Colostrum 4-leaf clover - Bels Frietje

In this route we drive via the beautiful Hilvarenbeekse Vrijthof through the woods to Roovert. We cross the Belgian border via this old smugglers' route and pass the Roovert chapel. Then continue pedaling and we are in Poppel, where on the main street there is a choice of no fewer than 5 places to eat your favorite'Bel's fries\\\'.
We drive back through the rural areas of Poppel towards the border and Goirle, but earlier we turn off into the woods to cycle back towards Hilvarenbeek via Gorp.

Start and end point:
Café Ome Toon / Extraordinary Visitor Center
Biestsestraat 38c in Biest-Houtakker
(charging of electric bicycle possible)

Sights on your route:

• Vrijthof Hilvarenbeek
• Border
• Chapel Roovert
• Shops on the Border (including the Bierschuur)
• Climbing and adventure forest
• Gorp and Roovert Castle
• st. Joseph Chapel Biest-Houtakker

Rest points:

• Café Ome Toon Biest-Houtakker
• Café\\\'s, Restaurants and Ice Cream Parlor at the Hilvarenbeekse Vrijthof
• Chip shops and cafes in Poppel
• Nature Gate Rovertse Leij
• Restaurant de Nieuwe Hoef in Gorp (note only open on weekends, not on but near the route)
• Restaurant de Eksterhoeve in Biest-Houtakker

This route is suitable for cycling with children and generally has few traffic situations where one must be alert. The roads are quiet or have a separated cycle path. Points that require attention are:

• the part of the route that runs through the center of Hilvarenbeek
• the part of the route that passes through the center of Poppel
• the crossing from Maarle to Grens/Tilburgseweg in Poppel
• the crossing from the Goirlesedijk to the Groot westerwijksestraat

Do you want to get rid of the busy stretch along the Turnhoutsebaan and don't mind cycling a little further (5km)? Then from junction 40 you can also take junctions 51, 55 and 77 and then cycle back towards junction 50 (Gorp).