Biesbosch · NetherlandsBiesboschpad Zuidrand
Three days along the Maas
About Biesboschpad Zuidrand
The Biesboschpad (SP 18) runs in stages around the Biesbosch: a 169-kilometre loop that starts and ends at Geertruidenberg. This route is the southern edge: from Waalwijk along the Bergsche Maas to Drongelen and Hank, then through the polders to Werkendam, 49 kilometres in three stages.
The first day crosses the Bergsche Maas on the Drongelen ferry and then follows the dike to Drongelen, with the floodplain on one side and the village on the other. The second runs dead straight west along the river to Hank. The third turns away from the water into the Biesbosch, with creeks, willow coppices and the museum on the island near Werkendam.
The landscape is river and polder: wide floodplains, a dike that carries the whole village, willow coppices and creeks that empty with the tide. There is no elevation at all and the paths are asphalt and grass dike.
Practical. The route is waymarked with the Biesboschpad logo. Waalwijk has a station on the Tilburg to Waalwijk to Dordrecht line; Werkendam is connected to Gorinchem by bus, and Gorinchem has a station. The Drongelen ferry is the only foot crossing of the Bergsche Maas on this route: check its sailing times before you set off along the dike. The stages end in Drongelen and Hank, where there is a bed and breakfast. April to October are the best months.
Stages Biesboschpad Zuidrand
The Biesboschpad Zuidrand is split here into 3 stages of 15 to 19 km, 49 km in total, from Waalwijk to Werkendam. The stages below are a sample itinerary: in the planner you put together your own days and choose where you sleep.
Waalwijk - Drongelen
From Waalwijk station you walk to the Bergsche Maas and cross, then follow the dike to Drongelen, with the floodplain on one side and the village on the other.
Drongelen - Hank
Along the south bank of the Bergsche Maas to Hank, with the Biesbosch across the water and the dikes running dead straight west.
Hank - Werkendam
The last stage turns away from the river into the Biesbosch, with creeks, willow coppices and the museum on the island near Werkendam.
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