Cycle route Heroes of West Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
Sluis, Oostburg, Aardenburg
A few beers too many can turn you into a folk hero. This is what happened to Jantje van Sluis. After Prince Maurice had conquered Sluis from the Spaniards, they tried to regain the town in 1606. As a diversionary tactic, the Spaniards deployed an army south of the town, but the real attack was to come at the Oostpoort, when the clock struck. Jantje van Sluis had been to the fair that day and had had a little too much to drink. So he had his son and nephew wind the clock. In their inexperience, they wound the mechanism too tightly and the clock failed to strike. The Spaniards thought it was treason and therefore did not dare to take the town. Jantje van Sluis thus became the hero of Sluis. His statue can be found in the Sluis Belfry, where he strikes the bell every quarter of an hour. Oostburg is easy to recognise: you can see the 55 metre high water tower almost everywhere. The white tower has been decorated by artist Johnny Beerens with enormous water drops that look just like the real thing. However, the tower no longer contains water; it now serves as a residence. The Spaniards also tried to take Aardenburg by trickery: disguised as farmers, they wanted to blow up the gates with carts full of grenades. By the capture of a disguised farmer the Aardenburgers found out about the ruse and fired at the carts with cannons. In Aardenburg parts of the town walls can still be found.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: , 4524 JW Sluis | 59 KM | |
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94
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98
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453 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Jaagpad | 453 M | ||
| You are now at section 98 | 0 M | ||
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98
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96
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553 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head east on Kaai | 85 M | ||
| Enter Walplein and take the 2nd exit onto Nieuwe weg | 34 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Nieuwe weg | 69 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoogstraat | 353 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Hoogstraat | 12 M | ||
| You are now at section 96 | 0 M | ||
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96
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97
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807 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head east | 7 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Sint Pieterstraat | 243 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuiddijkstraat | 557 M | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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97
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95
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3603 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head east on Zuiddijk | 1.9 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Diomedeweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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95
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40
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4088 M | 4.1 KM | |
| Head east on Austerlitzdijk | 730 M | ||
| Turn left onto Brugsevaart | 2.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Commerswerveweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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40
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84
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3770 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head northwest on Oude Haven | 50 M | ||
| Turn right onto Mosterdweg | 859 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stampershoekweg | 732 M | ||
| Turn right onto Henricusdijk | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Bavodijk | 511 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Sint Bavodijk | 584 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
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13
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1136 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head north on Sint Bavodijk | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
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12
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584 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head west on Sint Bavodijk | 584 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
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11
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1064 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Nieuwvlietseweg | 9 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Bavodijk | 217 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwvlietseweg | 288 M | ||
| Turn right onto Mettenijedijk | 550 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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11
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81
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1054 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Molenweg | 256 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Bavodijk | 22 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 239 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Bavodijk | 8 M | ||
| Turn right onto Mosseldijk | 9 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Bavodijk | 515 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
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82
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966 M | 1 KM | |
| Head north on Sint Bavodijk | 966 M | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
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83
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829 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head northwest | 387 M | ||
| Turn right | 268 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 134 M | ||
| Turn left | 40 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
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14
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1229 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head east | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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14
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20
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4399 M | 4.4 KM | |
| Head northeast | 1.1 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 222 M | ||
| Keep left at the fork | 3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
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20
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16
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3800 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head southwest | 183 M | ||
| Turn right | 146 M | ||
| Turn right | 9 M | ||
| Turn left | 362 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schoneveld | 3 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kieweg | 549 M | ||
| Continue straight | 10 M | ||
| Turn left | 249 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kieweg | 920 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kieweg | 28 M | ||
| Make a sharp right onto Hogedijk | 769 M | ||
| Keep left onto Hogedijk | 572 M | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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From
16
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85
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1892 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northwest | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 85 | 0 M | ||
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From
85
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15
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986 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Zwartegatsedijk | 5 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Zwartegatsedijk | 40 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Zwartegatsedijk | 941 M | ||
| You are now at section 15 | 0 M | ||
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From
15
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17
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2879 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head southeast | 330 M | ||
| Continue straight | 84 M | ||
| Turn right onto Gerard de Moorsweg | 16 M | ||
| Continue onto Catsweg | 449 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Catsweg | 459 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordweg | 190 M | ||
| Continue left onto Woordweg | 87 M | ||
| Turn right onto Brouwerijstraat | 244 M | ||
| Turn left onto Blekestraat | 71 M | ||
| Turn right onto Noordstraat | 63 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Markt | 106 M | ||
| Turn right onto Schuitvlotstraat | 263 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schuitvlotstraat | 15 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Schuitvlotstraat | 131 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 371 M | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
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42
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2685 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head south on Scherpbierseweg | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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42
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46
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3601 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head southwest | 131 M | ||
| Continue onto Scherpbierseweg | 271 M | ||
| Turn left onto Maaidijk | 109 M | ||
| Continue straight | 1.3 KM | ||
| Continue onto Maaidijk | 46 M | ||
| Turn left | 8 M | ||
| Turn right | 188 M | ||
| Continue onto Maaidijk | 146 M | ||
| Continue straight | 356 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Bredestraat | 576 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Brouwerijstraat | 268 M | ||
| Turn slight right onto Burchtstraat | 168 M | ||
| You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
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From
46
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47
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431 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head south on Nieuwstraat | 407 M | ||
| Turn left onto Zuidwal | 24 M | ||
| You are now at section 47 | 0 M | ||
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From
47
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78
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334 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head south on Grotendam | 334 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
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76
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3620 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Boomkreekweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Maagdenbergweg | 238 M | ||
| Turn left onto Nieuwstraat | 1.5 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Isabelladijk | 494 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
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73
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1672 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head south on Jokweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Langeweg | 571 M | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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From
73
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71
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3018 M | 3 KM | |
| Head south on Herenweg Noord | 2 KM | ||
| Turn left | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
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70
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2838 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head west | 45 M | ||
| Turn right onto Sint Pietersdijk | 593 M | ||
| Turn left onto Bogaardstraat | 379 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oude Kerkstraat | 403 M | ||
| Turn left onto Weststraat | 457 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kaai | 87 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Herendreef | 874 M | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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From
70
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99
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5708 M | 5.7 KM | |
| Head west | 2.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Heilleweg | 94 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kruisdijk | 237 M | ||
| Turn left onto Pietersdijk | 593 M | ||
| Turn right onto Groeneweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Rondweg | 483 M | ||
| Turn left | 343 M | ||
| Turn left | 329 M | ||
| You are now at section 99 | 0 M | ||
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From
99
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94
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1024 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southwest | 210 M | ||
| Continue straight | 10 M | ||
| Continue straight | 656 M | ||
| Turn left onto Sint Donaes | 99 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Continue straight | 38 M | ||
| Continue straight | 6 M | ||
| You are now at section 94 | 0 M |