National Landscape Veluwe and Royal Crown Estate Het Loo
Cycling in the largest lowland nature reserve in northwestern Europe with forests, streams, sand drifts, heathlands, country estates and farmlands.
The Landscape
Anyone looking at the area of the Veluwe on the map, will see extensive forests with heaths surrounding an enclosed area with farmlands and villages. In prehistoric times, people lived here in a wooded landscape of agriculture and hunting. In the Middle Ages, agriculture became increasingly important. Due to deforestation and intensive use of the soil, sand drifts gradually developed. Ultimately, the advancing drifting sand of the Veluwe turned into a large desert. To counter this, extensive coniferous forests were planted in the early 20th century. The soil became more nutrient-rich and nature more and more species-rich. And this way the area was changed into the beautiful National Landscape Veluwe that we know today.
Forests and Heaths
Estates and Heritage
Polders and Farmlands
Hills and Valleys
Bike with us
Route map
Start and finish near bike node 38 on the Pomphulweg in Hoog Soeren. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
38 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 39 - 78 - 4 - 21 - 1 - 86 - 67 - 83 - 11 - 96 - 79 - 5 - 48 - 56 - 97 - 82 - 47 - 60 - 62 - 38
