Discover the countryside around Deventer

Monumental country houses in the IJssel region
In the traditionally prosperous IJssel region through which you cycle, you will find many country houses and castles. They are located on impressive estates that are in most cases open to the public. On this route you will find, for example, Huize Het Holthuis, a stately mansion from the early 19th century, and De Parckelaer, a monumental country house. Both houses used to be havezaten, fortified farmsteads that were inhabited by nobles.

Recreational lake Busloo
The landscape of the IJssel valley consists of beautiful characteristic farmland with fields, hayfields and wet grasslands bordered by rows of pollard willows. A little later you cycle around the recreational lake Busloo. There are enough recreational opportunities on the lake and around it there are no less than eight beaches with play facilities and catering.

Historical Deventer
Deventer is a beautiful historic city on the water. The city was once founded there because of its good strategic location on a river dune on the IJssel. Trade via the river was possible and the toll that ships had to pay to sail past Deventer brought in a lot of money for the city. Deventer therefore benefited greatly from the river IJssel, although the river also caused problems now and then. The IJssel regularly overflowed its banks and then the city became wet. Nowadays Deventer has a flood barrier, but the Welle is still regularly flooded during high tide.