1194881 Tour of Cuijk and Maasheggen

Your cycling route starts at IJs & Spijs in Haps, one of the best ice cream parlors in the Netherlands. And that in a tiny village in Brabant! In Haps you will see the neo-Gothic St. Nicholas Church from 1899. Further on you will pass the Mariamolen, a monumental hexagonal flour mill from 1802. Then the St. Martin's Church and the solitary medieval church tower of Cuijk come closer and closer. Cycling along the Maas is wonderful. In the eighteenth century, fishermen complained that their nets got stuck here on objects at the bottom of the Meuse: this turned out to be a Roman bridge. You will also find the unique Maasheggen landscape here with its centuries-old oaks and hawthorns. You cycle back through a series of nature reserves. In the Sint Anthonisbos it is quiet driving between Scots pines and deciduous trees.

NB; At the starting point you can use the parking lot on the church square (80/90 places).

Directions

#	Description	Distance
	IJs & Spijs (Burgemeester van Hultenstraat, 5443 AP, Cuijk, North Brabant, The Netherlands)	0.00 km
74	74 (Cuijkseweg, 5443PA, Cuijk, North Brabant, The Netherlands)	1.26 km
	Maria Molen (Mariamolen, 5443PA, Cuijk, North Brabant, The Netherlands)	1.28 km
71	71 (5431HD, Cuijk, North Brabant, The Netherlands)	4.73 km
	Exporumstier (Odiliadijk, 5431 HW, Cuijk, North Brabant, The Netherlands)	5.05 km
	Jan van Cuijk (Jan van Cuijk, 5431 HJ, Cuijk, North Brabant, The Netherlands)	5.28 km

Pause places

IJs & Spijs

Burgemeester van Hultenstraat 1a
5443 AP Cuijk
http://www.ijsenspijs.nl

IJs & Spijs is one of the best ice cream parlors in the Netherlands. Enjoyment is central here, relax and wonder in a tiny village in Brabant, in Haps. Ice cream and chocolate are made here with passion and love, usually slightly different from all the others. The Master Ice Cream Maker is better known here as an ice cream wizard. Haps is a nice base or stopover in the triangle Cuijk, Mill and Boxmeer, in Northeast Brabant. A beautiful and authentic area to explore by bike or on foot!

Sights

Maria Molen

Mariamolen
5443PA Cuijk
http://www.allemolens.nl

The most famous windmill type in the Netherlands. Windmills were not only used to produce flour from cereals, but also for draining polder areas. Natural energy. The most famous windmills can be found in Kinderdijk, which have truly been set up as a polder model. A must see!

Exporumstier

Odiliadijk
5431 HW Cuijk

In 1958 Brussels was the scene of the World Exhibition. The logo of this is the Atomium, nine connected spheres that together represent an iron molecule, but enlarged 165 billion times. Another "remainder" of the Brussels Expo '58 is Exporum, a steel bull.

Jan van Cuijk

Jan van Cuijk 4
5431 HJ Cuijk
http://www.molencuijk.nl/

This flour mill was built in 1860 and is used to produce flour from cereals.

Erfgoedcentrum Nederlands Kloosterleven

24
5435 XD Cuijk
http://erfgoedkloosterleven.nl

This monastery is the only medieval monastery in the Netherlands that is still in function. Crosiers have been living and working here since 1371. The Heritage Center for Dutch Monastery Life has been located in part of the monastery since 2006. The Heritage Center preserves the archives, publications and historical objects of more than 100 orders and congregations from all over the country. You will also find the centuries-old library of the Crosier Monastery itself here. In addition, there is an annually changing exhibition about Dutch monastic life in and around the monastery church. The beautiful 18th-century garden of the monastery contains a spiritual route with texts from different monastery traditions.

Sluizencomplex Sambeek

5836 BB Boxmeer

The weir and lock complex of Sambeek is located on the border of the provinces of North Brabant and Limburg. The impressive complex was completed in 1929 and comprises two small locks and a large lock in addition to the weir. The weir and the lock complex were built from the beginning of the 20th century to make the Maas more navigable for ships.

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