Staying Home Sucks, home
2005-09-18 Molen Sint Antonius Abt - Borkel
Borkel, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Paul van Gerven, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Verbindingstraject Valkenswaard Groen - Hamont-Achel Groen

Mountain bike area · Netherlands

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Rain before today is not known, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 68 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0.5 mm
Air
10°C

Tue 3 · 67 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0.2 mm
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.8 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 67 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.2 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 67 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.8 mm
Rain
1.2 mm
Air
9°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 268, good
  3. Tue 367, good
  4. Wed 466, good
  5. Thu 567, good
  6. Fri 667, good
  7. Sat 775, good
  8. Sun 866, good
  9. Mon 973, good
  10. Tue 1053, fair

The spot in one fact

  • 8 routesmapped within 10 km

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Verbindingstraject Valkenswaard Groen - Hamont-Achel Groen
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Sun 1Nov*69, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm11°C
Mon 2Nov*68, goodUnknown0 mm0.5 mm10°C
Tue 3Nov*67, goodUnknown0.6 mm0.2 mm10°C
Wed 4Nov*66, goodUnknown0.8 mm0 mm9°C
Thu 5Nov*67, goodUnknown0.2 mm0 mm9°C
Fri 6Nov*67, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm9°C
Sat 7Nov*75, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm8°C
Sun 8Nov*66, goodUnknown1.8 mm1.2 mm9°C
Mon 9Nov*73, goodUnknown3 mm0 mm8°C
Tue 10Nov*53, fairUnknown6.6 mm1.2 mm9°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Verbindingstraject Valkenswaard Groen - Hamont-Achel Groen

8 mountain bike routes mapped. Best from Mar to Sep. The nearest town to stay in is Borkel.

  • Routes 8 mountain bike routes mapped.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,550–US$2,870 each

about US$1,550–US$2,870 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BRU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$462–US$965
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$563
Food7 days eating outabout US$328–US$610
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$261–US$482
Totalabout US$1,550–US$2,870

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Borkel

Closest

Borkel

2 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Borkel · Booking.com

About Borkel its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 35m

About 14h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRU, direct, then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.