Cycle route Swans & Sand drifts
Nunspeet, Hierden, Hulshorst
This cycle route takes you through a varied landscape, but sand is the focus today. You will cycle along Lake Veluwe, where small beaches invite you to stop for a while. On warm days, a refreshing dip is highly recommended. The water is not only a pleasant place for recreation, but also a home for swans. All year round they float peacefully on the water, sometimes hundreds at a time! The route takes you through the outskirts of Hierden. Narrow roads lead you past farms and vast fields. Cows, sheep and horses graze in the meadows. But here too you will often see swans grazing in the fields. Gradually more and more trees appear along the road. Then the high cycle bridge looms up. The climb is steep, taking you over both the railway and the motorway. Then comes the descent, after which you cycle into the forest. The shifting sand areas are a special part of the route. You will pass both the Beekhuizerzand and the Hulshorsterzand. This type of landscape is rare in the Netherlands and in Europe. The fact that you will cross through two of them on this route is quite unique! The vast sandy plains give an almost desert-like feeling. Park your bike and climb one of the dunes. The view is well worth the effort. You return to Lake Veluwe via the village of Hulshorst. Enjoy the peace and quiet along the way. And how many swans did you see?
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Stakenbergweg , 8076 PA Nunspeet | 33.1 KM | |
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From
72
to
71
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1122 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head north on Oude Leuvenumsepad | 276 M | ||
| Turn right onto Oude Leuvenumsepad | 846 M | ||
| You are now at section 71 | 0 M | ||
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From
71
to
12
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2499 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head northeast on Oude Leuvenumsepad | 1.9 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 36 M | ||
| Turn left onto Elspeterweg | 272 M | ||
| Turn right onto Van Petersom Ramringweg | 294 M | ||
| You are now at section 12 | 0 M | ||
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From
12
to
13
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836 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head east on Van Petersom Ramringweg | 576 M | ||
| Turn left onto Vennenpad | 260 M | ||
| You are now at section 13 | 0 M | ||
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From
13
to
40
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1309 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head northwest on Vennenpad | 905 M | ||
| Turn left onto Plesmanlaan | 26 M | ||
| Turn right | 21 M | ||
| Turn left | 96 M | ||
| Turn right | 35 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 41 M | ||
| Turn left onto Plesmanlaan | 34 M | ||
| Turn right onto Elspeterweg | 87 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Stationsplein | 64 M | ||
| You are now at section 40 | 0 M | ||
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From
40
to
83
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1405 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head west on Stationsplein | 16 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto F.A. Molijnlaan | 30 M | ||
| Turn right onto Stationslaan | 521 M | ||
| Turn left onto Harderwijkerweg | 805 M | ||
| Turn right | 33 M | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
to
82
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1917 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head north | 52 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Waterweg | 375 M | ||
| Turn right onto Hullerweg | 21 M | ||
| Turn left onto Waterweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 82 | 0 M | ||
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From
82
to
31
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1778 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head east on Kolmansweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
to
61
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739 M | 0.7 KM | |
| Head north on Molenweg | 739 M | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
to
32
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865 M | 0.9 KM | |
| Head northwest on Oude Molenweg | 865 M | ||
| You are now at section 32 | 0 M | ||
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From
32
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60
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3020 M | 3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Oude Molenweg | 322 M | ||
| Continue onto Zeepad | 1.3 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Zeepad | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
to
81
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360 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hoge Bijsselse-Pad | 68 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 39 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hoge Bijsselse-Pad | 253 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
80
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1575 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head west on Randmeerweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
to
18
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3956 M | 4 KM | |
| Head west on Randmeerweg | 756 M | ||
| Turn right onto Varelseweg | 195 M | ||
| Turn left onto Varelseweg | 3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
to
55
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1134 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head east on Wijtgraaf | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
to
76
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433 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head southwest on Zomerweg | 415 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Zomerweg | 18 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
74
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174 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Molenweg | 6 M | ||
| Turn right onto Duinweg | 168 M | ||
| You are now at section 74 | 0 M | ||
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From
74
to
20
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2049 M | 2 KM | |
| Head east on Duinweg | 882 M | ||
| Turn right onto Parallelweg | 230 M | ||
| Turn left onto Stuifzandpad | 937 M | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
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From
20
to
42
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1549 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head east on Koopmanspad | 150 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Koopmanspad | 621 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Koopmanspad | 778 M | ||
| You are now at section 42 | 0 M | ||
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From
42
to
53
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466 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head north on Poolseweg | 466 M | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
to
73
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3930 M | 3.9 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hierderweg | 3.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 73 | 0 M | ||
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From
73
to
72
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1950 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Stakenbergweg | 2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M |