Tour of Markelo, Holten and Sallandse Heuvelrug

Enjoy an extensive lunch at Landhuishotel and Bistro Herikerberg, so that you have enough energy for this beautiful bike ride. First you drive to Markelo, a pleasant town where you can admire the Martinus Church from 1840. Then you drive through the gently sloping bocage landscape to the De Borkeld nature reserve. How wonderfully quiet it is here! In Holten you will pass the village church from 1832 with its striking white tower. Then you drive through the vast forests of Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park. You make a small climb up the Haarlerberg. Be sure to get off at least once along the way so that you can enjoy the view over the heath at your leisure. You descend through the woods to De Borkeld. After getting off you will probably want to eat something!