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Explore the beautiful countryside of Aalten with this cross-border cycling tour. The flowering field edges lure you further and further and east of Aalten are two nature reserves that are part of the Winterswijk National Landscape. The semi-open landscape with small plots and cute farms is interspersed with large ash trees, along which bushes, avenues and hedgerows run. Bredevoort is also nice to visit. In the historic center of Bredevoort, the Bredevoort Boekenstad Foundation, which was active from 1993 to 2009, organized a number of large book markets. The foundation was also one of the founders of the Saturday market and the clearance market that was organized on Easter Monday. A remnant are the many antiquarian bookshops and the second-hand bookshops where you can browse. Because of these activities, Bredevoort is also known as'book city\\\'. And along the way you can take a good look at the cultural heritage of the Netherlands: windmills! The first windmill you encounter on the way is the Kempermolen in Breedenbroek. The belt mill, built in 1882, has always been owned by the Kemper family, which explains the name. The round stone mill is a national monument and is regularly put into operation by volunteer millers. About six kilometers further you will see the Teunismolen, which was built in 1822. The mill was previously called"De Haan\\\", but the mill was popularly named after a nearby farm that was called"Het Teunishuis\\\". Slowly, the original name of belt mill was corrupted. The flour mill is still regularly operated, although the grain is ground on a voluntary basis. Grinding is done with one pair of grinding stones. Finally, in Lintelo you will see the Wennink Mill, which dates from 1860. Just like the Kempermolen, the round stone flour mill is named after the family that owned it: the Wennink family. In 1920 the family relinquished the mill and since 2007 the mill has been placed with a foundation that is committed to preserving the mill. Although the mill was electrically powered for a number of years, since 1980 it has been powered only by wind power again. Hotel Restaurant Bertram in picturesque Bredevoort is located at the beginning and end of this route. Here you immerse yourself in the medieval atmosphere of a former city farm from 1704. A nice cup of coffee with freshly baked apple pie or a more extensive lunch or dinner takes place here in a homely atmosphere, where you cannot help but enjoy cozy hospitality.  ;