Cycle route along a section of the Zuiderwaterlinie
Oosterhout, Geertruidenberg, Terheijden
The Zuiderwaterlinie is the oldest and longest water line in the Netherlands, stretching from Bergen op Zoom to Grave. Built in the 16th and 17th centuries, this defence line used inundation: the controlled flooding of land to slow down or stop enemy troops. The line connects 11 fortified towns in Brabant and includes a network of forts, entrenchments and sluices, making it a unique historical and military heritage. Near Terheijden are the Spinolaschans and the Kleine Schans, both important parts of the Zuiderwaterlinie. Built in 1624 by Spanish general Ambrogio Spinola during the Siege of Breda, the Spinolaschans served to seal off the city and prevent the supply of food and reinforcements. After Breda's surrender, the entrenchment was dismantled but later rebuilt by Frederik Hendrik in 1637. The Kleine Schans, built in 1639, protected shipping on the river Mark and the connection between Breda and Moerdijk. Today, both entrenchments are restored and open to the public, with walking paths and information boards explaining their rich history. The fortified town of Geertruidenberg is one of the oldest and most strategic towns within the Zuiderwaterlinie. Located on the Biesbosch and the river Donge, the town played a crucial role in defending Brabant and controlling the surrounding waterways. The city was fortified in the 16th and 17th centuries with impressive fortifications, including bastions, ravelins and moats, designed by fortress builders such as Menno van Coehoorn. These fortifications made Geertruidenberg an important stronghold against invasions, especially during the Eighty Years' War and the wars with France. Today, many of the original fortress structures are still intact, and the historic core, with its beautiful market square and old buildings, reflects the town's rich military and cultural history within the Zuiderwaterlinie.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Bergsebaan , 4911 BW Oosterhout | 42.6 KM | |
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From
92
to
75
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2667 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head west on Markkanaal Zuid | 15 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Markkanaal Zuid | 2.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 99 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hartelweg | 86 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
to
77
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1461 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head south on Hartelweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hartelweg | 303 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwe Bredase Baan | 42 M | ||
| You are now at section 77 | 0 M | ||
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From
77
to
21
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2025 M | 2 KM | |
| Head north on Nieuwe Bredase Baan | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Bredaseweg | 440 M | ||
| Continue onto Hoofdstraat | 77 M | ||
| You are now at section 21 | 0 M | ||
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From
21
to
22
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1295 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hoofdstraat | 461 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hoofdstraat | 26 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Hoofdstraat | 257 M | ||
| Turn left onto Markstraat | 408 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Haven | 36 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Haven | 107 M | ||
| You are now at section 22 | 0 M | ||
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From
22
to
72
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1425 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head northwest | 252 M | ||
| Turn left | 120 M | ||
| Turn right | 352 M | ||
| Turn left onto Laakdijk | 20 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Laakdijk | 681 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
to
71
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1506 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Schuivenoordseweg | 738 M | ||
| Turn left onto Moerdijkseweg | 364 M | ||
| Turn right onto Withuisstraat | 404 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
70
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3272 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head east on Hofstad | 253 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Hofstad | 313 M | ||
| Turn left | 880 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 892 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brouwerijstraat | 509 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Brandestraat | 64 M | ||
| Turn right | 92 M | ||
| Turn left | 46 M | ||
| Continue onto Wagenbergsestraat | 223 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
to
68
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1837 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head east on Zandstraat | 898 M | ||
| Turn left onto Moerseweg | 152 M | ||
| Turn right onto Helkantsedijk | 777 M | ||
| Turn right onto Watertorenstraat | 10 M | ||
| You are now at section 68 | 0 M | ||
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From
68
to
25
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1115 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Watertorenstraat | 560 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit | 40 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout | 130 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Zuideindsestraat | 385 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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From
25
to
26
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3517 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Zuideindsestraat | 127 M | ||
| Turn right onto Duinstraat | 12 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Duinstraat | 89 M | ||
| Turn left onto Norbartstraat | 377 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lignestraat | 194 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nieuwstraat | 21 M | ||
| Turn left onto Den Deel | 75 M | ||
| Turn right onto Cyclaamhof | 24 M | ||
