Staverden Watermill – Speulderveld Heath loop from Staverden
Staverden Watermill – Speulderveld Heath loop from Staverden
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Staverden Watermill – Speulderveld Heath loop from Staverden
04:14
16.5km
40m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 8, 2026
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Temporary access restrictions
Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.
After 4.31 km for 1.28 km
Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)
After 6.00 km for 331 m
Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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263 m
Staverden Watermill
Highlight • Monument
The mill has been leased by several owners over the centuries. The last tenant is the Gardenbroek family in 1850. This family worked with the watermill until 1924. When the mill was shut down, the waterwheel with the mill barrel and the interior were immediately demolished. The part along the brook of the mill house has also been demolished. The Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen (GLK) foundation became the owner of the Staverden estate in 1963.
Source: spisjesbeken.nl/korenmolen-van-het-huis-staverden
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3.09 km
Sprengenbeek
Highlight • River
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3.11 km
Leuvenum House
Highlight • Historical Site
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jonkheer C.J. Sandberg the estate. He demolishes the old farms, reclaims the heath, merges land and creates forests. This is how the current Leuvenum estate was created. De Jonkheer has Huize Leuvenum rebuilt in a different location. Nowadays the estate with the house is part of the Sandberg van Leuvenum Foundation
Huize Leuvenum
The old house from 1744 is located on an island close to the De Zwarte Boer restaurant. A square townhouse with two floors. On the forecourt in summer there are orange trees in tubs and swans in the canal. On the other side of the water is a deer park. Due to its poor condition, it was demolished in 1854. The demolition released stones. Fun fact is that these stones were used for the renovation of De Zwarte Boer.
Sandberg family
In 1919, a new chapter was added to the history of Huize Leuvenum. Jonkheer C.J. Sandberg (1883-1945) bought the estate from his cousin in 1919. Jonkheer Sandberg is building a new Huize Leuvenum in a different location. It will be a stately two-storey mansion. It also has a picturesque dome tower. The construction corresponds to the design of De Essenburgh Castle in Hierden. With the beautiful nature frame, the house forms an attractive picture in Ermelo. He is also vigorously pursuing the development of the estate. He demolishes old farms, reclaims the heath, merges land and creates forests. The farms on the estate are recognizable by their green shutters with yellow stripes.
The family will only stay in the hunting lodge (now demolished) during the summer. De Jonkheer suffers from asthma. He notices that his health is much better in Leuvenum. After a while, he and his family moved into the new Huize Leuvenum. Sunday is a day for church. They walk straight through the fields and meadows to the Oude Kerk in Ermelo. The family has its own pew in the church.
During the Second World War, the Sandberg family took in evacuees. The Germans invaded the house in January 1945. They arrest Jonkheer Sandberg and his son. Both are taken away. Father and son do not survive the German concentration camps. His wife and daughters remain alone in Huize Leuvenum.
Survival of estate and Huize Leuvenum
The unmarried Damsels A.C. Sandberg (1916-2006) and M.A.J. Sandberg (1919-2014) are the last residents of Huize Leuvenum. They founded the Sandberg van Leuvenum Foundation in 2002. In this way they secure the continued existence of the estate and Huize Leuvenum. Leuvenum owes a lot to Jonkheer Sandberg. That is why the road that runs through the hamlet is named after him.
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3.17 km
Remains of Castle Leuvenum
Highlight • Castle
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7.16 km
2 comfortable benches under the trees
Highlight • Rest Area
11.2 km
Speulderveld Heath
Highlight (Segment) • Natural
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13.4 km
Picnic Table at Speulderveld
Highlight • Rest Area
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16.3 km
Tea pavilion on the hill near the parking lot
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16.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.4 km
3.07 km
1.40 km
583 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
5.82 km
4.19 km
3.96 km
1.61 km
949 m
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Nice varied clog path.
Country estates, outlying areas, along streams, through forest and over heathland.
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This walk connects to (and can be combined with) the following other walks I've completed in the same area:
komoot.com/tour/760620934
komoot.com/tour/329841226
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