Estate route Staverden and Het Loo

The Veluwe has been a popular place for the wealthy bourgeoisie and members of the Royal Family for hundreds of years. This route makes it clear why. You will pass beautiful castles, country houses and estates. From Elspeet you cycle to Vierhouten. Then you drive many kilometers through the forests of Kroondomein van Het Loo. Take a deep breath and smell the fresh air. Just before junction 61 you will pass the Hunneschans, a defense structure near the Uddelermeer. It consists of an earthen ring wall with a moat around it. Staverden, a little further away, was founded in 1330 and should have grown into a city. Apparently the location was not suitable for this. It never became more than a castle and some farms around it: an idyllic spot.