24
August
Meeting
11:00, Sunday
In front of the train station Dieren (exit North)
Veluwezoom
Join us to explore the purple hills and majestic woods of the Veluwezoom! Both start and end points are NS train stations.
The walk will be around 16 km. English language only
This is one of the oldest and most popular NS walks. Purple moors, stately beech avenues, wide view from the Posbank.
We will walk from Dieren to Velp. The route takes us right through the Veluwezoom National Park. This consists of a large number of estates that have been purchased by Natuurmonumenten. First we walk through the hilly Onlozen Bosschen, which used to belong to the hunting grounds of the Princes of Orange. We'll have to climb and descend quite a bit on this part of the route. Then we will discover the impressive heathland at the Posbank and the Zijpenberg.
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This is a social event. The only language that we will use during the hike is English.
Feel free to chat with the others in the group!
Veluwezoom National Park is a 5,000-hectare nature reserve on the Veluwe in the province of Gelderland, owned entirely by the Dutch Society for Nature Conservation (Natuurmonumenten). In 1930, it became the first national park in the Netherlands. The hilly area consists largely of diverse forests, heathland, and occasional sand drifts. Several estates, such as Heuven and Beekhuizen, are located in the southern, most hilly part of the park. The famous Posbank viewpoint is centrally located in the national park. The nature reserve extends across the municipalities of Arnhem, Rheden, and Rozendaal.