The Veluwe at its best

The Veluwe is characterised by unexpected desert-like sand plains, pine forests and stretches of vast heathland. You see traces of game everywhere. Roe deer and red deer, but also foxes, hares and other smaller animals leave their tracks on this cycle route. The Hoge Veluwe National Park is located on sandy soils. It has been largely formed by water, ice and wind. On your way back you cycle through Otterlo. Curious where that name comes from? The suffix lo, abbreviated from loo, is a historical name for a forest. The name of the town of Otterlo was also written as Otterloo in the past.