Tour of Lichtenvoorde, Barlo and Dale

Your route starts at Hotel Restaurant de Koppelpaarden in Lichtenvoorde. The Vennebulten used to be the domain of highwaymen. Now the nature reserve of approximately forty hectares is a wonderful area to explore at your leisure. The rare juniper berry grows on heathlands and lovely fens provide the necessary cooling. Don't be surprised if you suddenly see a road running across the heath. This is the old Hessenweg, which connected the German Bocholt and the Hanseatic city of Doesburg. Many goods were transported along that road, ideal for robbers. When a highwayman was caught and executed, he was tried in De Radstake: an inn, recreation center and therefore also a place where sentences were carried out. It is named after the wheel that was used as a means of discipline.