Cycle route The legend of the Cursed Letter
Kaatsheuvel, Loon op Zand, Loonse en Drunense Duinen
Everyone knows him: the Post Coachman, loyal to his code of honour and delivering every letter. One day he meets a young baroness with an enchanting singing voice at the White Castle. She is waiting for the score for her performance at the music competition of the Abbey of Capelle. But the Post Coachman fears the worst. Not long ago he delivered a mysterious letter to a musician, who screamed in mortal terror after reading it: “Whoever sees this score is cursed forever. This is the Danse Macabre, or the Dance of Death!” On 10 October 1876 the Post Coachman stands ready for his round with his horses Stampvoet and Nightmare, when the dark figure appears again with a letter for the baroness. He flees but the letter eventually ends up on his coach. According to his code of honour he must deliver it... but his heart says otherwise. To protect the baroness he breaks his promise and flees with the letter. His coach races through forests and sand until the figure catches up with him. The coach overturns, letters swirl in the wind and the battle for the cursed letter erupts. Who will seize it first: the Post Coachman, the Unnameable, or you? Cycle the route, uncover the mystery… but beware: one glance at the score, and you are lost! You are cycling in the area around the Efteling. The nature surrounding this theme park is just as enchanting as the park itself. Cycle on to the Loonse and Drunense Duinen where you ride through vast forests and rolling sand dunes and discover the lively centre of Kaatsheuvel.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Eftelingsestraat , 5171 RP Kaatsheuvel | 17.7 KM | |
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From
52
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55
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784 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head west on Eftelingsestraat | 784 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
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53
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457 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Dodenauweg | 373 M | ||
| Keep right onto Dodenauweg | 63 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Europalaan | 21 M | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
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51
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1190 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head north | 20 M | ||
| Turn left | 19 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Marktstraat | 938 M | ||
| Turn left onto Peperstraat | 213 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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From
51
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23
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1529 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east on Hoofdstraat | 259 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofdstraat | 120 M | ||
| Turn left onto Roestenbergstraat | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 23 | 0 M | ||
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From
23
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22
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1491 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast | 24 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 13 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto van Haestrechtstraat | 208 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on van Haestrechtstraat | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
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32
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1672 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Waalwijksebaan | 74 M | ||
| Turn right onto Roestelbergseweg | 9 M | ||
| Turn left onto Waalwijksebaan | 618 M | ||
| Turn left | 9 M | ||
| Turn right onto Waalwijksebaan | 113 M | ||
| Continue straight | 849 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
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36
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3536 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head northeast | 3.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Pelgrimsweg | 109 M | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
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41
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1377 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head west on Pelgrimsweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Loonsehoek | 82 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
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37
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1579 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head west on Kloosterstraat | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Oranjeplein | 66 M | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
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12
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808 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head west on Oranjeplein | 93 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Kerkstraat | 288 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Bergstraat | 418 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bergstraat | 9 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
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11
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2420 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Heideweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
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52
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812 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Eftelingsestraat | 812 M | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M |