Memories from Harskamp (World War II)
Ede, Harskamp, Lunteren
World War II still leaves deep marks on people who consciously experienced the war. The events are engraved in the collective memory, with the generations that come after being able to experience the memory to learn from it. In the triangle Harskamp ─ Ede ─ Lunteren, you will find many monuments, memorial plaques and ruins that remind us all of these black pages in the homeland's history. This centrally located part of the province of Gelderland, belonging to the municipality of Ede, played a major role in World War II. Heavy fighting with tanks and planes with dropping bombs that rained fire from the sky, amid the beautiful nature the Veluwe is known for. The contrast could hardly be greater. Ede itself suffered a bombing raid at the height of World War II to eliminate the German occupiers as much as possible. It was the starting shot for Operation Market Garden, in which the Allies incalculated civilian casualties. The trauma suffered by Edeners was unprecedented. Otterlo was the scene of a short but fierce battle during the liberation. To commemorate this event, there is a monument in Otterlo on the Dorpsstaat in memory of the fallen Canadian and British soldiers. Four Otterlo residents were also killed. On the German side, there were reportedly hundreds of dead soldiers. It was the last major Battle of the Netherlands. Harskamp played a major role just after World War II in terms of retaliation. During the liberation, 4,000 country traitors were imprisoned here in a purpose-built internment camp to be tried later by the Canadians. Here were collaborators from all over the country who had served for the Waffen-SS, the Ordnungspolizei and the Netherlands Volunteer Legion. For these people, the war was clearly not over. When you experience the peace and quiet on the Veluwe, hear the birdsong and maybe even spot a young deer here and there, you realise that things could have turned out very differently if the Dutch resistance had not held out in this place. Today, you can go wherever you want and get on your bike whenever it suits you. All thanks to the sacrifices made by thousands of resistance heroes almost 100 years ago. Photo 1: Nationaal Archief This premium cycling route was compiled by our editor: Martin van Rhee.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Molenweg 8, 6732 BL Ede | 32.6 KM | |
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From
25
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49
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3541 M | 3.5 KM | |
| Head south on Molenweg | 227 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Molenweg | 31 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Molenweg | 782 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Molenweg | 1.3 KM | ||
| Continue slightly left onto Maasjessteeg | 661 M | ||
| Turn right onto Harskamperweg | 176 M | ||
| Turn right onto Apeldoornseweg | 44 M | ||
| Make a sharp left onto Harskamperweg | 298 M | ||
| You are now at section 49 | 0 M | ||
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From
49
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31
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64 M | 0.1 KM | |
| Head southwest on Harskamperweg | 64 M | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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From
31
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84
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445 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head west on Edeseweg | 23 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Mosselsepad | 290 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Koeweg | 21 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Koeweg | 111 M | ||
| You are now at section 84 | 0 M | ||
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From
84
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72
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1252 M | 1.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Koeweg | 735 M | ||
| Keep right onto Koeweg | 517 M | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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From
72
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83
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2336 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Koeweg | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 83 | 0 M | ||
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From
83
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62
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2841 M | 2.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Koeweg | 2.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 62 | 0 M | ||
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From
62
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61
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2728 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head west on Koeweg | 156 M | ||
| Make a slight left to stay on Koeweg | 274 M | ||
| Keep right onto Koeweg | 1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Otterloseweg | 109 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Otterloseweg | 369 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Otterloseweg | 8 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Otterloseweg | 9 M | ||
| Turn left | 6 M | ||
| Turn right | 242 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Bospoort | 244 M | ||
| Turn right onto Amsterdamseweg | 310 M | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
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60
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1854 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head west on Amsterdamseweg | 470 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 33 M | ||
| Turn right onto Rijksweg | 95 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kernhemseweg | 494 M | ||
| Turn right onto Doesburger Molenweg | 762 M | ||
| You are now at section 60 | 0 M | ||
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From
60
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78
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2920 M | 2.9 KM | |
| Head northwest | 171 M | ||
| Continue onto Doesburger Molenweg | 172 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 258 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Barteweg | 138 M | ||
| Turn left onto Doesburger Molenweg | 194 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 752 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Molenweg | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M | ||
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From
78
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79
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1242 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head east on Westhofflaan | 368 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 874 M | ||
| You are now at section 79 | 0 M | ||
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From
79
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75
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3264 M | 3.3 KM | |
| Head north | 8 M | ||
| Turn right | 648 M | ||
| Make a sharp right onto Boslaan | 134 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Boslaan | 631 M | ||
| Turn left onto Hessenweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| Continue straight | 256 M | ||
| You are now at section 75 | 0 M | ||
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From
75
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1
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435 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northwest on Hessenweg | 431 M | ||
| Turn left onto Meulunterseweg | 4 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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From
1
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76
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2098 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head northeast on Meulunterseweg | 341 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vijfsprongweg | 1 KM | ||
| Keep right onto Vijfsprongweg | 713 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
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17
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1576 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east on Vijfsprongweg | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
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93
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1781 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head east on Vijfsprongweg | 1.8 KM | ||
| You are now at section 93 | 0 M | ||
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From
93
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25
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4173 M | 4.2 KM | |
| Head northeast on Wekeromse Buurtweg | 485 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Evekinkweg | 302 M | ||
| Turn left onto Dorpsplein | 61 M | ||
| Turn right onto Edeseweg | 326 M | ||
| Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Edeseweg | 26 M | ||
| Exit the roundabout onto Edeseweg | 227 M | ||
| Turn right onto Laarweg | 2.7 KM | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M |