Oude IJsselstreek and Oost Gelre
Cycling through an idyllic countryside with church paths, streams, forests, hedgerows, grasslands, and grain fields.
The Landscape
The ancient landscape of the Achterhoek owes its beauty to the past. The marshy, nutrient-poor heathlands offered little to the first pioneers, creating harsh conditions. The farmers, however, played a significant role in shaping the picturesque patchwork landscape. Everything in this region exudes an authentic atmosphere: gnarled hedgerows, babbling streams, rolling fields, historic mills, winding paths, and centuries-old farmhouses.
From the ancient river dunes and sandy soils, along hedgerows and former peat bogs in the Oude IJssel region, the landscape meanders towards the church paths, fields, meadows, streams, small woodlands, and scattered farmhouses of Oost Gelre. Together, they tell the story of a region where nature and culture have long reinforced each other. A landscape full of variety and peace, it perfectly captures what makes the Achterhoek so special: its warmth, timelessness, and vitality.
Forests and Heaths
Estates and Heritage
Polders and Farmlands
Rivers and Streams
Join us on this virtual cycling route
Route map
Start and finish at bike node 38 on the Winterswijkseweg in Vragender. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
38 - 80 - 33 - 32 - 89 - 27 - 28 - 26 - 31 - 18 - 30 - 29 - 34 - 17 - 15 - 16 - 19 - 48 - 69 - 43 - 65 - 44 - 45 - 17 - 12 - 53 - 38
- 61% of the route runs on paved roads.
- 39% of the route runs on unpaved and semi-paved paths.
