Tour of Holterberg, Sallandse Heuvelrug and Wierdense Veld

Your route starts at Restaurant De Stadsboerderij Rijssen. The forests on the Sallandse Heuvelrug were planted to prevent sand drifts and form a nice change from the dry heathlands that you cycle over. You will cycle over the Holterberg, which measures 59.5 meters above NAP at its highest point. This is where the last viable population of black grouse in the Netherlands lives. You will also cycle over the Wierdense Veld, a peat and heathland area with dry and wet heath, peat pits and birch thickets. A herd of 300 Veluwe heath sheep regularly enjoy fresh twigs and branches. On the way back you will pass the Ter Horst mill in Rijssen, an octagonal smock mill from 1752. Volunteer millers press oil and peel barley with the mill, which is beautifully situated along the Regge.