Forest road near Strabrechtse Heide – View of the Sterkselse Aa loop from Helmond Brouwhuis

Forest road near Strabrechtse Heide – View of the Sterkselse Aa loop from Helmond Brouwhuis

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Forest road near Strabrechtse Heide – View of the Sterkselse Aa loop from Helmond Brouwhuis

02:30

57.0km

50m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 30 m for 11 m

After 57.0 km for 18 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.12 km

Church of the Holy Name of Jesus (Dome Church, Lierop)

Highlight • Religious Site

Lierop had its own church even before 1155. The patron of this church was Saint Salvator. In 1569, Lierop got its own priest and became largely independent of the church.
During the Reformation, Catholics were forbidden to hold services in public. The church of Lierop was appropriated by the Reformation at that time.
In 1664, the people of Lierop had a barn church at their disposal. It was not until after 1821 that they were allowed to use their old church again. It was demolished in 1898 after the current domed church was built in 1892.

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8.44 km

Koepelkerk Lierop

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10.2 km

Forest road near Strabrechtse Heide

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Paved road through a wooded area, nice to combine with the Strabrechtse Heide over the heath further south

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20.4 km

View of the Sterkselse Aa

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rural and very quiet

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21.7 km

The Ox of Sterksel

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21.8 km

Cow Statue in Sterksel

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There is a Fir!

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32.3 km

Schietgebedje Shrine

Highlight • Religious Site

47.9 km

Lock 10

Highlight • Monument

From here you have a beautiful view of the lock on the Zuid Willemsvaart.

The canal between 's-Hertogenbosch and Maastricht was built between 1823 and 1826. A total of 21 locks were built along the entire route to overcome the 40-meter drop between Maastricht and 's-Hertogenbosch.

The canal continues via Helmond and Weert to Maastricht and runs the last 40 kilometers through Belgium, where you can get directly to Maastricht but also connect to the Albert Canal.

The canal, which was intended as a shortcut from 's-Hertogenbosch to Maastricht, is no longer heavily used. For modern freight shipping, the lock dimensions of 90 m x 8.50 are no longer interesting (on the Maas with its 2 to 3 locks and dimensions of 240 m x 13 m, you can travel much faster).

The canal offers little variety for the leisure captain, and there is also a lack of land-based infrastructure.

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