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VELUWE DIVIDE by Erwin Sikkens

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VELUWE DIVIDE by Erwin Sikkens

Dennis planned a gravel ride

August 20, 2022

VELUWE DIVIDE by Erwin Sikkens

Hard

14:49

175km

11.8km/h

940m

970m

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Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 202 m for 753 m

After 1.39 km for 130 m

After 1.70 km for 1.30 km

After 94.4 km for 1.42 km

Most people would complete this in 3-4 days

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5.74 km

Gravel through the forest

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

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8.00 km

No entry 🚳

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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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9.32 km

Koningsheide forest path

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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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9.98 km

Koningsheide Gravel Road

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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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11.7 km

Unpaved road, Arnhemse Heide

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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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15.6 km

Deelerwoud gravel stretch

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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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22.8 km

Loenermark Gravel Path

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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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24.4 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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26.3 km

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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32.1 km

Groenendaal gravel section

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One of the best gravel spots in the region. As part of the bigger 'Loenermark' you have reached a small gravel paradise. This rolling road through the heather is one …

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40.8 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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45.6 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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50.7 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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60.1 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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62.5 km

Amazingly beautiful forest climb or descent

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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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64.2 km

Aardhuis Gravel Path

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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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65.7 km

Hofweg Gravel Section Kroondomein Veluwe

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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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76.9 km

Laak, unpaved road

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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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80.3 km

Meandering forest road

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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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86.5 km

Ermelosche Heath

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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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92.4 km

Cyriasische Veld

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The Cyriasische Veld is a large dry heather area with a lot of shrub heather and local crow heather. Cattle and sheep walk around here from time to time, to …

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92.9 km

Hilly trail along the heath

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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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94.4 km

Beekhuizerweg - forest road

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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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98.3 km

Leuvenumse Bossen — Forest Trail and Bridges

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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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99.3 km

Unpaved trail along the forest stream

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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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102 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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105 km

Hulshorsterheide Forest Trails

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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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108 km

Beautiful double track across Elspeetsche Heide

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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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110 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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113 km

Elspeterbosch Double Track

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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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116 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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124 km

Gravel path Kroondomein Het Loo

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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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128 km

Gravel road Paalweg

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

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133 km

Langeweg gravel path

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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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138 km

Tongerse Heide

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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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138 km

Welna Forest Path

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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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141 km

Strade Bianche Berkenlaan

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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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145 km

The Haelberg Gravel Path

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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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151 km

Dellenselaan (Königsberg Natural Forest, Veluwe)

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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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157 km

De Tonnenberg

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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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162 km

Ennerveld – unpaved climb

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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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165 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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167 km

Vuursteenberg

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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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172 km

Gravel Path in Engelse Werk Park

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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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175 km

Zwolle

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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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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

111 km

39.4 km

15.1 km

6.62 km

2.14 km

746 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

107 km

21.8 km

20.8 km

13.1 km

11.8 km

742 m

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VELUWE DIVIDE by Erwin Sikkens

Gravel through the forest

No entry 🚳

Koningsheide forest path

Koningsheide Gravel Road

Unpaved road, Arnhemse Heide

Deelerwoud gravel stretch

Loenermark Gravel Path

Rolling gravel section through the heath

Strade Bianche Bruisbeek

Groenendaal gravel section

Natural singletrack through the forests near Apeldoorn and Beekbergen

Lovely singletrack through pine forest

Beautiful trail along the Hoog Buurlose heath

Beautiful forest trail with views over the heather plain

Amazingly beautiful forest climb or descent

Aardhuis Gravel Path

Hofweg Gravel Section Kroondomein Veluwe

Laak, unpaved road

Meandering forest road

Ermelosche Heath

Cyriasische Veld

Hilly trail along the heath

Beekhuizerweg - forest road

Leuvenumse Bossen — Forest Trail and Bridges

Unpaved trail along the forest stream

Hulshorsterzandweg – beautiful sandy hike-a-bike

Hulshorsterheide Forest Trails

Beautiful double track across Elspeetsche Heide

Forest path shortcut to the heath

Elspeterbosch Double Track

Gravel Road Kroondomein - Hoge Duvel

Gravel path Kroondomein Het Loo

Gravel road Paalweg

Langeweg gravel path

Tongerse Heide

Welna Forest Path

Strade Bianche Berkenlaan

The Haelberg Gravel Path

Dellenselaan (Königsberg Natural Forest, Veluwe)

De Tonnenberg

Ennerveld – unpaved climb

Shells and sandy path in Petrea parallel to the A28

Vuursteenberg

Gravel Path in Engelse Werk Park

Zwolle