Jan van Gorp walking route Hilvarenbeek | Myths & Legends

In the sixteenth century, a 'child prodigy' was born in Hilvarenbeek. Johannes Goropius Becanus, also known as 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 delicious food on one of the many terraces.

This walking route starts at junction 92 and is 15.5 km long in total. The accompanying cycle route is 10 km and the walking route 5.5 km. You can find the cycle route here . To start the walking route, first cycle to cycle junction 50. From there you can cycle to De Nieuwe Hoef to park your bike. 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.

Step 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 spelt 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 was set out using the Brabant cycling and walking junction system. Simply cycle and walk from one numbered junction to another. Arrows show you the way between the junctions. At the starting point of this route you will find ample parking and catering facilities. Is there something wrong with the signposting of the route? 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 set off with a paper map? A route brochure is available for this theme route, download it here .

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