The best traffic-free bike rides in Ossenbroek Nieuwenhof En De Dennen

This is a very old post mill that, before being moved to Oploo, had two other locations, namely 's Hertogenbosch and Sint Michielsgestel. Before 1663, this mill stood in 's Hertogenbosch. It is not yet entirely clear which of the various post mills there it precisely was. Around 1663, the mill was moved to Halder near Sint-Michielsgestel, where it was succeeded in 1843 by a round stone tower mill: the still existing mill on the Genenberg. Peter Peters had both the new mill built and the outgoing post mill moved to Oploo in St. Michielsgestel. The white stone mill depicted on one of the mill chute's dust covers can certainly be identified as 'the mill on the Genenberg'. This part of the post mill's past is now known but still insufficiently appreciated. In Oploo, De Korenbloem remained in use by the Rutten millers until 1952. In 1966, restoration followed, and the mill came into possession of the then municipality of Oploo through a leasehold arrangement. Later, the municipality became the full owner. During the 1966 restoration, quite a bit changed in the mill's appearance: until then, the casing was painted white with a green border (cf. Uden). The cross-tree, braces, and lifting beams were green with white ends. The gallery railing was green with white tops and red vertical posts. Beneath the cap, "KORENBLOEM" was painted in black letters. The tail beam (a piece of an old sail rod) was tarred black. On the sides of the casing was a six-pointed star, partly painted red and partly green, surrounded by the advertising letters "P. Rutten's ochtendvoer". The storm end was clad with overlapping planks in a herringbone pattern; the breast and windshaft cover were white. The umbrella or substructure was covered with roofing felt. The sail rods had white collars at the hub. The two Potroeden originate from the stage mill of Polder Rozendaal in Haastrecht, dismantled in 1924 (more or less a 'sister' to the still existing mill of Polder Beneden-Haastrecht) and were likely installed here in 1925. In that year, an iron sail rod broke on the post mill (which therefore had to be replaced). In the autumn of 2016, this mill had to be stopped: mainly due to major defects in the suspension of the post and the seat. Turning became an increasingly significant problem. Furthermore, both sail rods needed to be checked. In early 2017, both sail rods were lowered; replacement proved unnecessary. On July 6, 2017, they were reinstalled after repair. In the meantime, sufficient measures have also been taken to straighten the post and casing: the mill can be turned normally again. In the summer of 2021, after agreement had been reached on this some time ago, work began on painting this mill in its old, historical colors with advertising! This is based on the principle of returning the mill to its state around 1946. The wooden tail beam has largely been replaced by an old steel rod, part of the rejected inner rod from De Heimolen in Sint Hubert.

Only place in Europe where a windmill and a watermill are located close to each other.

Nowadays a cultural destination but once a striking chapel along the road near Holthees.

Beautiful chapel that is definitely worth seeing.

Beautiful there. Beautiful in the harbor.

Very nice area for cycling

From Beek en Donk, it's practically one straight road to Tilburg, with excellent bike paths that are often nice and wide, making overtaking easy. You can cycle at a leisurely pace, but you can also really put your foot down, as many sections look inviting to increase your speed considerably. On many stretches, I'll go up to 42km and then just keep going. Okay, I'll do that on a 3-wheel recumbent bike—two wheels in front and one wheel in the back—with a substantial electric-legal assist.

Great way to drive out of the city via the busy north-west side of Eindhoven