Southwest Salland and IJssel Valley
Cycling in a varied and rural landscape with floodplains, forests, meadows and several country estates with beautiful tree avenues.
The Landscape
Between the Veluwe and the Sallandse Heuvelrug lies Southwest Salland, a diverse and historically significant area. This verdant region is characterized by expansive estates, authentic farmhouses, ancient forests, and fertile farmlands. The stately manor houses on the estates are often surrounded by beautiful park forests designed in the English landscape style.
From the drier sandy soils with forests, meadows, and cornfields, the landscape gently transitions into the rugged river landscape of the IJssel Valley. Along the banks of the IJssel, the dynamic nature of the river is clearly visible. Floodplain forests, river dunes, flower-rich grasslands, oxbow lakes, channels, and wild thickets, combined with the meandering IJssel, create a robust and vibrant natural environment perfect for enjoying to the fullest.
Forests and Heaths
Estates and Heritage
Swamps and Peatlands
Rivers and Streams
Cycle with us through past and present
Cycling stories of Cossacks, ancient river branches, and grand country estates
The video about the 51-kilometre cycling route through Southwest Salland and the IJssel Valley takes you through a varied landscape of stately estates, meandering river arms, tranquil nature reserves, ancient monasteries, and traces of international history. Between the IJssel River and the National Park Sallandse Heuvelrug, a region unfolds where humans and nature have been shaping and reshaping one another for centuries.
👉 Tip: Turn on the subtitles in the YouTube video to follow the full story.
Route map
Start and finish near bike node 75 on the Boxbergerweg in Wesepe. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
75 - 57 - 78 - 76 - 71 - 79 - 89 - 80 - 81 - 67 - 69 - 72 - 56 - 59 - 38 - 49 - 46 - 41 - 74 - 68 - 77 - 75
- 87% of the route runs on paved roads.
- 13% of the route runs on unpaved and semi-paved paths.
