Veluwe woods from Het Loo Palace

Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands

Cycling route: 116054

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72.6 km
04:16 h
1280 kcal
102 m

Description

Those looking for the tranquility of nature are in the right place in this part of the Veluwe woods. Extensive forests and the beautiful heathland of Hoog Buurlo are characteristic of forestry Ugchelen. Everywhere you see traces of game; roe deer and red deer, but also badgers, foxes, hares and other smaller animals leave their marks when they forage for food. When you travel through the area early in the day or around dusk, you will witness the special life of these animals. The spotted woodpecker raps enthusiastically on the ancient trees, a buzzard drops itself from the sky to eat its prey or you suddenly come face to face with a wild boar. An unexpected desert-like sand expanse of about 700 hectares, moors with plants that come to full maturity under harsh conditions and meadows where the horizon seems to be miles away. In addition, the beautiful dense forests that you are used to from the Veluwe grow on the rolling hills. As usual in the desert area, there are considerable differences in nature; on a beautiful summer day it can reach fifty degrees on the southern slopes of the plain, while at night only about ten degrees remain on the thermometer. The shaggy maidenhair, which is green in autumn and winter but turns red in spring, is frequently present. Plants that are unique and grow nowhere else, such as heather purrie and sand sedge, can also be found here. From the parking lot you leave for Paleis het Loo, located on the outskirts of Apeldoorn. The palace is owned by the State and is in the top 100 Dutch UNESCO monuments. William of Orange's great-grandson, Stadholder William III, bought the castle in 1684 as a new hunting lodge. Jacobus Roman designed the square main building in classicist style with a side wing on both sides and the palace was expanded with four pavilions after William III became king of England. To the left and right of the main building are two pavilions connected to service wings around the forecourt. Parts of the museum collection can also be seen on the spot where the kitchens used to be. The Museum of the Chancellery of the Dutch Orders is located on the top floor of the building. The museum staff is located in the former Oranjerie. The west wing of the building is used for temporary exhibitions. Due to the natural water supply from the hills, the grounds of Paleis het Loo are ideal for landscaping and waterworks, for example. The baroque gardens and the palace park are therefore certainly worth a visit. After a thorough restoration, the Palace has been open to the public since 1884. A completely different building, without royal allure but with an authentic atmosphere, is the sheepfold of Hoog-Buurlo. In addition to a sheep pen, this small settlement in the middle of the oak and beech forests also has two houses that are surrounded by stately beech avenues and fields with wild banks. A herd of Veluwe heath sheep resides here at night, which graze the heath during the day. The sheepfold was renovated in 2008. After you have left the sheepfold behind, you continue cycling through the woods of the Veluwe. During the next part of your tour you can view three more beautiful watermills. The first is a municipal monument: the Ruitersmolen in Oosterhuizen. The predecessor of this water mill was founded in 1606 along the Beekbergse Beek. On this, but also on the other bank along the river, there were paper mills that together were called"De Ruitersmolens\\\". One mill burned down, the other came to a standstill and fell into disrepair. A major renovation was completed in 1985 and today the mill is regularly open for visits. Paper making is demonstrated on the first floor and grain is ground on a voluntary basis with two pairs of grinding stones on the ground floor. Six kilometers further you will find the Hamermolen. This mill was founded around 1645 and used to use the power of the water to grind old clothes into pulp so that paper could be made. That paper was used to promote intellectual ability. The same is still being pursued at the Hamermolen, where the water remains a symbol for walking new paths full of inspiration, innovation and creativity. The mill has been completely restored. Finally you come to the Bouwhof mill. When exactly this mill was built is unknown. We do know that De Bouwhof, which used to house a laundry, also ground paper. Because the Bouwhof is the most intact water mill in the municipality, it was restored. The stream was excavated again so that the drive worked again and both the mill head and the water wheel were restored. The mill is now used as a residence.
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Directions

# Description Distance
Parkeerplaats Paleis het Loo (Paleis 't Loo, 7315 JC, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
Nationaal museum Paleis het Loo (Achterstoep, 7315 JA, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands) 1.55 km
Nationaal museum Paleis het Loo (Achterstoep, 7315 JA, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands) 1.55 km
Nationaal museum Paleis het Loo (Achterstoep, 7315 JA, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands) 1.55 km
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