Cycling through the Appelbergen

Explore the north of the Netherlands with this fun bike ride along the water, through beautiful nature reserves and past charming villages and towns. The starting point of this route is Pannenkoekhuis Paviljoen Appelbergen. Grab a terrace here: go for coffee and cake, a pancake or something else tasty. Then you can start the bike tour in good spirits. You cycle through the Appelbergen nature reserve, named after pine cones, but over the years the emphasis of that word shifted to 'Appèlbergen'. If you cycle through this area you can enjoy mysterious swamps, romantic fens, a sand drift and a lush forest. A little further on you cycle along the Zuidlaardermeer, a nature reserve with the surrounding polders. Between the towns of Midlaren and De Groeve you will pass the De Boezemvriend mill.