The Kootwijkerzand and the Hoge Veluwe National Park

Your route starts between Hoog-Soeren and Apeldoorn. A little later you cycle through the quiet dense forests that the Veluwe is known for. You make a nice round through and around Wekerom. You cycle further through a varied landscape of forests, heathlands and an enormous sand plain: the Kootwijkerzand. An unexpected desert-like sand plain in the middle of the forest of about 700 hectares. Suddenly the horizon seems to be kilometers away. Plants grow to full maturity here under harsh conditions, despite the drought. A beautiful path straight through nature leads you to this funny little village. On the bike you quickly pass it by, but special plants grow here such as heath spurry, rough hair moss and sand sedge.