Border Marker 241 – Ruins of the Stone Chapel loop from Achtmaal
Border Marker 241 – Ruins of the Stone Chapel loop from Achtmaal
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Border Marker 241 – Ruins of the Stone Chapel loop from Achtmaal
03:00
45.0km
60m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 26, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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7.02 km
Strontpaal and Klaveren Vrouwke Border Post
Highlight • Historical Site
KV stands for Klaveren Vrouwke. This is an alias of Geert Schrauwen from St. Willebrord. A master smuggler who was shot dead by the border guard at this location in 1916. He got his nickname from his special way of working. Geert dressed up while smuggling. Often as a woman, because women were not frisked at that time.
The shooting of a smuggler was remarkable. Most small-time smugglers got away with a fine and possibly a night in jail. Major smuggling operations sometimes resulted in a prison sentence of several months. But Geert Schrauwen was no angel. Before his smuggling activities he had already been involved in a robbery, and he was also suspected of a murder in Rijsbergen. Before he was shot dead, the Klaveren Vrouwke was banned from the Netherlands because he allegedly stole an army uniform.
Source: fietsnetwerk.nl/knooppunt/strontpaal-essen
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Suske en Wiske Speelbos
Forest
15.0 km
Liberation Memorial Polar Bears
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16.2 km
Border Marker 241
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400 cast-iron border posts stand on the Dutch-Belgian border. Want to discover them all?
Tip: Visit bestemmingbuitenlucht.nl/grenspalen-wandelen-op-de-grens-van-belgie-en-nederland and explore for yourself.
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16.9 km
Bench with a view of Domein Hemelrijk
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17.4 km
Ruins of the Stone Chapel
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19.3 km
Vietwen Boundary Marker and Farm Road
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19.7 km
Gravel sector between Bergsebaan and Vleetweg
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39.8 km
De Lange Schouw
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Until 2016, the brick factory De Schouw stood in this area, around which a hamlet has developed over time with the name "De Lange Schouw" with houses for the factory workers.
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45.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
16.1 km
10.7 km
10.6 km
6.58 km
972 m
Surfaces
20.4 km
12.6 km
10.8 km
926 m
339 m
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