Tour of Oldenzaal from De Lutte

Your route starts at Eetcafe Plexat/Steaks & Bites in De Lutte. A park-like landscape, where trees and easily accessible paths adorn each other and where hills give the landscape an extra dimension: the area around Oldenzaal is a wonderful area to cycle through. The Tankenberg is part of the Oldenzaal moraine and is located 85 meters above sea level. This makes this the highest point in the province of Overijssel. In Oldenzaal itself you will find the St. Plechelmus Basilica, one of the 23 basilicas in the Netherlands. The story goes that the itinerant missionary Plechelmus founded a church here in the 8th century. Around the year 1150, the church was exchanged for a new church made of Bentheim sandstone in Westphalian Romanesque style. Some parts of the current church still remain from this time.