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The Knopenlaantje

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The Knopenlaantje

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Location: Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands

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1. Grassy Path Along the Ponds – Grand Café Bij Ludger loop from Vorden

16.3km

04:07

20m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. The Knopenlaantje – Kieftskamp Estate loop from Vorden

9.15km

02:18

10m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Kieftskamp Estate – The Knopenlaantje loop from Kranenburg

7.28km

01:50

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🌸 Rianne & Joep 🐶

August 30, 2025

So cute all those love knots in the trees

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Lauren & Bailey 🐕🐾

July 2, 2025

It's remarkable how the trees grow together through the knots

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Gerrit-Jan van den Berg

January 30, 2023

In the last century this was a forest path where it was busy at dusk. Much busier than on paths in other forest areas of Vorden. Loving couples from the village of Vorden liked to go for a walk there. It was romantic. Especially in the spring when the twigs of the trees unfolded further. But also in the summer because then it was so beautiful green. In the fall it was beautiful because of all those golden yellow red colors. They tied a knot together in the low-hanging young beech twigs to seal each other's love in a very natural way. This practice probably started before 1940. In any case, magazines wrote about it in the 1950s.

The knots in the branches have been the symbol of the love of many people from Vorden and the surrounding area for many generations. Love forges a bond that grows closer over the years. According to tradition, a union lasts longer if the couple first goes to the lane of knots to put a loop in a young springy beech twig. So the young people went to do that, without giving much publicity to it. Some knots became stiff and stiff over time, as might the couple who tied the knot.

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Elevation 10 m

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Location: Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands

The Knopenlaantje

1. Grassy Path Along the Ponds – Grand Café Bij Ludger loop from Vorden

2. The Knopenlaantje – Kieftskamp Estate loop from Vorden

3. Kieftskamp Estate – The Knopenlaantje loop from Kranenburg

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