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Green Divide - Bikepacking

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Green Divide - Bikepacking

Herbert Helsen and others planned a gravel ride

July 16, 2022

Green Divide - Bikepacking

Hard

30:19

399km

13.2km/h

1,710m

1,700m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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Waypoints

Zwolle

Highlight • Settlement

Zwolle was once part of the Hanseatic League and when it joined this trade union, prosperity returned. That is why they wanted to protect themselves against invaders and built a …

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1.74 km

Gravel Path in Engelse Werk Park

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This super nice hardpack gravel path is located in the English Werk city park. Official cycle path and perfect to ride with all types of bicycles. The great alternative to …

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7.78 km

Vuursteenberg

Highlight • Climb

Hardly a mountain, but the most northerly slope of the Veluwe and therefore a small climb, part of the mountain bike route through the Zwolle forests.

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9.74 km

Shells and sandy path in Petrea parallel to the A28

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Lovely hardpack gravel path (also with pieces of mud if you cycle further down it) that descends more and more towards the north. A dirty flax flat climb that takes …

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12.2 km

Ennerveld – unpaved climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A 'shortcut' in the mountain bike route that at the same time provides a fun challenge. That is what this climb (little climb) along the Ennerveld offers the cyclist.
The …

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18.2 km

De Tonnenberg

Highlight • Trail

Dirt path along the Tonnenberg heath. The heath itself is not accessible to cyclists, but the path along it (part of the mountain bike route) does give a nice view over the heath.

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23.6 km

Dellenselaan (Königsberg Natural Forest, Veluwe)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful double-track gravel road in the forest near Heerden. Anyone who cycles the Green Divide will certainly recognize it! Along the way you will pass a somewhat strange-looking concrete box, …

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26.1 km

The Haelberg Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Series of hardpack doubletrack forest trails, perfect for the gravel bike!

A somewhat random highlight when it comes to choice of paths... many paths in this corner of the forest …

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32.6 km

Strade Bianche Berkenlaan

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful unpaved gravel passage in the forest. Although from above it is actually more of a residential area (of villas), in practice you will not be bothered by it much. …

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34.8 km

Welna Forest Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Update: large parts of this track are currently closed to all visitors.

A beautiful forest path through woods and heathland and a legal passage for cycling through the Welna management …

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37.4 km

Tongerse Heide

Highlight • Natural

Update: this path will unfortunately be closed to the public in early 2025.

Beautiful double track crossing over the Tongerse Heide thanks to the wonderful hospitality of Gelders Landschap en …

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40.8 km

Langeweg gravel path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Langeweg is a forest road, at bits real sandy... there is though a hardend part to the right where there is hardpack gravel path suitable for all bikes including …

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43.3 km

Gravel road Paalweg

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Personally one of the most beautiful roads through the Crown Domain!

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48.4 km

Gravel path Kroondomein Het Loo

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wonderful double track forest path connection at Kroondomein het Loo. I must add one of the many ... because on the Kroondomein you can't really go wrong with your gravel …

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53.4 km

Gravel Road Kroondomein - Hoge Duvel

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Hoge Duvel is a beautiful gravel road / 'Strade Bianche' running through the 'Kroondomein Het Loo' forest. At the intersection in the middle of Kroondomein in the south, there's the …

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61.9 km

Elspeterbosch Double Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lovely unpaved crossing from Elspeet, between the farms and farm fields, towards the piece of forest to the north of the village. Cross that forest and you will be on …

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64.1 km

Forest path shortcut to the heath

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A nice unpaved passage for gravel bike and MTB to cycle from the cycle path on the south side (Schapendrift) to the Elspeetsche Heide in the north (or vice versa of course).

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65.7 km

Beautiful double track across Elspeetsche Heide

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Douze points! What a fantastic winding double track unpaved path across the Elspeetsche Heide. Good for cycling with the gravel bike. The path has several beautiful turns on both the …

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68.1 km

Hulshorsterheide Forest Trails

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A series of delightfully linked forest paths through the woods of Leuvenhorst and the local Westeindsche heath. Cross the Stakenbergweg to the south-east and you will cycle with your gravel bike up the beautiful Elspeetse Heide. Gravel heaven!

