Tour of Leenderbos, Weerterbos and Weerterbergen

Your cycling route starts a stone's throw from De Achelse Kluis Abbey. Throw some Trappist beers in the trunk for tonight! Then you cycle straight into the Leenderbos. This nature reserve is mainly planted with Scots pine for mining, but you will also see heathland, fens, drifting dunes and winding paths. After a while, the meadows of the Soerendonks Goor appear, a swampy nature reserve that you cycle past. In Soerendonk you get off for a cup of coffee at the beautiful café De Bout. A little later you enter the Weerterbos, one of the few truly old forests in the area. A group of red deer live here, and from the lookout tower you can see them especially beautifully around dusk. You cycle back via the Weerter and Budelerbergen.