Cycling Through Death Valley De Peel

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Death Valley De Peel has a number of beautiful cycling routes that lead you through various events from the Second World War.

The indicated cycling routes lead past memorials and events that took place in the Second World War. The routes run along the indicated junctions. For some routes, we deviate from the junction route. This is indicated by a red solid line.

For the exact locations of a number of events (POIs) it is necessary to deviate from the node route. Where this is the case, it is indicated on the card with a dotted line.

Many planes have crashed in the Peel. The locations of these crashes are indicated by a plane.

Why Death Valley De Peel?

'Death Valley De Peel' sounds ominous and for good reason. It is a reminder of the fierce air and ground war in De Peel between 1940-1945. After Normandy, De Peel was one of the regions with the heaviest fighting.

The term Death Valley De Peel comes from pilots and refers to the large number of aircraft that crashed in the Peel.

The British war writer Patrick Delaforce also mentioned de Peel in his book "The Black Bull", The Valley of Death.

QR codes
QR codes are included on various signs along the route. Via these codes, you can request background information per route point (POI). Due to the design chosen on the website, the route can also be 'cycled' from behind the computer. This is for those who do not have the opportunity to cycle physically. You can find all the information via the website.