Zwolle Tour: cycling along the water

In the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic city of Zwolle arose along the Aa River, on a higher sand ridge in an otherwise very marshy area. In the capital of Overijssel, these elevation changes are still noticeable. You'll pass through the Westerveldse Bos, a young nature reserve on the banks of the Zwarte Water. After a break at Restaurant Zalen De Mol in Wijthmen, you'll cycle through the Engelse Werk, a large city park laid out around 1830 on former fortifications. It is designed in the romantic English landscape style. Besides greenery, you'll also see plenty of blue on this route: Zwolle is located at the crossroads of waterways! Creek ridges, river dunes, eddies, mounds, sandbanks… The IJssel Delta is a designated National Landscape. Here you'll see the typical Dutch polder landscape at its finest.