This village on the Bergsche Maas has a free ferry connection with Waalwijk. The river was dug out between 1888 and 1894. For the workers, the days were long. Sixteen hours away from home was quite normal. It was hard work and wages were meager. One cent of every guilder they earned went toward a kind of health insurance premium. By the way, they earned that one guilder not per hour, but per day!
That the Bergsche Maas came was necessary to protect 's-Hertogenbosch from flooding. As a result, Drongelen became a village on the new river.
The route starts along this river towards Genderen. You pass café 't Zwaantje, a nice place for lunch or coffee. Through the village of Eethen, where there is a beautiful 12th century church, you walk back to the starting point.
Activity: hiking