Gelderland 11 | Contacts on both sides: Kotten – Aalten

The route from Kotten to Aalten runs from east to west and passes, among other things, a cross-border nature reserve. The Wooldse Veen forms a whole with the Burlo-Varingholter-Venn. It is a swamp and heathland area with special plant and animal species. An old smuggling route to Germany runs straight through the area.

Along the borders of Gelderland

This route is part of the long-distance route Grenzen van Gelre . 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 cycling 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 corresponding blogs have been added as downloads for each border region.