Gelderland 3 | The head of Gelderland: Elburg – Hattem

This route also leads from Hanzestad to Hanzestad, starting in Elburg and ending in Hattem. The route starts flat, on the former Zuiderzee bottom, but in the distance the lateral moraine behind which Hattem is located is already visible. That embankment was once raised by a glacier in one of the ice ages, during which the IJssel valley was scoured out and sand, peat and clay were pushed aside.

Along the borders of Gelderland

This route is part of the Grenzen van Gelre long-distance route. Discover your Gelderland roots in 10 border regions, 44 routes and 900 kilometers. Each route can be cycled separately. The routes in the Netherlands run via the bicycle junctions. In Germany, the cycle route can only be followed using GPS or the map on route.nl.

Cycling blogger
Marc Beek cycled the entire 900-kilometer route in the summer of 2018. In a series of blogs he wrote about his experiences, the natural beauty, the activities and the sights along the route. The blogs can be read on mijngelderland.nl . The associated blogs have been added as downloads for each border region.