Batenburg Castle Ruins – Zeldenrust Mill Lithse Dijk loop from Maren-Kessel

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North Brabant

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Batenburg Castle Ruins – Zeldenrust Mill Lithse Dijk loop from Maren-Kessel

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Batenburg Castle Ruins – Zeldenrust Mill Lithse Dijk loop from Maren-Kessel

03:54

68.8km

80m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 13.8 km for 166 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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599 m

Buitenkil Kolk

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Buitenkil is a gully (or wheel or waal), a deep hole created by a dike breach. These holes are so deep that the dike could no longer be closed and was therefore placed around the chamber.

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5.21 km

Viewpoint

11.6 km

Hemelrijkse Waard Observation Tower

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Viewpoint over the Hemelrijkse Waard in Oijen (municipality of Oss). Nature, flood safety and water quality come together here. The Maas that was once straightened, is given space again here …

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21.1 km

The Korenmolen

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Beautiful mill with a café and restaurant and a super nice terrace overlooking the lake. 👍☕️🍺🍦

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28.4 km

Batenburg Castle Ruins

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In the small town of Batenburg, a fantastic, old castle ruin of Batenburg rises up. The surrounding moat makes the ruin appear even more magnificent. A real highlight!

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30.1 km

Liendense Waard

Nature Reserve

39.5 km

View of Batenburg

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On the other side of the Maas lies Batenburg, a beautiful town in the Land van Maas en Waal, belonging to the Gelderland municipality of Wijchen.

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40.4 km

Stella Polaris Windmill in Dieden

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It must be a special living feeling to live in such a well-kept mill.

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46.4 km

Fortified town Megen

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Whose was it, Megen? Sovereignty has been debated for a long time. For centuries, the fortified town of Megen was an independent county of its own, which was also not …

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63.1 km

Zeldenrust Mill Lithse Dijk

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The Zeldenrust is a mill in the Dutch town of Lith and dates from 1800. Around 1902 the mill was destroyed by fire. In 1977 the mill was officially reopened …

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68.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.5 km

14.1 km

4.99 km

166 m

146 m

Surfaces

57.1 km

8.89 km

2.45 km

192 m

146 m

131 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

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Comments

July 9, 2024,Von Appeltern nach West Maas

Very nice tour along the Maas. Very nice villages, quaint ferries and great cycle paths. Just as you would expect in Holland.

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June 18, 2023,Fietstocht

At the first stop I pressed the wrong button so away for kilometers but after that still pedaled 53 km so it was a nice trip of about 75 km with a few splashes of rain was nice we will definitely do the ride again but with photos

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