Cycling route around Bathmen

Around Bathmen it is wonderful to cycle through the countryside. You mainly cycle on car-free roads, so that you can enjoy the peace and quiet and a landscape consisting of agricultural land, streams and tree-lined avenues. From junction 8 you cycle along the Schipbeek, a small river that flows into the IJssel near Deventer. In Dortherhoek you see some beautiful old farms, further on you look out from the road at Dorth, a country house that dates from 1930. You cycle into Bathmen along the Schipbeek. Here you will pass the Reformed Church, the tower of which dates back to the fifteenth century. Most of the nave was rebuilt in 1870. In Lettele you can enjoy a delicious meal at Restaurant BRAS-KOER after getting off.