LF 9 NAP route - Part Flanders

This LF route is the Flemish tail of the Dutch LF 9 NAP route. The route follows a route with a special theme: the North Amsterdam Peil. It follows as faithfully as possible the coastline that would be created if all dikes and dunes were to disappear. This cycling route runs diagonally through the Netherlands over 455 km from Nieuweschans in the far northeast to Breda. South of Breda you will find a connection with the Flemish section LF 9. The route enters Flanders in Meer and runs via Loenhout and Brecht to Zoersel, a route of 50 km. From Loenhout, the LF 9 runs in the bed of the former LF 50'Youth Hostel Route\\\'. Explore the quiet Kempen and enjoy the sun in a glass of Westmalle Trappist beer. From north to south: The first ten kilometers of the route on Flemish soil runs on a car-free cycle path along the Mark, a picturesque river that originates near Turnhout. Then you cycle along allotment roads where only agricultural vehicles are allowed. You come to the edge of the Brechtse heath, but a little further on the Trappist abbey of Westmalle beckons. You only have to go two kilometers off the route to enjoy a double or a triple. In Einhoven (Zoersel) the LF 9 connects with the LF 5 Flanders Cycle Route. The youth hostel of Zoersel is a special stage. You will be welcomed by an enthusiastic team of volunteers. Linked routes From north to south: South of Breda, near Meer, there is a connection with the Dutch route of the LF 9. The LF 9 NAP route overlaps with the St. Jacobs route between Breda (Nl) and Meer (B ). There is also a junction in Zoersel with this route to Compostela. There are several junctions with the Van Gogh route between Terbeek and Brecht. Just past Zoersel there is a connection with the LF 5, northern arm of the Flanders Cycling Route.