Gravel routes near you: find a route close to home

You have a gravel bike, you have a free morning, but where are you going? Not everyone lives next to the Veluwe. Yet there is a beautiful gravel route within half an hour’s drive of almost everyone in the Netherlands. You just have to know how to find it. That’s why we created a route finder: enter your place of residence or postcode and you’ll immediately see the nearest routes from our database, with GPX.

Find a gravel route near you

The distance behind each route is the total distance to the starting point. Click on a route for the map, elevation profile and GPX download. If you prefer to ride on a road bike, select ‘Road bike’ at the top.

No route nearby? This is how you can find good gravel yourself

• Look for the forests and the meadows. On the map they appear as green areas. There you will almost always find forest roads and dirt paths.
• Follow the rivers. Along the major rivers are unpaved dyke paths and surrounding meadows, often with beautiful views.
• Use a route planner with a gravel profile. It automatically chooses unpaved roads. Always check if a path is open for cyclists.
• Respect nature. In nature reserves, you can often only cycle on designated paths, and some areas are closed during the breeding season. Horseback trails and hiking trails are not for you.
• Start with a short round. 40 to 60 kilometers of gravel feel heavier than the same distance on asphalt.

The best gravel areas in the Netherlands

Do you want to go out for a day or weekend? In our overview Gravel routes in the Netherlands we list the most beautiful areas: the Achterhoek, the Utrecht's Heuvelrug, Drenthe, North Brabant and South Limburg. On each page you will find the routes, a map and where you can stay overnight.

Are you missing a route near you?

Do you know a gravel route that everyone should know? Share it with us via Join the community. Then we add him to the database, with your name attached, and help the next gravel racer get started.