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71.1 km

Hulshorsterzandweg – beautiful sandy hike-a-bike

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A beautiful unpaved 'double track' road through the semi-open fields and along the local sand drift. The forest path / gravel road winds wonderfully from the through paved cycle path …

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74.6 km

Unpaved trail along the forest stream

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Update 2025: cycling is no longer allowed here. Free cycling is no longer possible in the Leuvenumse Bossen. Fortunately, several unpaved paths and of course the MTB route are still …

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76.9 km

Leuvenumse Bossen — Forest Trail and Bridges

Highlight • Trail

Update 2025: free cycling is no longer allowed everywhere in the Leuvenumse Bossen. Unfortunately, this path is no longer accessible to cyclists. 🚳

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79.6 km

Beekhuizerweg - forest road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Update 2025: free cycling is no longer allowed in the Leuvenum forests. However, this path is an exception and is still accessible for gravel bikes, for example :-)

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81.9 km

Hilly trail along the heath

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Update 2025: free cycling is no longer permitted everywhere in the Leuvenumse Bossen. Unfortunately, this path is no longer accessible to cyclists. 🚳

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87.6 km

Ermelosche Heath

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

On the enchanting Ermelo heath you cycle through vast heathlands, forests and picturesque fens. This area of 343 hectares is an ideal place for cyclists and nature lovers. Here you …

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92.9 km

Meandering forest road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A wonderfully winding hard forest road on the border of the Speulderbos. You can cycle here for miles on end with your gravel bike. Please note that some adjacent forests north of here are not accessible to cyclists.

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95.6 km

Laak, unpaved road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Laak is a beautiful unpaved forest road through the heart of the fairytale Speulderbos. The road is quite hard, making it perfect for cycling with gravel bikes.

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105 km

Hofweg Gravel Section Kroondomein Veluwe

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Hofweg is one of the most beautiful 'real' gravel roads in the Netherlands and is easy to cycle on both a gravel bike and a racing bike. The open …

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110 km

Aardhuis Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful hardpack gravel path, narrow and twisty but perfectly ridable. It connects up with the Aardhuis visitors center in the east and the Aardhuisweg in the north. Cross the road …

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111 km

Amazingly beautiful forest climb or descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Get that bike and get straight out here... that is however if you're into great rolling forest roads and beautiful scenery. Ride this puppy south and you'll be flying! Ride …

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114 km

Beautiful forest trail with views over the heather plain

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One of those places that is always on top of my to go list. Great cycling on this forest track with amazing views over the big heather plain to the …

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123 km

Beautiful trail along the Hoog Buurlose heath

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Famous among locals, this high-lying trail along the edge of the forest in the east and the Hoog Buurlose heath in the west. The trail consists of a single track …

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129 km

Lovely singletrack through pine forest

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A wonderful natural single track through a piece of coniferous forest. Nothing technical, but wonderfully from any hustle and bustle in a beautiful piece of forest.

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133 km

Natural singletrack through the forests near Apeldoorn and Beekbergen

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Beautiful hardpack natural singletrack through the woods just below Apeldoorn and Beekbergen.
A small carrot or twist here and there, but nothing that spoils the fun here just cycling with the gravel bike.

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142 km

Groenendaal Gravel Section

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The gravel road through Groenendaal is a beautiful gravel road that is really worth a visit. The road is part of the larger Loenermark, an area that is also full …

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146 km

Strade Bianche Bruisbeek

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful rolling and winding hardpack gravel 'Strade Bianche' road running through the equally beautiful Loenermark forest area. This road has it all. Forest, heather fields, little ups and downs, places …

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149 km

Rolling gravel section through the heath

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Beautiful wide but winding and gently climbing gravel road through one of the larger heathlands of the Loenermark, with fantastic views along the way. The gravel is a bit loose …

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152 km

Loenermark Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The 'Loenermark' is a beautiful place in the middle of the Veluwe. Less crowded then the 'Posbank' area and lucky enough there is tons of gravel and forest track to …

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156 km

Deelerwoud gravel stretch

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful and remote gravel road through heather fields just north of Deelen, connecting the 'Kop van Deelen' with either 'Woeste Hoeve' or 'Loenermark' gravel sections. Famous for it's dead trees …

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160 km

Unpaved road, Arnhemse Heide

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful dirt road that runs between the Deelerwoud and the Koningsheide, just north of Arnhem. The road mainly has a hard surface, but has sand in two places, so some …

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164 km

Koningsheide Gravel Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful double track gravel path over the Koningsheide. Partly along the heath with a perfect bench to stop and enjoy, followed by a piece of quiet forest where you are …

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166 km

Koningsheide forest path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful forest track through the Koningsheide woods. Good ridable double track road for gravel bikes. Roadsbikes will find it difficult riding here.

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167 km

No entry 🚳

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

As of November 2022, this forest path will be closed to all forest visitors, including cyclists. 🚳 This to give nature more space. Too bad for us, good for nature :-)

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168 km

Gravel through the forest

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful hardpack gravel road through the forest. Broad and good ridable for all bikes.

