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Meet 40,000 hikers and cyclists!

Cycling, hiking, and the outdoors – that’s our passion! With events like the Fiets en Wandelbeurs (Hike & Bike Experience), E-bike Challenge, and the international conference IBTC, we connect cycling, hiking, and tourism professionals with the right audience: cyclists and hikers in the Netherlands and Belgium. And for those seeking their next active adventure, our platform HicleHolidays.com is the ultimate source of ideas, routes, and travel inspiration. Through these initiatives, we contribute to a healthier, more sustainable future — one step and pedal stroke at a time.

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Visitors of the Fiets en Wandelbeurs look at the floorplan of the fair

Keep this dates free in your agenda

On 12, 13 and 14 February at Jaarbeurs Utrecht and 20 and 21 February at Flanders Expo Ghent, new editions of the Fiets en Wandelbeurs / E-bike Challenge will take place. Don’t miss this opportunity to reach a genuinely interested cycling and walking audience!

Electric cargo bike on the E-bike Challenge in Ghent

Kickoff cycling and hiking season in Ghent

Flanders Expo in Ghent was once again the setting for the Fiets en Wandelbeurs combined with the E-bike Challenge on 28 February and 1 March 2026. Thousands of outdoor enthusiasts found plenty of inspiration for new trips and holidays.

Ad Snelderwaard and Menno Faber showing the Hicle award for the best hiking route in the Benelux.

A walk around the Veluwe wins Hicle’s hiking award

The authors Ad Snelderwaard and Menno Faber won the award for Hicle Walking Route of the Year 2026 with their guidebook “Een wandeling rondom de Veluwe” (A Walk Around the Veluwe). They were selected from a shortlist of six candidates.

Busy aisles during the 2026 edition of the Fiets en Wandelbeurs

Top events in Utrecht attract large crowds

Cycling and walking remain as popular as ever, as once again became clear during the Fiets en Wandelbeurs and E-bike Challenge at Jaarbeurs Utrecht.

La Voie Bleue is de Hicle Fietsroute van het Jaar 2026

La Voie Bleue is Cycle Route of the Year 2026

This delightful route in eastern France may carry the honorary title of “best cycling route in Europe” for a year.

Shanna Bussink op de IBTC 2026 in Utrecht

IBTC 2026: Rerouting cycling & hiking tourism

Over 80 professionals attended this edition of the International Bike & hike Tourism Conference (IBTC).

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