National Park Veluwezoom and IJsselvallei
Cycling in a hilly natural landscape with forests, heaths, sand drifts, levees and country estates.
The Landscape
Veluwezoom is the first nature reserve in the Netherlands to receive National Park status. It dates from 1930, but the landscape owes its contours to the last ice age. The Veluwezoom National Park covers an area of more than 5,000 hectares and has a different landscape compared to the rest of the Netherlands. Thanks to its vastness and high location, the Veluwezoom offers a varied landscape with dense forests, rolling moors, sand drifts, and stately estates. Characteristic for the Veluwezoom are the differences in height that can reach up to 110 meters. Nowhere else on the Veluwe nature area will you find so many hills and such a beautiful view. On the hilly Posbank, which turns purple from the flowering heather in August and September, you have a magnificent view of the IJssel valley and, in good weather, you can even see as far as the region Achterhoek and Germany.
Forests and Heaths
Estates and Heritage
Rivers and Streams
Hills and Valleys
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Route map
Start and finish near bike node 63 on the Diepesteeg in Rheden. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
63 - 25 - 65 - 66 - 34 - 67 - 17 - 68 - 32 - 87 - 96 - 16 - 95 - 73 - 74 - 61 - 2 - 23 - 90 - 52 - 1 - 35 - 36 - 14 - 15 - 99 - 60 - 83 - 63
