Overquarter 14 | Cities with a special story: Straelen – Kevelaer

From Straelen the route leads to Geldern, the place after which the Duchy of Gelre and the province of Gelderland are named. After this you cycle towards the pilgrimage site of Kevelaer. On this route you will pass several castles and country houses, including the neo-Gothic house Ingenray in Pont, which will open its doors as a museum in 2020.

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 blogs have been added as downloads for each border region.