Hiking trails

4.5 km - 1 hour

This walk starts in the centre of Goirle and shows you some beautiful characteristic spots of our village. We pass the two old windmills that Goirle still has. The Kerkstraat with its many characteristic buildings and Goirle's two churches, of which only St John's still serves as a church.

Along the way, you can stop at various places at the many catering establishments. At the Jan van Besouw Cultural Centre, you can enjoy changing exhibitions and the chapel is also well worth a visit. You will also pass the museum of the Heemkunde kring. Open from April to October: every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 14:00 to 16:30. Or by appointment via the Home History Circle website.

5.7km - 1 hour and 15 minutes

A nice walk through the Boschkens. Do you know that Goirle had a real professional concrete cycling track? And that we had a real nature theatre.

6.9 km - 1.5 hours

This walk starts in the centre of Goirle at the Kloosterplein. We walk through woods and meadows. We look at reminders of Goirle's industrial past. We visit the Bankven and take a break at Camping Breehees before walking back to the centre along the meandering Leij.

10 km - 2 hours

This walk takes you through the beautiful forests of Landgoed de Utrecht. You will pass the execution site, where 5 innocent civilians were executed in WWII. The Jachtslot with its beautiful waranda. The birthplace of Gregory of Gorpus, the Paradise Bridge and the Nieuwe Hoef a beautiful authentic tithe barn.

5.7 km - 1 hour

This walk starts at the place where the monks used to live, we walk through the woods past a very beautiful fens, the Half Moon. Up to the bird-watching hut where you have a beautiful view over the Riels Laag and then past the 7th burial mound back through the woods to 't Klooster.

7.5 km - 1.5 hours

This walk starts in the centre of Riel and takes you past the countryside. After the centre, you walk along the beautifully meandering Leij, passing the "Bels Lijntje" it is still clearly visible that a steam train once ran here. You pass t Zandeind, Riel's oldest hamlet. You can stop by t Zandeind campsite to visit the farm museum. You walk past the meadows where the Spaniards were encamped during the siege of Breda. Enjoying the view of the slender spire of Riel and the windmill without sails, you walk along the Leij again to end up back in Riel. Here you can reminisce about this walk at the various terraces.

A beautiful route, which you can start at the den Overkant. A route with beautiful views of the Regte Hei, interspersed with the seclusion of beautiful woodland. For many (including people from Goirle and Rielen) it is a series of surprises. If you walk this route at dawn or dusk, you are bound to meet one or more roe deer.

Start and finish at Breehees. This route needs little explanation as the name says it all. You will not walk along a river where you will encounter shipping, but you will have the chance to meet kingfishers, roe deer and all kinds of other poultry. Enjoy the birdsong and marvel at the power of this strongly meandering little river.

You understand, this route starts at the Roovertsche Leij and is also the longest, which we show you here. A route that takes you to the border with Esbeek (the Utrecht estate) and takes you past the well-known execution site, the Roovertsche kapel, across the Roovertsche heath and along the border with Belgium (here formed by the Leij). An absolute TOP hike, which you must have walked at least once.

Route starting at the Commanderie. A route that combines the surroundings of Riel with a walk along the Riels laag and over the Regte Hei. Highlights: vistas, Leijdal and, of course, you will be able to encounter our beloved roe deer again.

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