Forest walk: Elspeet and the Elspeetse Heide

At Hotel Mennorode you put on your walking shoes after a cup of coffee. The rolling Elspeetse Heide is a remnant of the immense heathland that once covered this part of the Veluwe. It is a culturally and historically valuable area because of the centuries-old burial mounds. You will also find old oak coppice forests here. It is nice and quiet on the heath, you only hear the bleating of the heath sheep that have traditionally grazed here. You first walk along an avenue through a beautiful beech forest. The beeches here have a beautiful irregular shape. You soon come through Elspeet with its characteristic old farms. You can also enjoy beautiful farms in the countryside. Then you dive back into the vast forests of the Veluwe. You walk straight through the forests and along the heath.