Outdoor PitstopMountain bike guide Netherlands · Updated on 5 November 2026
The best mountain bike trails in the Netherlands
The Netherlands has 280 mountain bike trails on the Outdoor Pitstop map. The 10 best are 26.5 km long on average; 9 of them are loops. Along the way you find 238 benches and picnic tables, 5 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets in total.
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The 10 best mountain bike trails
In the order of our score: a photo, points of interest along the way, a toilet or water point, a loop, a description and how often people search for the route.
The best mountain bike trail in the Netherlands is MTB-route Reggedal (Nijverdal) (19.8 km, easy).
The numbers on the map are the routes below, at their starting point. Pitstops count up to 100 m from the route. Riding time assumes 12 km an hour, without breaks.
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Photo: Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons19.8 km · ± 1:40 h · ↗ 79 m · Loop · start Hellendoorn
1 public toilet0 water fountains and refill points35 benches and picnic tables
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Meerssen
Easy21.3 km · ± 1:45 h · ↗ 274 m · Loop · start Meerssen
0 public toilets1 water point28 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Alles-is-voor-Bassie · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons18.9 km · ± 1:35 h · ↗ 240 m · Loop · start Utrechtse Heuvelrug
0 public toilets0 water fountains and refill points5 benches and picnic tables
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18.4 km · ± 1:30 h · ↗ 123 m · Loop · start Utrechtse Heuvelrug
1 public toilet0 water fountains and refill points18 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Zndesign · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMTB Veluwezoom-Groen-Gravelroute
Moderate36.6 km · ± 3:05 h · ↗ 321 m · Loop · start Apeldoorn
1 public toilet1 water point21 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Ymblanter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMTB Route Ouddorp
Moderate32 km · ± 2:40 h · ↗ 29 m · Loop · start Goeree-Overflakkee
0 public toilets1 water point29 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Bic · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMTB Route Noordenveld
Moderate32.5 km · ± 2:40 h · ↗ 3 m · From A to B · start Noordenveld
0 public toilets1 water point39 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Kasteelbeer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsHorst
Moderate47.4 km · ± 3:55 h · ↗ 9 m · Loop · start Horst aan de Maas
0 public toilets0 water fountains and refill points27 benches and picnic tables
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Gulpen
Easy23 km · ± 1:55 h · ↗ 499 m · Loop · start Gulpen-Wittem
0 public toilets0 water fountains and refill points32 benches and picnic tables
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Photo: Michiel1972 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMTB-route Vessem
Easy14.8 km · ± 1:15 h · Loop · start Eersel
0 public toilets1 water point4 benches and picnic tables
Points of interest along the mountain bike trails
Along the 10 best mountain bike trails.
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Photo: Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRioolrat
Attraction · along 1 mountain bike trail
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Kalkoven bij Curfsgroeve
Ruins · along 1 mountain bike trail
Gevangenismuseum
Museum · along 1 mountain bike trail
Audio story · 2 minHunebed D1 Steenbergen
Archaeological site · along 1 mountain bike trail
Huys ter Horst
Castle · along 1 mountain bike trail
StoryAttraction · along 1 mountain bike trail
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Photo: Joris · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · along 1 mountain bike trail
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Photo: Joris · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · along 1 mountain bike trail
Mountain bike trails per province
Mountain bike trails per place in the Netherlands
53 places have their own guide.
- Aalten3 ›
- Apeldoorn4 ›
- Assen3 ›
- Baarn3 ›
- Berg en Dal6 ›
- Bergen7 ›
- Berkelland12 ›
- Best4 ›
- Borger-Odoorn3 ›
- Bronckhorst13 ›
- Coevorden5 ›
- De Wolden4 ›
- Deurne5 ›
- Ede8 ›
- Eersel5 ›
- Eijsden-Margraten3 ›
- Emmen10 ›
- Enschede4 ›
- Geldrop-Mierlo4 ›
- Gulpen-Wittem4 ›
- Haaksbergen4 ›
- Heeze-Leende7 ›
- Hellendoorn5 ›
- Helmond3 ›
- Hengelo3 ›
- Horst aan de Maas3 ›
- Lochem15 ›
- Maashorst3 ›
- Maastricht3 ›
- Meierijstad4 ›
- Mook en Middelaar3 ›
- Nuenen c.a.3 ›
- Ommen9 ›
- Oosterhout3 ›
- Ooststellingwerf4 ›
- Opsterland4 ›
- Oude IJsselstreek3 ›
- Renkum4 ›
- Rheden5 ›
- Rhenen6 ›
- Sittard-Geleen4 ›
- Smallingerland3 ›
- Texel3 ›
- Utrechtse Heuvelrug11 ›
- Valkenburg aan de Geul3 ›
- Valkenswaard3 ›
- Venray4 ›
- Vlaardingen3 ›
- Westerveld5 ›
- Westerwolde3 ›
- Wierden5 ›
- Winterswijk4 ›
- Zutphen6 ›
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Frequently asked questions
How many mountain bike trails are there in the Netherlands?
The Outdoor Pitstop map has 280 mountain bike trails in the Netherlands.
What is the best mountain bike trail in the Netherlands?
At the top of this guide is MTB-route Reggedal (Nijverdal) (19.8 km, easy). Next come Meerssen and MTB-route Amerongen.
Are there loops in the Netherlands?
Yes, for example MTB-route Reggedal (Nijverdal), Meerssen and MTB-route Amerongen.
Which mountain bike trails in the Netherlands have a toilet along the way?
In this guide, MTB-route Reggedal (Nijverdal), MTB-route Leersum and MTB Veluwezoom-Groen-Gravelroute have a public toilet along the route.
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