Utrechtse Heuvelrug and Laagte van Pijnenburg
Cycling in a wooded landscape with several castles and country estates, ancient forests, drifting sand and vast moorland.
The Landscape
The province of Utrecht extends across a long chain of hills stretching from the Gooimeer to the Rhine Valley. Together, these hills form an elevated ridge that originated during the penultimate ice age around 150,000 years ago. The region is renowned for its rich nature and ancient landscape. In the past, it was also favored by the affluent who built their country estates and castles here. The Utrechtse Heuvelrug offers a unique blend of culture and nature, characterized by impressive country estates, numerous castles, and manors interspersed with expansive heathlands, endless forests, and shifting dunes. For history enthusiasts, the Utrechtse Heuvelrug is a captivating destination, as many traces of historical events are still preserved. Various monuments and museums commemorate the Second World War and the French era. Exploring these sites provides interesting insights into the history of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Forests and Heaths
Estates and Heritage
Polders and Farmlands
Hills and Valleys
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Route map
You will bike in the vicinity of the towns of Baarn, Soest, Leusden, Soesterberg, and Bilthoven.
Start and finish is near bike node 90 on the Karnemelkseweg in Lage Vuursche. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.
90 - 63 - 64 - 65 - 62 - 26 - 61 - 57 - 56 - 55 - 52 - 51 - 95 - 94 - 93 - 2 - 1 - 83 - 54 - 53 - 50 - 9 - 95 - 96 - 94 - 97 - 98 - 90
