Outdoor PitstopMountain bike trail · Heumen · Updated on 6 November 2026
MTB Malden
MTB Malden is a mountain bike trail of 9.8 km from Heumen that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 7 benches and picnic tables and 1 water point.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 9.8 km
- ± 50 min
- ↑ 26 m · ↓ 29 m
- Easy
- Loop
- Local route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Heumen
0 km6.5 km · 4 benches
Water point
6.5 km3.3 km · 3 benches
Back at the start
9.8 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 26 m
- Down
- ↓ 29 m
- Highest point
- 39 m
- Lowest point
- 15 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
9.8 km in total- Path: 3.9 km
- Track: 3.7 km
- Cycle path: 1.2 km
- Street: 575 m
- Road: 350 m
- Busy road: 150 m
Surfaces
9.8 km in total- Unpaved: 5.7 km
- Asphalt: 2.2 km
- Gravel: 925 m
- Natural: 600 m
- Paved: 100 m
- Unknown: 325 m
About the mountain bike trail MTB Malden
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you ride?
MTB Malden is a loop of 9.8 km from Heumen: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 26 m in total and descend 29 m. Allow ± 50 min, without breaks. The level is easy.
What trails do you ride on?
The longest part is path (3.9 km), track (3.7 km) and cycle path (1.2 km). Of the surface, 5.7 km unpaved and 2.2 km asphalt. For 325 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 7 benches and picnic tables and 1 water point. You can fill your bottle after 6.5 km. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
MTB Malden is a cross-country loop of almost 10 km in the municipalities of Heumen and Berg en Dal, through Heumensoord, Dekkerswald and the Heumensvlak. More than half is unpaved, split between paths and forest tracks, and there is little climbing. You follow the green waymarks clockwise. The trail is run by the Stichting MTB Routenetwerk Rijk van Nijmegen; buying a permit (vignet) supports its upkeep. We know of one water tap and seven benches along the way.
Mountain bike trails nearby
4Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Valkhof MuseumMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 2
Freedom MuseumMuseum · 3.4 km from the route - 3
Nationaal Fietsmuseum VeloramaMuseum · 4.3 km from the route - 4
De KinkelenburgCastle · 9 km from the route - 5
Jachtslot De MookerheideCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 6
NiersmündungAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 7
MuZIEumMuseum · 3.9 km from the route - 8
Museum KamMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 9
Kasteel TongelaarCastle · 9.9 km from the route - 10
Museum De BasteiMuseum · 4.3 km from the route - 11
Fort Boven-LentAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 12
Romeinse villa PlasmolenArchaeological site · 5.3 km from the route - 13
Fort Beneden LentFort · 6 km from the route - 14
Waarom ik?Memorial · 9 km from the route - 15
SpoorwegmonumentMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 16
De SchommelMemorial · 4 km from the route - 17
Fort KnodsenburgArchaeological site · 5 km from the route - 18
BarbarossakapelRuins · 4.2 km from the route - 19
NamenmonumentMemorial · 4.4 km from the route - 20
Waal crossing memorialMemorial · 6.2 km from the route - 21
GenneperhuisRuins · 8.7 km from the route - 22
Romeinse Wachtpost HeumensoordArchaeological site · 592 m from the route - 23
Joods monumentMemorial · 4.4 km from the route - 24
CeuclumMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 25
Sherwood Rangers-monumentMemorial · 3.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is MTB Malden?
MTB Malden is 9.8 km long. Allow ± 50 min of riding: 12 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a loop?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Heumen.
How hard is this route?
Easy, with 26 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
Starting point
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