Den Bosch: Bossche Broek and the Dommel

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13.7 km
37 m
02h44
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Last verified: 2 June 2025
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Immediately south of Den Bosch is a wet nature reserve called Bossche Broek. Here snipe and reed bunting hide and the grasshopper warbler sings. If you go for a walk here, you will feel far from the city.

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Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (70/100)

Length: 13.7 km

Duration: 02h44


Total ascent: 37 m

Maximal slope: 2.2 %

Average slope: 0.4 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 37 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 3.15 km (23 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 6 km (44 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

  1. Light traffic
  2. Loop-shaped
  3. Public transport accessible
  4. Unpaved (> 10%)

Themes

  1. Nature
  2. Water (sea, lakes, rivers)

Groups

  1. De mooiste wandelingen langs WATER
  2. Roots Zomerwandelingen
  3. Wandelen / Hiken met je hond 🐕

Start and end of the route

Closest address to start and end: Sonneveld, 's-Hertogenbosch, Nederland

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Places of interest

  1. Design Museum Den Bosch

    0 · Museum
    The Design Museum focuses on contemporary visual arts and design. It is specialized in ceramic art …
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  2. Verwersstraat

    0 · Street
    The street used to have a different name. It was part of the Kolperstraat, the street from the …
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  3. Synagogue

    0 · Synagoge
    The Synagogue of 's-Hertogenbosch or Bossche Synagoge is a former synagogue in 's-Hertogenbosch …
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  4. Refugie house

    0 · Cityscape
    The Refugiehuis in 's-Hertogenbosch is located on the Spinhuiswal / Sint Jorisstraat, and is a …
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  5. Bastionder

    0 · Fortification
    Bastionder is a small military museum and information center built into Bastion 'Oranje' in …
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  6. Saint Catherine's Church ('s-Hertogenbosch)

    0 · Church
    The Church of St. Catherine or Church of the Cross is named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria. …
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  7. De Toonzaal

    0 · Concert Hall
    De Toonzaal is a music venue for chamber music, improvised music, and experimental music, situated …
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  8. St. Catherine's Church

    0 · Church
    St. Catherine's Church, in Dutch Sint-Catharinakerk was previously named Cross Church, Kruiskerk …
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  9. The Mortar

    0 · POI
    De Mortel aan de Waterstraat is an apartment complex in the city center of 's-Hertogenbosch on the …
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  10. Swamp dragon - Bossche Broek

    0 · Swamp
    Swamp Dragon was the nickname of 's-Hertogenbosch during the Eighty Years' War. The city was given …
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  11. Bossche Broek

    0 · Nature park
    The Bossche Broek is a swamp area of 202 ha southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. It is one of the few …
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  12. The Bossche Broek

    0 · Municipality
    The Bossche Broek is a nature reserve of 202 ha southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch in the valley of the …
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  13. Pettelaarse Schans

    0 · POI
    The fort was built in 1623, after Maurice of Orange tried to take the city in 1603 and 1622. With …
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  14. Provincial House

    0 · High-rise building
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  15. Pettelaar

    0 · Forest
    The Pettelaar estate, followed by Dooibroek, is a 49 ha nature reserve owned by the Brabants …
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  16. Haanwijk

    0 · Municipality
    Haanwijk is an estate and nature reserve with a manor house near Sint-Michielsgestel in …
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  17. Nieuw-Herlaer Castle

    0 · Castle
    Nieuw-Herlaer Castle is a manor in Sint-Michielsgestel, the Netherlands. It contains a tower which …
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  18. Oud Herlaer

    0 · Castle
    Oud Herlaer was a castle on the Dommel just east of Vught. All that remains is a farm which …
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  19. Junction Vught

    0 · Route Intersection
    The Vught junction is a Dutch traffic junction in the Ring 's-Hertogenbosch for the connection of …
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  20. Isabella barracks

    0 · POI
    The Isabella barracks is a former barracks located on the Reutsedijk in Vught, and named after …
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  21. Fort Isabella

    0 · Fortress
    Fort Isabella is a fortification for the defense of the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, located on the …
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  22. Palace Bridge

    0 · Bridge
    The Paleisbrug is a walking bridge with a city park in 's-Hertogenbosch that connects the …
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  23. Palace Quarter

    0 · Municipality
    The Paleiskwartier is a neighbourhood in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It has a population …
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  24. Wilhelmina Square

    0 · Square
    Wilhelminaplein also bore the name Jeroen Boschplein during the Second World War. In 1941, by …
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  25. Vughter Gate

    0 · Town-gate
    The Vughter Gate was a gate of the expansion of the second wall of the city. The gate is also …
    Brackie
  26. Uilenburg

    0 · Municipality
    De Uilenburg is an old neighborhood in the city center of 's-Hertogenbosch, in the Dutch province …
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  27. Vughterstraat

    0 · Street
    The Vughterstraat is a street in the city center of 's-Hertogenbosch. The street is located in the …
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  28. Berewout barracks

    0 · POI
    The Berewout barracks is an old barracks in the Berewoutstraat in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant. …
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  29. Bastion Vught

    0 · POI
    This Bastion was located together with Bastion Deuteren in the southeast of the city near the …
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Design Museum Den Bosch
Verwersstraat
Synagogue
Refugie house
Bastionder
Saint Catherine's Church ('s-Hertogenbosch)
De Toonzaal
St. Catherine's Church
The Mortar
Swamp dragon - Bossche Broek
Bossche Broek
The Bossche Broek
Pettelaarse Schans
Provincial House
Pettelaar
Haanwijk
Nieuw-Herlaer Castle
Oud Herlaer
Junction Vught
Isabella barracks
Fort Isabella
Palace Bridge
Palace Quarter
Wilhelmina Square
Vughter Gate
Uilenburg
Vughterstraat
Berewout barracks
Bastion Vught
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