Enjoy a day in the Kempen

It is wonderful to cycle through the Kempen around Budel. You will find plenty of natural beauty in this cross-border region. Jump on the saddle for a day of Kempen relaxation.

The wire
At Fietscafé de Hospes you can sit on a terrace before driving into the rural area around Soerendonk. On quiet roads and cycle paths you drive through a mosaic of streams, fields, grasslands, deciduous and coniferous forests and heathlands. In short: variety is an asset! Near junction 216 you come to border post 174. Here is a replica of De Draad, a border barrier built by the Germans during WWI of no less than 332 kilometers along the border between the Netherlands and Belgium.

Kempen-Broek
Also in Belgium you drive many kilometers through the forests and fields. How wonderfully quiet it is here in the border region! Back in the Netherlands you will pass through the Laurabossen and the IJzeren Man, two beautiful nature reserves that are part of Grenspark Kempen-Broek. You also drive through the forest of the Weerter and Budelerbergen. After the Cranendonckse Bos you pass the place where Cranendonck Castle once stood. You drive back to Leenderstrijp via Maarheeze.