Liberation Route

Liberation Europe Route - 230 km

This route is recommended as a multi-day event and was designed in 2023 for Liberation Route Europe.

The route follows the Dutch 'Knooppunten' (Junctions) cycling path network, ensuring beautiful scenic roads with minimum traffic. The route is, therefore, less direct than other routes and lends itself very well for a multiple-day slower paced ride.

Below you will find the recommended stages (and days), full GPX files, and the usual listing of route markers and cues per kilometer:

Route details

Route length: 231 kilometres / 143.5 miles

Elevation gain: 579 metres.

Grading: A moderate cyclist should be able to enjoy this route. However, the average speed is slowed down due to landmark visits. Expect a minimum of 12 hours in the saddle, excluding breaks. Including lunch and stops, this can take up to 15-16 hours.
A hilly section will start at kilometre 165 into the ride.

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Route markers & cues

Below is an indication of the main points of interest you will find exactly along the route. The indicated km is a fairly accurate indication, but can vary a little. Especially if you deviate from the route. That is why most POI's also are also hyperlinked and state a town name. There are many POI's on this route. Stopping at each one will probably make the trip take too long. Therefore, you will have to be a little selective. The ones marked with a ★ are recommended. This website was made with Google Sites; external hyperlinks are checked for malware destinations by Google and therefore might take a fraction longer to load.

 

000.0 > ⍟ Liberation Garden

000.3 > ⍟ Leopoldsburg War Cemetery

001.6 > ⍟ Sherman Firefly Tank, Leopoldsburg

011.9 > 'Fietsen door de Bomen' 

018.1 > ⍟ German Military Cemetery, Lommel

027.8 > ⍟ Joe’s Bridge, Lommel | Audio ▶

033.5 > RCFA Memorial Mustang FZ125

039.2 > BE/NL border (Grenspaal nr 181)

044.2 > ⍟ Rustoord Café & Liberation Memorial Borkel en Schaft | Audio ▶ (Buchanan-Jardine scouts)

046.6 > ⍟ Valkenswaard War Cemetery, Valkenswaard

​​048.0 > ⍟ Victorie Bridge, Valkenswaard

049.7 > ⍟ LRM #105, Valkenswaard | Audio ▶

060.5 > ⍟ LRM #108, A Tragic Mistake (Wal/ Bilderdijklaan 10, in front of Van Abbemuseum.)

061.0 > ⍟ St. Catherine's Church, Eindhoven

067.2 > ⍟ LRM #112 / Willem-Hikspoorsbrug | Audio ▶

069.0 > ⍟ 101st Airborne Monument, Eindhoven

074.5 > ⍟ - De Sonsebrug Wilhelminakanaal |Audio ▶

081.3 > ⍟ Joe Mann Memorial, Best

083.5 > ⍟ LRM #115  - Robert Cole Memorial, Best |Video 🎥

084.9 > ⍟ Joe Mann Monument, Best

085.6 > ⍟ Museum Bevrijdende Vleugels

088.6 > ⍟ Parachutes for Freedom Monument / DZ-W Sonniuswijk, Son

089.0 > ⍟ Paulushoef / DZ-W Sonniuswijk |Audio ▶

090.1 > IX Troop Carrier Command Monument, Son

094.0 > ⍟ Henkenshage Castle - 101st Airborne Division HQ, Sint Oedenrode

099.6 > ⍟ LRM#116, Hell’s Highway

100.9 > ⍟ Crossroads Vector Vlagheide (niet met fiets bereikbaar)

101.4 > ⍟ Spitfire Monument, Eerde

102.9 > ⍟ Geronimo Memorial, Windmill & Museum, LRM#128, Eerde

103.4 > ⍟ Heilige Antonius Abt, Eerde

106.8 > ⍟ Maxwell Taylor Bridge, Veghel

108.1 > ⍟ Kangaroo Memorial, Veghel

108.3 > ⍟ Klondike - Headquarters 501st PIR, 101st Airborne Division, Veghel

112.9 > ⍟ Knooppunt 98 - Memorial Plaque Market Garden (church), Mariaheide

114.0 > ⍟ LRM #120, Mariaheide

118.2 > ⍟ Commonwealth War Cemetery & Vector of Memory

127.4 > ⍟ LRM #125, Zeeland | Audio ▶

133.2 > ⍟ LRM #122, De Kleine Elft

137.7 > ⍟ Memorial PFC Curtis C. Morris, Velp (at farm entrance)

142.1 > ⍟ Memorial 82nd Airborne Division, Grave
143.6 > ⍟ Knooppunt 3 - John S. Thompson Bridge, Grave |Audio ▶
148.8 > ⍟ LRM #2 (Drop Zone O) & Memorial 82nd Airborne Division | Audio ▶
158.3 > ⍟ LRM #35, Bridge Number 7, Heumen | Audio ▶
164.7 > ⍟ Mook War Cemetery, Mook | Audio ▶
168.8 > ⍟ Waco Glider CG4 (replica), Groesbeek | Audio ▶
170.5 > ⍟ General Gavin Monument, Groesbeek
171.5 > ⍟ The South Mill Groesbeek, Groesbeek
172.1 > ⍟ LRM #10, Groesbeek | Audio ▶
173.1 > ⍟ Freedom Museum, Groesbeek
174.6 > Memorial 508th / 82nd Airborne Division and Operation Veritable,
 176.2 > ⍟ ​​Groesbeek Memorial Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
180.1 > Hotel Erica, Berg en Dal
182.9 > Knooppunt 62, Beek LRM #12, The Diary of Rose Jakobs
187.4 > ⍟ Anti-tank Gun Waalbrug, Nijmegen
187.7 > ⍟  Infocentrum WO2 Nijmegen
191.7 > ⍟ Waalcrossing Memorial, Nijmegen
 196.6 > ⍟ LRM #49, Ressen
203.6 > LRM #31, The key to success, Elst
209.9 > ⍟ General Major Stanislaw Sosabowski Memorial, Driel
210.5 > ⍟ Polish Monument, Driel
212.0 > Royal Hampshire Regiment
214.2 > ⍟ Memorial 101st Airborne Division
217.0 > ⍟ Doorwerth Castle
219.9 > ⍟ Retreat from Oosterbeek  & The Failure of Market Garden
221.4 > ⍟ The Lonsdale Church (The Old Church, Oosterbeek)
223.1> ⍟ Airborne Museum Hartenstein, Oosterbeek
225.3 > ⍟ Airborne War Cemetery Oosterbeek
228.7 > ⍟ St. Elisabeth Hospital, (Urquhart House nearby) Arnhem
231.3 > ⍟ Airborneplein, Arnhem
231.8 > ⍟ Howitzer + John Frost Bridge, Arnhem

All SoundCloud soundtrack links are from Liberation Route Europe.

All the location discoveries are from TracesOfWar.

If you stay the night in Arnhem, there is always the option of a local Bridge too Far ride. An option is the Arnhem Airborne Cycle Route.