Bike & LEDER route West
(38.9 km)
Get on your bike and pedal the LEDER routes through the leather and shoe region of De Langstraat. For centuries our region has been the gathering place for everything in the field of shoe and leather. The routes through Dongen, Loon op Zand, Kaatsheuvel, Waalwijk and Drunen lead visitors past bag makers, leather repairers, tanners and the New Shoes Museum, among others.
There is a western and an eastern route. At a total of 14 locations you will find a QR code with a video that gives you a peek behind the door. There are also opportunities to extend the bike tour with tours and workshops.
Discover the stories of the leather industry in De Langstraat, learning garden of Brabant!
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Starting point: Orange Square 20 A
5175 BE Loon op Zand
5175 BE Loon op Zand
37
1
'Tour of Loon op Zand' at De Gouden Laars
Kerkstraat 645175 BB Loon op Zand
2
Leerfabriek gebroeders Van Esch
Bergstraat 28 A5175 AA Loon op Zand
12
38
08
3
De voormalige Ligtenberg fabriek
Sint Josephstraat 415101 EA Dongen
4
5
'Tour of Dongen' at Museum De Looierij
Kerkstraat 335101 BB Dongen
6
08
13
16
7
8
9
Tour of Kaatsheuvel - at Industrial monument Meester Schoenmaker
Hoofdstraat 645171DE Kaatsheuvel
51
23
22
32
End point: Orange Square 20 A
5175 BE Loon op Zand
5175 BE Loon op Zand
Description
Starting point: Orange Square 20 A
5175 BE Loon op Zand
5175 BE Loon op Zand
- By clicking on the pins on the map you will read more information about the rest stops and points of interest along the route
- You can start and end the route at any point, but a nice start and end point is HeuvelPark in Dongen (at the little pin with the yellow triangle). You can park your car here
- The route is not plotted based on the junction network. You cycle the route using this online route page with your mobile device. You can also download the gpx file and travel the route using your smartphone or navigation system. In the order of this description we assume that you cycle the route clockwise.
- At nine locations along the route you scan in QR codes. This way you can take a look behind the door at special locations
- So before starting the route, make sure your smartphone has a data bundle and a full battery
- Lots of cycling fun!
End point: Orange Square 20 A
5175 BE Loon op Zand
5175 BE Loon op Zand
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- 12
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- 13
- 16
- 51
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- 32