The quiet pace of Twente

Looking for a cycling route through a characteristic area? Around the Twente village of Vasse you cycle through an old ash landscape of bushes, heaths, meadows and hedgerows. You hardly drive through the built-up area, so you really experience a day in nature.

Valley of the Mosbeek
For a large part of the route you drive through the sloping valley of the Mosbeek. Hills, streams and valleys determine the atmosphere in this nature reserve. Around you you see trees like oak, sweet cherry, hornbeam and ash. It is green and fresh here, but also so quiet that it seems that you are abroad. Just north of Mander you cycle along the Galgenberg, the top of which is almost seventy meters.

Saxon farms
You start this route in the hamlet of Mander near De Schure. On this farmyard you can spend the night in an attractive and comfortable family home in the middle of nature. While cycling you will see more of these characteristic buildings, such as Saxon farms. Would you like to explore the Twente countryside further? Then drive from Group accommodation De Schure & Group accommodation Het Landhoes also route 316491.

Historic watermills
Just past Geesteren you will pass the Grote Geesterse Molen, a flour mill from 1867. This mill was used between 1901 and 1995 by several generations of millers from the Kienhuis family. At the end of the route you can admire two water mills from 1725 located on the Molenbeek. First you will pass the Molen van Bels where an exhibition about windmills from Overijssel can be seen. A little further on is the Molen van Frans, which houses the visitor center of the Valley of Mosbeek. Both water mills once served as a corn and paper mill.