Giant tour of the heath near Nijverdal
Nijverdal, Haarle, Holten
There is an Overijssel legend of a giant from Prussia who set out with a big bag of sand to fill up the Zuiderzee. From the east, he took giant steps towards Almere, then still an inland sea. However, the sack sprung a leak and the giant lost all the sand in Salland. This is how the Sallandse Heuvelrug is said to have formed. We now know that this Prussian giant was a huge ice mass. The hills were pushed up in the penultimate ice age by huge glaciers, from which the Salland Hills were formed. The meltwater formed beautiful valleys, where juniper, white birch and lush oaks grew. The Sallandse Heuvelrug is beautiful at any time of year, but especially in late August when the heather is in bloom. Did you know that this is even one of the largest dry heathlands in Europe? Another special fact: the National Park is the only area in the Netherlands where the black grouse still lives. However, the animal is very shy, so the chances of seeing these impressive ground birds are slim. Fortunately, you can encounter plenty of other beautiful bird species there. The cycle route not only takes you across the heathland, but via the hills you also cycle through forests and landscapes with beautiful views. From the vantage point on Holterberg, you have a magnificent view over the nature reserve. Enjoy the space and openness of National Park Sallandse Heuvelrug, can you hear the silence?
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Bonteweg , 7441 GV Nijverdal | 46.2 KM | |
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1262 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head east on Spijkerweg | 319 M | ||
| Turn left onto Smidsweg | 163 M | ||
| Turn right onto Grotestraat | 589 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Grotestraat | 122 M | ||
| Continue straight | 69 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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12
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3232 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head west on Bouwmeesterstraat | 794 M | ||
| Turn left onto Piet Heinweg | 74 M | ||
| Continue slightly left onto Goudzoekerspad | 214 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Goudzoekerspad | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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11
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1301 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head west on Hofstedekampweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Tunnelweg | 9 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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56
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3691 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head south on Oude Deventerweg | 1.1 KM | ||
| Keep left onto Oude Deventerweg | 19 M | ||
| Keep left onto Oude Deventerweg | 171 M | ||
| Continue onto Oude Deventerweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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5
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618 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head west on Oude Deventerweg | 29 M | ||
| Turn left onto Molenweg | 38 M | ||
| Turn left onto Oude Deventerweg | 52 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Oude Deventerweg | 483 M | ||
| Keep right onto Oude Deventerweg | 16 M | ||
| You are now at section 5 | 0 M | ||
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61
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3118 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head south on Van Heekweg | 3.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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64
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1193 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head south on Haarlerweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 64 | 0 M | ||
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65
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1993 M | 2 KM | |
| Head east on Plaggenweg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 65 | 0 M | ||
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69
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3224 M | 3.2 KM | |
| Head southwest | 613 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 909 M | ||
| Continue onto Oude Hellendoornseweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 69 | 0 M | ||
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70
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2633 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head east | 8 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Enkweg | 19 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Enkweg | 184 M | ||
| Keep left onto Enkweg | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 70 | 0 M | ||
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72
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1757 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head south | 14 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Sprokkelweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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1846 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head northeast on Borkeldsweg | 764 M | ||
| Turn right onto Drostendijk | 35 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vonderweg | 308 M | ||
| Turn right onto Veendijk | 739 M | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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97
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2768 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head east on Veendijk | 213 M | ||
| Turn left onto Geskesdijk | 153 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rietweg | 577 M | ||
| Turn left onto Middeldijk | 382 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijssenseveld | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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88
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2333 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head north on Oude Markeloseweg | 162 M | ||
| Turn right onto Arend Baanstraat | 373 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Vincent van Goghstraat | 79 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Vincent van Goghstraat | 294 M | ||
| Turn right onto Wilhelminastraat | 174 M | ||
| Turn right onto Teunis Lodderstraat | 98 M | ||
| Turn left onto Johannes Vermeerstraat | 279 M | ||
| Turn right onto Wijnand Zeeuwstraat (RING) | 39 M | ||
| Turn left onto Jacob Ruysdaelstraat | 137 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hendrik Jan van Opstallstraat | 35 M | ||
| Turn left onto Van den Broekestraat | 159 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tuinstraat | 108 M | ||
| Turn left onto Elsenerstraat | 220 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hogepad | 5 M | ||
| Turn right onto Elsenerstraat | 171 M | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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87
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3686 M | 3.7 KM | |
| Head south on Elsenerstraat | 95 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bouwstraat | 246 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hoge Wal | 121 M | ||
| Turn right onto De Krans | 219 M | ||
| Turn left onto Boomkamp | 112 M | ||
| Turn left onto Bevervoorde | 564 M | ||
| Continue straight | 29 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Haarstraat | 59 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Haarstraat | 54 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Haarstraat | 6 M | ||
| Turn left | 568 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Groenling | 146 M | ||
| Turn right | 14 M | ||
| Turn left | 272 M | ||
| Turn right | 8 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Zilvermeeuw | 93 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 31 M | ||
| Turn right | 464 M | ||
| Turn left onto Ligtenbergerdijk | 585 M | ||
| You are now at section 87 | 0 M | ||
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75
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2238 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Maisweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Schoneveldsdijk | 196 M | ||
| Continue straight | 4 M | ||
| Turn right | 93 M | ||
| Continue onto Schoneveldsweg | 429 M | ||
| Turn left onto Petersdijk | 90 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 418 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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66
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3582 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Blokkendijk | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Schoneveldsweg | 329 M | ||
| Continue slightly left onto Ligtenbergerweg | 783 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Ligtenbergerweg | 8 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hegemanweg | 849 M | ||
| Turn right onto Plaggenweg | 579 M | ||
| You are now at section 66 | 0 M | ||
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62
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1680 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head north on Sprokkelweg | 1.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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58
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2170 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head north on Holterweg | 635 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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53
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1889 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Bergleidingweg | 856 M | ||
| Continue onto Bonteweg | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M |