601 M | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
2
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3024 M | 3 KM | |
| Head west on Hoogstraat | 459 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Hoogstraat | 50 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 19 M | ||
| Turn left | 20 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ridderstraat | 318 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Ridderstraat | 118 M | ||
| Turn right onto Keiweg | 267 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Braak | 88 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on De Braak | 63 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on De Braak | 77 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on De Braak | 26 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on De Braak | 67 M | ||
| Turn right onto Arendstraat | 194 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Laan | 121 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Janstraat | 150 M | ||
| Turn right onto Prins Frederikstraat | 161 M | ||
| Turn right | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| Turn left | 44 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Strijenstraat | 263 M | ||
| Turn left onto Van Liedekerkestraat | 465 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
91
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1833 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Wilhelminalaan | 9 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bredaseweg | 7 M | ||
| Continue onto Bredaseweg | 119 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Bredaseweg | 407 M | ||
| Turn right | 56 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bredaseweg | 223 M | ||
| Continue straight | 70 M | ||
| Continue onto Bredaseweg | 859 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 26 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oude Bredasebaan | 57 M | ||
| You are now at section 91 | 0 M | ||
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From
91
to
92
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3740 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Oude Bredasebaan | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Oude Bredasebaan | 164 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Vrachelseheide | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right | 469 M | ||
| Turn left | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Pannenhuisstraat | 16 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bergsebaan | 445 M | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M | ||
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From
92
to
75
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2667 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head west on Markkanaal Zuid | 15 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Markkanaal Zuid | 2.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 99 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hartelweg | 86 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
77
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1461 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head south on Hartelweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hartelweg | 303 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwe Bredase Baan | 42 M | ||
| You are now at section 77 | 0 M | ||
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From
77
to
79
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1168 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head south on Nieuwe Bredase Baan | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 79 | 0 M | ||
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From
79
to
78
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1319 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head south on Terheijdenseweg | 44 M | ||
| Turn left onto Groenedijk | 37 M | ||
| Turn left onto Terheijdenseweg | 3 M | ||
| Turn right onto Groenedijk | 298 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 56 M | ||
| Turn left | 22 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vlaanderenstraat | 47 M | ||
| Turn right onto Deinzestraat | 466 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zandhovenstraat | 110 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zandhovenstraat | 236 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
to
20
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1833 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head east on Jacob Franckaertstraat | 5 M | ||
| Turn right | 36 M | ||
| Continue onto David 't Kindtstraat | 63 M | ||
| Continue straight | 10 M | ||
| Continue onto Groenedijk | 44 M | ||
| Continue straight | 113 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Doornboslaan | 704 M | ||
| Turn right | 3 M | ||
| Turn left onto Doornboslaan | 42 M | ||
| Turn left | 3 M | ||
| Turn right onto Doornboslaan | 810 M | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
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From
20
to
22
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5569 M | 5.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Doornboslaan | 22 M | ||
| Continue onto Teteringsedijk | 445 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Teteringsedijk | 84 M | ||
| Turn left | 8 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Teteringsedijk | 319 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Teteringsedijk | 43 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Teteringsedijk | 78 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Teteringsedijk | 367 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tilburgseweg | 33 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oosterhoutseweg | 208 M | ||
| Turn right onto Parallelweg | 639 M | ||
| Turn right onto Posthoorn | 494 M | ||
| Turn right onto Galgestraat | 40 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 430 M | ||
| Continue onto Cadettenkamp | 396 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Fietspad Dongense Baan | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
34
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1186 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kalbergseweg | 671 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoevestraat | 515 M | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
to
24
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1312 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hoevestraat | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 24 | 0 M | ||
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From
24
to
51
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1672 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head northeast | 8 M | ||
| Continue onto Ketenbaan | 1.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 30 M | ||
| Continue onto Vijf Eikenweg | 24 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M |