Horseback riding and driving
Horses, riders and Valkenswaard: an age-old match made in heaven. Take to the saddle on the many bridle paths of the equestrian network or journey through woods and heathland in a prairie schooner or horse-drawn carriage with coachman while enjoying nature and culture. Visit Valkenswaard on horseback!
Horseback riding in Valkenswaard
Prairie schooner rental
Take a ride in a cozy prairie schooner through the gorgeous surroundings near the Belgium-Dutch border! The motto for this prairie schooner tour in the border region is: 'There is time'. Your prairie schooner takes you through a very quiet, unspoiled region with numerous possibilities and characteristic villages, farms and abbeys.
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Carriage ride-along
A ride with an Achelse coachman is not just any horse-and-carriage ride. He or she is a born storyteller who takes you along on cross-border ride through nature and culture. There is no better way to explore the woods!
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Around the Achelse Kluis
Around the Achelse Kluis
A cross-border route through Schaft (the Netherlands) and past Rodenrijt (Belgium) in the area surrounding the Achelse Kluis. The drive also takes you through the Warmbeek nature area and its dry and marshy meadows that turn into deciduous and coniferous forests further from the stream.
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Malpie route
Malpie route
Beautiful route along heathland and fens.
The Valkenswaard Carriage Museum with its wonderful collection of carriages is well worth a visit.
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Dommellaars route
Dommellaars route
This equestrian route takes you along and through forests and heathland with beautiful fens, the De Malpie nature area and the Dommel river.
Would you rather plot your own route?
The equestrian node network lets you ride from node to node without ever getting lost A map with the complete equestrian network of De Groote Heide is available from the VVV Tourist Information Office Valkenswaard (€ 5.95)
Would you rather prepare your route online?
Carriage Museum
On the edge of the De Malpie nature reserve, you'll find the Valkenswaard Carriage Museum. Merely a stone's throw away from vast heathlands, woods and fens the museum has an extraordinary collection of carriages on display. Take a nostalgic carriage tour with coachman and complete it with picnic, champagne, dinner or BBQ. The unique location offers numerous opportunities to combine it with a beautiful cycling trip or hike.
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