Jan van Gorp cycle route Hilvarenbeek | Myths & Legends

In the sixteenth century a 'child prodigy' was born in Hilvarenbeek. Johannes Goropius Becanus, also called Jan van Gorp. Jan had an enormous talent for languages, a great intuition and a lot of knowledge of nature. He combined that knowledge with feeling and found... the EARTHLY PARADISE. Discover the story of Jan van Gorp in Hilvarenbeek, where you can enjoy the beautiful nature, centuries-old buildings, fun climbing forests and good food on one of the many terraces.

This cycling route starts at De Vrijthof in Hilvarenbeek and is a total of 15.5 km long. The cycling route is 10 km and the connecting walking route is 5.5 km. You can find this walking route here . To start the walking route, first cycle to bicycle junction 50. From there you can cycle to De Nieuwe Hoef to park your bicycle. From here, walk to walking junction 92. After your walk, get back on your bike and cycle back to cycle junction 50. Here the cycle route continues towards the end point.

Get off and discover...

Complete your cycling adventure and be surprised along the route by special products, promotions and packages dedicated to this route.

• Goropius pastry from De Nieuwe Hoef
• Jan van Gorp spelled pancake flour from Molen de Doornboom and De Heemtuin
• Paradise of Gorp van Zinin

About this route

This cycling and walking route was created by VisitBrabant Routebureau. The route has been plotted via the Brabant cycling and walking junction system. Simply cycle and walk from one numbered junction to the next. Arrows show you the way between the nodes. At the starting point of this route you will find ample parking and catering facilities. Is something wrong with the route signage? Please let us know via visitbrabant.com/meldpunt . You can also call 0800-4050050 (free).

Roadmap

View this route page on your phone or download the GPX file. Do you want to travel with a paper map? A route brochure is available for this theme route, download it here .

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