Battle of the Scheldt cycle route | Liberation Route Brabant

During this 40-kilometre bike ride, you will cross the landscape where the Battle of the Scheldt took place. The undulating terrains marked the border between water-rich Zeeland and Brabant, the province that formed the crucial route to the Western Scheldt for the Allies. This river was of inestimable importance because it provided access to the port of Antwerp. Tangible reminders can still be found on this route, including the Allied Sherman tank and the German tank ditch. In addition, you will also pass the cemeteries in Bergen op Zoom, where Canadian, British and other Allied soldiers have found their final resting place.

The Liberation Route Brabant tells the story of the liberation, but also shows what the Second World War meant for ordinary people in Brabant. Eight cycling routes, spread across North Brabant, lead you past Brabant Reminders stories, listening columns of the Liberation Route Europe, monuments and museums, which together make the impact of the war on North Brabant visible. At Natuurpoort Wouwse Plantage, where this cycle route starts, there is an information panel with the route.

About this route
This cycling route was created by VisitBrabant Routebureau in collaboration with Brabant Herdenkt. The route is set out via the Brabant cycle junction system. Easily cycle from one numbered junction to another. Arrows show you the way between the nodes. Is there something wrong with the signposting of the route? Please let us know via visitbrabant.com/meldpunt. You can also call 0800-4050050 (free of charge).

Roadmap
View this route page on your phone or download the GPX file. Do you want to go out with a paper map? You can order these in our webshop.

Cycle in the footsteps of the liberators
The Liberation Route Brabant tells the story of the liberation, but also shows what the Second World War meant for ordinary people in Brabant. Check out all other Liberation cycling and walking routes here.