A working atlas
for riders who actually ride.
What this is
GRIT is a curated collection of motorcycle routes through the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, built by someone who rides, for people who do.
Every route is hand-picked, scored against five bike archetypes, and written up with the notes that matter: where the road earns its character, where the gravel catches you, what time of year actually rewards the trip. No 50-route lists scraped from forums. No SEO content. Just the roads worth the ride.
Who's behind it
I'm Nick, a developer from Zwolle in the Netherlands, riding a Husqvarna 701 SM since 2026. I mostly ride in the Netherlands but have ambitions to take my trips to a new level. Hence this site, to document them.
GRIT exists because the existing options didn't. Komoot is for hikers with motors. RouteYou is a database, not a guide. The good stuff lives in the heads of riders who ride it and that's what I'm trying to write down here, one route at a time.
How it was built
GRIT is built with Astro, MapLibre GL for the maps, Three.js for the bike model on the bikes page, and a bit of passion.
The site itself was designed and coded in collaboration with Claude Opus 4.7 from Anthropic. The atlas mechanics, the cloud physics, the route page layout. Almost every line of code was written by Claude under my direction. One day from blank repo to live site. It's a showcase of what a thoughtful AI can do when you point it at a real problem and let it work.
A note on the routes
The routes published here are based on what I've ridden, but the specific details (fuel stops, hairpin pull-offs, café opening hours) can change. Conditions matter: a great road in October can be miserable in July. Always check weather, road conditions, and your own state of mind before you ride. Ride your own ride.
If you spot something out of date: a closed petrol station, a new gravel section, a café that's just not as friendly as it used to be, let me know.
Get in touch
Spot a great road I should ride? Found a bug? Want to suggest a route?