Low-threshold Gelderse routes - wide views on the Veluwezoom

Hiking trails & Routes

Netherlands

Gelderland

Rheden

Low-threshold Gelderse routes - wide views on the Veluwezoom

Moderate

4.7

(25)

113

hikers

Low-threshold Gelderse routes - wide views on the Veluwezoom

01:20

4.88km

70m

Hiking

Ready to discover the beauty of Dutch nature without having to travel miles? Then you've come to the right place! This accessible walking route of 5.2 kilometers is perfect for families and hikers who want to explore nature without having to walk too far. The unspoilt nature is accessible to…

Last updated: June 10, 2024

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Nationaal Park Veluwezoom

Waypoints

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33 m

Veluwezoom Visitor Centre

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The perfect place to start a walking route. Here you can park the car (if it's not full), drink coffee, get information and let the kids play.

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1.03 km

View of the heathland, Veluwezoom National Park

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A beautiful, varied walking area with views through the trees over the heath.

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1.29 km

Viewpoint over the Heather Fields, Veluwezoom

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Super nice panoramic view
When the heather blooms - like during our visit in mid-August - a beautiful sea of violet blossoms.

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1.76 km

View of the Posbank

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From this point you have a breathtaking panoramic view over the Posbank. In general, the heather is in bloom between mid-August and mid-September. The landscape turns completely purple during that …

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2.25 km

View of the heathlands at Snippendaalseweg, Veluwezoom

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Beautiful view over the heathland, a break is worthwhile for this reason alone.

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2.95 km

View of the Herikhuizen ruins from the Herikhuizerveld wildlife observation point

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What a wonderful place to spot wildlife early in the morning or at dusk. I had bingo with red deer, boars, ponies and roe deer.

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4.27 km

Natural play area in Veluwezoom Forest

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Great highlight for active athletes 2 and 4 Beiner 😊

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4.88 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.25 km

1.25 km

226 m

131 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.11 km

1.39 km

672 m

474 m

226 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

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Comments

September 14, 2024,Veluwezoom NP - met moeders (80jr) de Posbank tegemoet

Brave mother of 80 still walks quite briskly through the heathlands of the beautiful area! Lynn helps her up a little tractor hand every now and then 😄🐕📈

Incidentally, the Posbank is not the name of the area, but what it has come to be called. Reason a stone bank built in 1918 and named in 1921 after one of …

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August 10, 2025,Laagdrempelige Gelderse routes – weidse uitzichten op de Veluwezoom

It's been a long time since I'd been here. One of the most beautiful nature reserves in the Netherlands.
It was here that I ran my first ultra trail 50k, 25 years ago.
Fantastic memories of the time when we ran with a small group of participants, without any commercial activities.

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October 25, 2023

Ready to discover the beauty of Dutch nature without having to travel miles? Then you've come to the right place! This accessible walking route of 5.2 kilometers is perfect for families and hikers who want to explore nature without having to walk too far. The unspoilt nature is accessible to everyone

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