De Peel Nature Gate – Helenaveen Village and Canals loop from Laagheide

Bike touring routes & trails

Netherlands

Limburg

Horst Aan De Maas

De Peel Nature Gate – Helenaveen Village and Canals loop from Laagheide

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De Peel Nature Gate – Helenaveen Village and Canals loop from Laagheide

02:08

36.2km

30m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 24.8 km for 696 m

Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)

After 36.0 km for 203 m

Customers only

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Start point

Parking

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3.68 km

Blueberry Fields and Farm Shop Automat

Highlight • Structure

In this area (around Horst aan de Maas) you will find many fields with blueberry bushes. You can buy these from the vending machines at reasonable prices. There is a Blueberry cycling route here visitnoordlimburg.nl/nl/blauwe-bessenroute?language_content_entity=nl

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7.93 km

Statue of Eduard van de Griendt

Highlight • Monument

Founder (in 1885) and namesake of the village Eduard van de Griendt (1857-1935). The statue was placed in 2010 and is by JeanMarianne Bremers.
Eduard and Jozef van de Griendt …

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10.2 km

De Peel Nature Gate

Highlight • Rest Area

Start and Stop fine walking route

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12.7 km

Liesselse Peel

Nature Reserve

14.4 km

Leegveld Fauna Tower

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Bat towers on the site of a former farm in Leegveld.

The bat tower provides shelter for bats as well as house sparrows, starlings, and swifts. Bats prefer spaces with …

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14.6 km

New Nature Area in Deurnsche Peel

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In the years 2020-2023, large-scale nature restoration work will be carried out in the area around the Leegveld and the adjacent Deurnsche Peel and the Liesselse Peel by Waterschap Aa …

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20.4 km

Helenaveen Village and Canals

Highlight • Settlement

This is a beautiful little village. This place used to be very important for peat extraction. Now you will find beautiful canals to cycle along and good restaurants.

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24.4 km

Kanaalweg Gravel Path (Mariaveen, Deurnsche Peel and Mariapeel)

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Great road, very easy to drive.

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28.1 km

Kameel van de Peel Sculpture

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The artwork offers the visitor a beautiful panorama and serves as a source of inspiration as a landmark in the landscape. It also offers the visitor the story of mining, …

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