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De Laak, beautiful forest road – Solse Gat loop from Garderen

De Laak, beautiful forest road – Solse Gat loop from Garderen

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5.0

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De Laak, beautiful forest road – Solse Gat loop from Garderen

01:15

21.6km

100m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 20, 2026

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1.88 km

De Laak, beautiful forest road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great forest road, winding and rolling littered with beautiful trees. The path is kind of hardpack forest path. Great for gravel bikes and those riding their MTB's.

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4.80 km

Solse Gat

Highlight • Forest

According to folk tales, there used to be a monastery here, where dark practices took place... The abbot and the monks who lived in the beautiful monastery did not take the pious life very seriously. They drank gallons of wine, gorged themselves during meals and organized meetings with witches and ghosts. Together they danced until it became light again.

This went on for a long time. The monks partied, drank and enjoyed life. Until, sometime in the Middle Ages, a stormy Christmas evening put an end to the wicked excesses in the forest. Suddenly, local residents heard a huge lightning strike. The next morning a little boy passed by the site and discovered that the entire monastery had disappeared into a large hole in the forest. All that could be seen were some uprooted trees around the site, the brick path that was the access road and a deep hole.

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5.01 km

Picnic Table in the Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

6.17 km

Ancient Forest in Veluwe

Highlight • Forest

You have to stop and let this forest backdrop work its magic on you.
A panorama like in the fantasy film “Lord of the Rings”

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6.65 km

Postweg Cycle Path in the Veluwe

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful concrete cycle path towards the center of Putten or the sheepfold of Ermelo

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6.69 km

Laak

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Laak is a wonderfully winding unpaved road through the forest. It meanders past some houses that can still be found here on the edge of the Speulerbos. The few cars that drive there sometimes make the path hard so that you can cycle across it smoothly.

When turning off Laak, pay attention to where exactly you are allowed to cycle! For example, to the west and south you can cycle freely in the Speulderbos, while on the north-east side you quickly end up in the Natural Monuments area, where free cycling is prohibited.

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8.63 km