Cycle route along the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Salvations)
Reusel, Eersel, Knegsel
Eight 'Zalighden' (Salvations) (formerly known as Selligheden) is the nickname for eight Brabant villages in the De Kempen region. It concerns the villages Duizel (formerly Duijsel), Eersel, Hulsel, Knegsel, Netersel, Reusel, Steensel and Wintelre (originally Wintersel). Originally, the village names all ended in -sel. The name for the eight villages came into being during the Belgian Revolution in 1830. In order to fight the Belgian rebels, Dutch soldiers were sent to De Kempen. They were mainly stationed in the sel-villages. The inhabitants of the sel-villages were very poor at the time; there was no industry in this region and the infertile soil made cultivating crops very difficult. For the Dutch soldiers, who themselves came mainly from wealthier areas above the rivers, this was a huge contrast. The locals did not know about the prosperity elsewhere in the country and were content with their 'blissful' lives. They were intelligent, vital, proud of their countryside and loyal to the Roman Catholic Church. That is why the military called the villages the 'Eight Salvations'. The Eight Beatitudes is also a reference to the Sermon on the Mount of Jesus of Nazareth, as written in the Bible book Matthew. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus talks about eight beatitudes: states of mind in which a person can find himself and why they will ultimately benefit him. You can read more about this at the monument the Stones of Beatitudes. The local population embraced the mockery as a nickname. In the following years, the villages gradually became more prosperous. Due to the introduction of artificial fertiliser, the reclamation of the heathlands, the rise of the cigar industry and the construction of the Eindhoven-Reusel tram line, among other things, the region developed more and more. Hospitality and tourism were also discovered. Eventually, the 'Eight Salvations' became a name of honour, and rightly so! The picturesque villages have a friendly atmosphere. Between the villages, you cycle through picturesque heathland and nature reserves. The population is still content and lives according to a burgundian lifestyle. And that is the atmosphere you will taste during this cycle tour!
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Postelseweg 88a, 5521 RD Eersel | 65.6 KM | |
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From
9
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64
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3160 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head north on Postelseweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Rosheuvel | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Voortseweg | 312 M | ||
| Turn left onto Voortseweg | 234 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Voortseweg | 401 M | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
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From
64
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65
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2197 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Dijk | 527 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kapelweg | 19 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Kerkstraat | 365 M | ||
| Turn right onto Willibrorduslaan | 35 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 10 M | ||
| Turn left | 27 M | ||
| Continue onto Schadewijkstraat | 633 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoogstraat | 581 M | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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From
65
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6
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530 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Hoogstraat | 81 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schadewijk | 63 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Schadewijk | 386 M | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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From
6
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68
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1728 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head east 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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69
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1565 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east on Bisschop Rythoviusdreef | 166 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Bisschop Rythoviusdreef | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Stevertsebaan | 19 M | ||
| Turn left onto Gildestraat | 295 M | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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From
69
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7
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2662 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head northwest on Schoolstraat | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Broekhovenseweg | 113 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Kuiningen | 1 KM | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on De Kuiningen | 178 M | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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From
7
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61
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2502 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest on Nedermolen | 905 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stevert | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Riethovenseweg | 227 M | ||
| Keep right onto Riethovenseweg | 24 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Knegselseweg | 56 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Knegselseweg | 193 M | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
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60
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847 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Knegselseweg | 830 M | ||
| Turn left onto Moormanlaan | 17 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
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63
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1798 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head north on Steenselseweg | 203 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oeyenbos | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 63 | 0 M | ||
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From
63
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42
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991 M | 1 KM | |
| Head east on Veldhovenseweg | 888 M | ||
| Turn left onto Knegselseweg | 103 M | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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From
42
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41
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3877 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head north on Knegselseweg | 321 M | ||
| Turn left | 8 M | ||
| Turn left onto Knegselseweg | 14 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schooterweg | 296 M | ||
| Turn right | 75 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 61 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zittard | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Zandoerle | 515 M | ||
| Keep right onto Zandoerleseweg | 45 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Zandoerleseweg | 68 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Zandoerleseweg | 686 M | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
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40
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623 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head north on Oude Kerkstraat | 623 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
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38
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6148 M | 6.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hoogeind | 226 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Hoogeind | 445 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Oersebaan | 30 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 | 319 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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35
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1135 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Meester de la Courtstraat | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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From
35
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83
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1858 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Meester de la Courtstraat | 152 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Meester de la Courtstraat | 106 M | ||
| Turn left onto Driehuizen | 973 M | ||
| Continue onto De Busvelden | 379 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoogcasteren | 248 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
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34
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1994 M | 2 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hoogcasteren | 719 M | ||
| Continue onto Hoogcasterseweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 34 | 0 M | ||
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From
34
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72
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2638 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hoofdstraat | 147 M | ||
| Turn left onto Casterseweg | 222 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Casterseweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Dorpsstraat | 375 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Kerkstraat | 122 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zandstraat | 326 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
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29
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2298 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head west on Kranenberg | 172 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Gagelvelden | 13 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kranenberg | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto De Hoeve | 250 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Hoeve | 345 M | ||
| You are now at section 29 | 0 M | ||
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From
29
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70
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3533 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head west on De Lei | 112 M | ||
| Turn left onto De Blikken | 194 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Carolus Simplexplein | 90 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Muilen | 101 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on De Muilen | 3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto P.G. Ballingslaan | 24 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
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97
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2269 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head west | 41 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto De Heffe | 132 M | ||
| Turn left onto Franse Hoef | 929 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Hoef | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
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78
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1123 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Steenoven | 560 M | ||
| Turn right onto Busschoor | 190 M | ||
| Turn left onto Rouwenbogt | 373 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
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79
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3786 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Rouwenbogt | 917 M | ||
| Turn right onto Witrijt | 15 M | ||
| Continue onto Reeneik | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Schoolstraat | 288 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 18 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Wilhelminalaan | 336 M | ||
| Continue onto Turnhoutseweg | 910 M | ||
| You are now at section 79 | 0 M | ||
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From
79
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14
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4847 M | 4.8 KM | |
| Head southeast on Pikoreistraat | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Voorste Heikant | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Postelsedijk | 49 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Postelsedijk | 391 M | ||
| Turn left onto Buizerd | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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From
14
to
91
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821 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head east | 821 M | ||
| You are now at section 91 | 0 M | ||
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From
91
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71
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2630 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northeast | 1.6 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Postelsedijk | 173 M | ||
| Turn left onto Tipmast | 889 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
13
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1316 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head east on Egyptischedijk | 324 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bredasebaan | 992 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
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81
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3442 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Bredasebaan | 2.3 KM | ||
| Continue onto Dalem | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue onto Eerselsedijk | 9 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
89
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1942 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head south on De Pan | 337 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on De Pan | 501 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on De Pan | 25 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 29 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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From
89
to
9
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1373 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head east | 54 M | ||
| Turn right | 197 M | ||
| Turn right | 101 M | ||
| Turn left | 375 M | ||
| Turn left | 45 M | ||
| Turn right | 201 M | ||
| Turn right | 394 M | ||
| Continue straight | 6 M | ||
| You are now at section 09 | 0 M |