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181 km

Schaapsdrift gravel section

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful singletrack through the heath at the Warnsborn estate. Beautiful to see, especially early in the morning or at the end of the afternoon. The path itself is easy to …

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183 km

Strade Bianche Lichtenbeek

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Beautiful hidden Strade Bianche hardpack gravel road. It's rolling, winding and beautiful. Good ridable for all types of bikes. It's a bit hidden (and only locally known) as it is …

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196 km

MTB Ede – Double track

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

There are many different cycle paths in and around Ede. They meander through forests and heathland and lie along the popular junction routes. By bike you will discover the most diverse nature reserves in the Netherlands.

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202 km

Renkumse Beek Forest Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful flat connecting forest road, nicely varied with wet spots

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204 km

Gravel and MTB Trail Veluwe

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Wide and easy to cycle forest path just south of the A12 highway - which, by the way, does not bother you at all. The path is part of the …

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211 km

Gravel Path Through Veluwe Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Hard forest path with a gravel-esque look. Beautiful old avenue, perfect to ride with the gravel bike!

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221 km

Afweg Gravel Section

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Unpaved farm road - or backroad as Gijs Bruinsma would call it - in the polder estuary between the Utrechtse Heuvelrug and the Veluwe just behind Wageningen. A nice unpaved …

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223 km

Gravel Path Along the Nederrijn and the Grebbeberg

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Here you can elegantly bypass the slope of the Grebbeberg along the bank.

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226 km

Laarsenberg-East Cycling Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great forest road + concrete cycling path up and over the Grebbeberg. It's a hidden climb that many don't know that is much more beautiful then the car invested Grebbeberg road that many ride. Go here instead ;-)

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228 km

Achterberg grassy path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Update: Unfortunately, the easternmost section of this trail has been closed by the owner since the end of 2025, making it impossible to cycle there.

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259 km

Maarnseweg shell path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice hardpack gravel bike path through the forest, suitable for all types of bicycles (including racing bikes).

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263 km

Forest Path Along the Sand Drift, Utrechtse Heuvelrug

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Beautiful gravel path through the forest, along the sand drift. Very busy with day trippers on sunny days.

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266 km

Broekweg Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice piece of unpaved road between the Driebergseweg and Oude Arnhemseweg Bovenweg. Good to combine with the part to the north of the Oude Arnhemseweg Bovenweg.

If you avoid the bad parts, you can do it on the racing bike.

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269 km

Pittesteeg gravel road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Pittesteeg is one of the many beautiful gravel roads that you can find in the area just south of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. A hard dirt road (with the necessary …

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270 km

Strijp Gravel Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Unpaved strip with many potholes and coarse stones; not for thin straps

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275 km

Landschapsweg

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very nice strip, with a halfway intersection of the N-road where people drive fast.

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280 km

View of the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

'Optimal route' allows you to turn 180º after the bridge and then take a side route with more curves. Driving on drives much better on a great road. Can you …

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286 km

Culemborg Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

You have to put your bike on the boat to cross the river. It costs 1 euro.

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317 km

Klein Polderkepad Gravel Path

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Nice piece of clay 👌

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319 km

Pond

Highlight • Lake

One of the many ponds along this beautiful route

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320 km

Franse Wielen and Bridge near Orthen

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Beautiful nature reserve to cycle through.

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325 km

City Hall of 's-Hertogenbosch

Highlight • Historical Site

The architect of the city hall was Jan Derkennis, who was also involved in the construction of the Saint John's Cathedral. The building dates from the second half of the …

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330 km

Watchtower at Kamp Vught National Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

SS camp
During the Second World War, Kamp Vught was the only SS concentration camp outside Nazi Germany and the area annexed by Nazi Germany. The SS needed space because …

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335 km

Hoevensestraat Unpaved Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Super nice gravel road with great trees along the way

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339 km

Gravel path and singletrack connected by a small bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

half good gravel lane. other half a little more rutting and bouncing

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344 km

Huisvennen Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

It's an actual cycling path with fine gravel. A great ride and a good alternative for riding along the traintracks and the Kapelweg.

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346 km

Huisvennen Forest Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sandy (but firm) forest road along the Kampina nature reserve.

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350 km

Unpaved forest path through Kampina

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one of the few paths on the Kampina where you are allowed to cycle, outside the well-known cycle paths.

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352 km

Sandy Path Along Meadows and Forest

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for bicycle not dead end

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354 km

Dirt Path Through Farmlands

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361 km

Gravel segment through the Baest estate

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Doctor Jan van de Mortellaan; can be a bit mully in the summer

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367 km

Gravel path

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful winding gravel path through the Landschotse Heide. The pebbles are fine and easy to ride with the racing bike. Lovely to cycle through the heathland, especially when the heather is in bloom.

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367 km

Smooth Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

This bike path also has a shelter and watchtower

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373 km

Neterselse Heide

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A beautiful heath and moor area, with many paths for biking or hiking. There are many benches available for breaks. Waterfowl can be observed on the many ponds. A nice place to find peace.

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