The glory of Borculo

The Achterhoek is one of the most beautiful cycling areas in the Netherlands. You cycle through an environment in which forests, streams and meadows alternate. You will also find a rich cultural history there.

Typical Achterhoek
The route takes you through part of the De Graafschap National Landscape. You drive through beautiful nature reserves, such as Het Grote Veld, where you cycle between fragrant conifers and deciduous trees. Just below Lochem you can see two fifty-meter-high wooded hills in the landscape: a striking view. The Beekvliet is a characteristic Achterhoek estate along the Barchem-Borculo road. Here you will see a mosaic of farmland, deciduous and coniferous forests, impressive tree-lined avenues and hedgerows.

Lord of Borculo
The Zwiepse Molen is a flour mill from 1851. It was originally located on the Zwiepse Berg near Barchem, but due to poor wind conditions it was moved several times, most recently in 1880. Lochem and Borculo are two pleasant towns. The oldest building in Lochem is the Sint-Gudula Church, an originally wooden church from 950. The last major renovation took place in 1550. Borculo was purchased in 1777 by Prince Willem V of Orange-Nassau, which is why King Willem-Alexander bears the title \ \\'Lord of Borculo\\\'.

De Lebbenbrugge Farm Museum
A beautiful and authentic location: that is the Lebbenbrugge. The rear house dates from 1400, the transverse house at the front was added around 1550. The building once served as a farmhouse, toll farm, inn and hunting lodge for the Lords of Borculo. During the peace negotiations in Münster it even served as a post office for a short time. Now a museum is located in the old Saxon farm. Here you get an idea of the way the farming population worked and lived here in the early twentieth century.