| Turn left onto Prinsenpolderstraat | 411 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dreef | 214 M | ||
| Keep left onto Dreef | 465 M | ||
| Turn right onto Lucia Eijckenstraat | 19 M | ||
| Turn left onto Plukmadestraat | 826 M | ||
| Turn right onto Voorstraat | 143 M | ||
| Turn left onto Plukmadeseweg | 510 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tuinbouwweg | 10 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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From
26
to
96
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575 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northeast | 20 M | ||
| Turn left | 32 M | ||
| Continue onto Tuinbouwweg | 506 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 17 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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From
96
to
44
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3040 M | 3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Kanaalweg-West | 827 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kanaalweg-West | 1.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight right | 115 M | ||
| Turn right onto Parallelweg | 479 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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From
44
to
42
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1578 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east | 42 M | ||
| Turn left | 53 M | ||
| Continue onto Oude Stadsweg | 434 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stadsweg | 16 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Stadsweg | 995 M | ||
| Turn right | 38 M | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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From
42
to
43
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986 M | 1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Stationsweg | 12 M | ||
| Continue onto Stationsweg | 61 M | ||
| Turn right | 21 M | ||
| Continue onto Wim Letschertbrug | 345 M | ||
| Turn right onto Haven | 179 M | ||
| Turn right onto Pieter Breughelstraat | 19 M | ||
| Turn left | 5 M | ||
| Continue onto Haven | 265 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vrijheidstraat | 79 M | ||
| You are now at section 43 | 0 M | ||
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From
43
to
41
|
1012 M | 1 KM | |
| Head west on Grote Kerkstraat | 64 M | ||
| Turn right onto Grote Kerkstraat | 43 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Grote Kerkstraat | 157 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Grote Kerkstraat | 748 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
93
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2159 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Kloosterweg | 33 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Landonk | 141 M | ||
| Turn left onto Griendstraat | 12 M | ||
| Turn right onto Landonk | 108 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kasteellaan | 140 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Eendrachtsweg | 146 M | ||
| Turn right | 10 M | ||
| Continue onto Kloosterweg | 806 M | ||
| Turn left | 763 M | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
to
1
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994 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Kromgatweg | 994 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
to
87
|
2330 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Beelaertsweg | 182 M | ||
| Continue onto Vissersweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right | 37 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 47 M | ||
| Continue onto Hoofseweg | 373 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Hoofseweg | 289 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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From
87
to
4
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3704 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head south on Hoofseweg | 143 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 39 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoofseweg | 845 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 25 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Torenstraat | 249 M | ||
| Turn left onto Basiliekstraat | 68 M | ||
| Turn left onto Waterlooplein | 25 M | ||
| Turn right onto Waterloostraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Pieter Koolenstraat | 277 M | ||
| Turn right onto Leijsenstraat | 451 M | ||
| Make a sharp left onto Kloosterdreef | 429 M | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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From
4
to
2
|
3023 M | 3 KM | |
| Head west on Hoogstraat | 459 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 69 M | ||
| Turn left | 20 M | ||
| Turn left | 17 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ridderstraat | 318 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Ridderstraat | 118 M | ||
| Turn right onto Keiweg | 267 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Braak | 88 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on De Braak | 63 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on De Braak | 77 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on De Braak | 26 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on De Braak | 67 M | ||
| Turn right onto Arendstraat | 193 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Laan | 121 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Janstraat | 150 M | ||
| Turn right onto Prins Frederikstraat | 161 M | ||
| Turn right | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 23 M | ||
| Turn left | 44 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Strijenstraat | 263 M | ||
| Turn left onto Van Liedekerkestraat | 465 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
69
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1258 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Wilhelminalaan | 1.2 KM | ||
| Keep left onto Wilhelminalaan | 42 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 19 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Burgemeester Huijbregts-Schiedonlaan | 33 M | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
to
92
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1845 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head west | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 92 | 0 M |