Giersbergen

Untamed lands, swamps and moors: this is what Giersbergen and its surroundings looked like some 750 years ago. The Cistercian abbey of Ter Kameren was granted a piece of land here in 1244 by Duke Henry II of Brabant. Lay brothers established in Giersbergen the monastery farm of the abbey, the so-called uithof. From here they began to cultivate the wasteland. In the course of time, the uithof Giersbergen grew into a hamlet. This hamlet, consisting of a few farms, barns, stables and sheep pens forms the gateway to National Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen. Parking is possible on the spacious parking lots that have been created at Herberg De Drie Linden. From here various routes can be taken for hikers, cyclists and horse riders. For the mtb enthusiast there are two challenging routes in this area. Guides from IVN or the Nature and Environment Association of the Municipality of Heusden regularly provide excursions with different themes.