Cycle Path Along Den Engel – Along the Nieuwe Merwede loop from Lage Zwaluwe

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Netherlands

North Brabant

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Cycle Path Along Den Engel – Along the Nieuwe Merwede loop from Lage Zwaluwe

Moderate

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Cycle Path Along Den Engel – Along the Nieuwe Merwede loop from Lage Zwaluwe

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40.0km

40m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes segments with temporary access restrictions. Check ahead to confirm restricted segments are open to the public.

After 21.1 km for 609 m

After 38.5 km for 1.49 km

Waypoints

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Parking

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3.99 km

Moerdijk Bridge Monument

Highlight • Monument

The connection between Brabant and Holland via the Hollands Diep has a long history. A railway bridge was built as early as 1872, followed by a road bridge in 1936. In 1978, the Moerdijkbrug monument was erected at the bridge.

The monument on the Brabant bank at the bridge commemorates the completion of the new road bridge that year. It consists of two sawn-off bridge girders that embrace the old monument that was placed against the side of the road bridge in 1936: a female figure surrounded by the coats of arms of twelve cities from the North and South, where the Chambers of Commerce had campaigned for the construction of the road bridge at the time.

Source: brabantserfgoed.nl/page/4149/monument-moerdijkbrug

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9.79 km

Cycle Path Along Den Engel

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful gem. I discovered this road through work on the other side of the highway. From this side I crossed the Moerdijk bridge to Brabant

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15.7 km

Zuider Els

Lake

16.8 km

Along the Nieuwe Merwede

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Here the well paved bike path leads along the dike crown above the Nieuwe Merwede. The Nieuwe Merwede - to German simply New Merwede - is an artificial Rhine estuary, which was created in the late 19th century for shipping. Accordingly, you can see several larger and smaller ships moving on the water from the bike.

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21.0 km

New Merwede Ferry (Kop van 't Land – Werkendam)

Highlight • Rest Area

Excellent pedestrian and car ferry for the connection between the Sliedrechtse Biesbosch and the Brabantse Biesbosch. Operates all year round during the day. For details about the timetable, see: veerdienstbiesbosch.nl/dienstregeling.php.

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22.2 km

De Biesbosch National Park

Highlight • Natural

National Park De Biesbosch is on the list of protected nature reserves. De Biesbosch is partly used for agriculture and there is a lot of (water) recreation. Specially constructed reservoirs provide for the storage of clean surface water.
Since 1994, De Biesbosch has been a national park, where work is now in full swing to give more space to the rivers.

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