Cycle route through three special villages
Duizel, Wintelre, Knegsel
This cycle route takes you through three special villages: Duizel, Wintelre and Knegsel. Knegsel is mentioned in documents dating back to 1281, but there are so many burial mounds and urn fields in the area that many people must have lived here in prehistoric times. These sites are listed in the national register of monuments as archaeological monuments. The village was heavily plundered by French troops in the 17th century, resulting in the village being rebuilt slightly more to the east. Many burial mounds and urn fields have also been found in Wintelre which prove that people lived here in prehistoric times. Wintelre has achieved two world records thanks to the efforts of almost all its inhabitants: in the Guinness Book of Records they are listed with the longest clothesline (in 2000, the clothesline was 24,741 metres long) and the longest balloon line in the world (in 2010, a 5,040 metre line with 56,400 balloons). There are writings from 1026 where Duizel is mentioned for the first time, then under the name 'Duselam'. Because of the beautiful nature around the village, many nobles came to Duizel in the Middle Ages. The village used to have a castle, but unfortunately this has not been preserved. Since the 17th century, the so-called Sint Janstrossen (bouquets of flowers) were hung above the front doors every year on 24 June, in honour of the birthday of Saint John the Baptist. The bouquets consisted of, among other things, St. John's wort and cornflowers. The bunches were supposed to ensure a good harvest and protection against lightning and diseases. Since 1996, this tradition has been lifted and the local guild holds an annual open-air mass on 24 June. Let yourself be surprised by these three special villages in Brabant, each with their own story.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Dijk 2b, 5521 AX Eersel | 52.2 KM | |
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From
64
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10
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1468 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head north on Markt | 287 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hint | 338 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 63 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hertstraat | 67 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molenweg | 15 M | ||
| Turn right onto Akkerstraat | 173 M | ||
| Turn left | 5 M | ||
| Continue straight | 40 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sergeant Arthur Fraserpad | 480 M | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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From
10
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85
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1648 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head west on Meerstraat | 71 M | ||
| Turn right onto Smitseind | 117 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Groenstraat | 407 M | ||
| Turn right onto Groenstraat | 4 M | ||
| Continue straight | 4 M | ||
| Turn left | 140 M | ||
| Continue onto Hoef | 349 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Hoef | 556 M | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
to
84
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1634 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head north on Hoef | 1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 632 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
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83
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1108 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on De Fluiter | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
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82
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1527 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Grootakker | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
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52
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545 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Jan Smuldersstraat | 82 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Putterstraat | 246 M | ||
| Turn left onto Jan Smuldersstraat | 217 M | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
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51
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562 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Wilhelminalaan | 562 M | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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From
51
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30
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3693 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Braak | 505 M | ||
| Turn left onto Buikheide | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 30 | 0 M | ||
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From
30
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49
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2370 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head northeast on Rouwven | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 49 | 0 M | ||
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From
49
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36
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2674 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head east on Rouwven | 65 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Rouwven | 2.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 36 | 0 M | ||
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From
36
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37
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1795 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Slikdijk | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 331 M | ||
| You are now at section 37 | 0 M | ||
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From
37
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40
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2606 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head east on Willibrordusstraat | 219 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Biemeren | 88 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Biemeren | 421 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Biemeren | 1.1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left | 30 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 26 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Kerkstraat | 431 M | ||
| Turn right onto Scherpenering | 4 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Kerkstraat | 244 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
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38
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6134 M | 6.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hoogeind | 226 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Hoogeind | 446 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Oersebaan | 29 M | ||
| Turn right | 23 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 23 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hoogeind | 614 M | ||
| Turn left onto Grote Vliet | 766 M | ||
| Turn right onto Toterfout | 509 M | ||
| Keep left onto Toterfout | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Klein Half Mijl | 305 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Weijerseweg | 890 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoogeloonsedijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 38 | 0 M | ||
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From
38
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62
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1614 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head southeast on Vessemseweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
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88
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574 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head east on Vessemseweg | 574 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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From
88
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86
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701 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head northeast on Eerselseweg | 7 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vessemseweg | 16 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Het Groen | 678 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
to
60
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1057 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head south on Steenselseweg | 315 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Steenselseweg | 742 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
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61
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1037 M | 1 KM | |
| Head south on Steenselseweg | 203 M | ||
| Turn left onto Moormanlaan | 4 M | ||
| Turn right onto Knegselseweg | 830 M | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
to
6
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3723 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head southwest on Genderdreef | 88 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Genderdreef | 211 M | ||
| Turn right onto Genderdreef | 1.6 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Hees | 355 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hees | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hees | 16 M | ||
| Turn right onto Alsbergdreef | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
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68
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1744 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head south on Schadewijk | 1.2 KM | ||
| Continue onto Schaiksedijk | 412 M | ||
| Turn right onto Walikerplein | 107 M | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
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85
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3421 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head south on Eikestraat | 1.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Eikestraat | 192 M | ||
| Turn right onto Riethovensedijk | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
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86
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355 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west on Hof | 163 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Meester Pankenstraat | 17 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hof | 175 M | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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From
86
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77
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968 M | 1 KM | |
| Head south on Molenakkers | 100 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hof | 90 M | ||
| Turn left onto Burgemeester Magneestraat | 467 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kleine Broekstraat | 286 M | ||
| Keep right onto Kleine Broekstraat | 25 M | ||
| You are now at section 77 | 0 M | ||
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From
77
to
8
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3140 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Kennedylaan | 551 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Kennedylaan | 28 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 29 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 12 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Standerdmolen | 561 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Standerdmolen | 21 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stökskesweg | 95 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Stökskesweg | 17 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Waterlaat | 479 M | ||
| Continue onto Oude Postelseweg | 691 M | ||
| Turn right onto Puttendijk | 634 M | ||
| You are now at section 08 | 0 M | ||
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From
8
to
9
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2631 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Puttendijk | 815 M | ||
| Turn left onto Boksheide | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M | ||
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From
9
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64
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3473 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Postelseweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Rosheuvel | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Voortseweg | 311 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voortseweg | 234 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Voortseweg | 403 M | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M |