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The Dutch part of the trail between Amsterdam and Bergen op Zoom is better known as the Dutch long-distance network as Floris V-pad LAW 1–3.
Route
From north to south, the route passes through:
- Netherlands: Amsterdam, Muiden, Woerden, Schoonhoven, Dordrecht, Willemstad, Bergen op Zoom
- Belgium: Antwerp, Lier, Mechelen, Brussels, Braine-le-Château, Anderlues, Walcourt, Viroinval
- France: Rocroi, Signy-l'Abbaye, Amifontaine, Soissons, Pierrefonds, Verberie, Senlis, Coye-la-Forêt
In Belgium the route leads north via Antwerp and Brussels past Reims and finally to Paris. The route passes the cities of Bergen-op-Zoom, Deurne, Lier, Mechelen, Grimbergen and Brussels. From there on to Ukkel, Beersel, Braine-le-Chateau, Ronquieres, Walcourt, Dourbes, Olly, Moulin-Manteau, Rocroi and before Paris Montcornet.
The landforms extend over the almost 1000 km of Dutch polders, the small-scale parts of Flanders, the forests in southern Belgium and northern France to the open hilly landscapes near Reims. The trail is also used as a "feeder" for pilgrimages to Santiago.
References
49°31′13″N 4°04′56″E / 49.5203°N 4.0821°E