From Uddel a visit to the Loo

A rolling heathland, where fens interrupt the landscape. Drifting sand areas and sandy paths. The Elspeetse Heide is a remnant of a gigantic heathland that stretched across this part of the Veluwe.

Heath sheep are inextricably linked to this beautiful piece of nature, the animals have traditionally grazed the Elspeetse Heide. Also special about this moorland is the fact that this piece of nature still contains the very rare Rice grain moss, which was assumed to be extinct for a long time. Rice grain moss is only found in two other places in the Netherlands. The Elspeetse Heide is also important from an archaeological point of view - the presence of ancient burial mounds and old oak groves give the area special value.

Apeldoorn is the largest city on the Veluwe. The city has mainly developed in the past century and has never had city rights. Together with Deventer and Zutphen, Apeldoorn forms part of the Stedendriehoek. The city has a beautiful green character due to the many city parks that have been created. If you look around, you will notice that there are relatively few high-rise buildings compared to other cities. The Apeldoorn house structure, with many monumental and detached houses, is therefore characteristic of the city where the tax authorities and the Land Registry established their head offices in the 1960s and thus put Apeldoorn on the map.

Palace Het Loo National Museum is located on the outskirts of Apeldoorn. This former royal residence is located on a garden designed in a Dutch-classical style. French influences can be recognized in the form of a division with box hedges. The balcony of the palace, which is accessible on Wednesdays, offers a phenomenal view over the estate. In the palace you get a good impression of how the Oranges who lived in this palace lived. For example, you can see different types of carriages in the stables. There are also regular temporary exhibitions in the palace.

The second sight you will encounter during your bike ride is the Wenumse Molen. The mill grinds on the Wenumse Beek and the history of a mill on this site dates back to 1313. The mill pond was constructed in the second half of the eighteenth century and the mill was converted into a copper mill in that period. In 1858 it was turned into a corn mill and a run mill was added, which was converted into a cheese dairy. However, the current mill building dates from 1917. In 2014, the Wenum water mill only grinds grain for animal feed on a voluntary basis. You can visit the mill on the first Saturday of the month.