Cycling route Hoog Soeren and Staverden

In the area you cycle a bit through the crown domains of the royal forests that belong to Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn. Mysterious dark forests and open plains where fog appears at night. A forest in which a number of burial mounds from prehistoric times can be found. But folk tales and legends have also emerged. During this cycle route you will pass two places about which a legend circulates. The Count of Gelre wanted to make Staverden his capital in 1299. He obtained city rights from the emperor, but it was never developed into a city. That was never the intention, it turned out later that it was supposed to remain an agricultural settlement that had certain legal characteristics of a city thanks to the rights acquired. It is still the smallest city in the Benelux and possibly even in the world. The estate, on the other hand, is large with over 700 hectares of unique landscape. It consists of beautiful nature, streams, flowery fields, characteristic farms and of course the white castle. In total you will find five hundred different plant species here, of which forty are endangered species. Hoog Soeren is located in the middle of the forests of Het Loo and has exactly three named roads. The special community enjoys the status of a protected villagescape. You have a good chance of spotting wildlife here, especially during sunrise or sunset. But here too there are folk tales about white wives and will-o'-the-wisps... Towards Elspeet you will find Molen de Hoop. What was once a ruin has now been restored to its former glory. For more information you can click on the exit point or go to the mill, the miller is happy to explain about the mill