La Trappe cycle route - blue

Get to know the beautiful Brabant region and the La Trappe Trappist beers. This bike tour takes you past the most beautiful spots in Oirschot, Oisterwijk and Hilvarenbeek. When it's time for a break, hop off at one of the 65 cafes along the route that feature La Trappe. (In addition to this blue route, there is also a red route.) Forester Frans Kapteijns of Natuurmonumenten gave special extra facts about the nature around this blue La Trappe route especially for RoutesinBrabant.nl: Turkaa"In 1995 a carried out a nature development project. The old meanders, which were still there, were connected to the Reusel. These original meanders had to be excavated first, of course, because they were completely silted up. The forest part is called a brook forest with, among other things, trees as de Wilg en Els." Groot Loo" Groot-Loo is now a hamlet, but the name indicates something else. Loo refers to forest, so there must have been a very large forest here. so nothing of that can be found. However, there are a few striking trees near a number of striking farms. Among other things, Leilinden, but also solitary Dutch lime trees.\\\" Blue Heron"If you cycle through this beautiful landscape, you then you certainly can to encounter a great blue heron. This landscape is also typical for this bird. You can't tell the difference between a male or female; their appearance is identical. Great blue herons hunt for food alone, but live together in breeding colonies. These can sometimes be found in tall trees in the middle of a city. But of course also in completely remote forest plots. Who knows, you might see one.\\\" For more information, visit: www.routesinbrabant.nl.