Zandenplas – View of the Washkolk Pond loop from Landgoed Schootbrugge

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Zandenplas – View of the Washkolk Pond loop from Landgoed Schootbrugge

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Zandenplas – View of the Washkolk Pond loop from Landgoed Schootbrugge

01:15

22.0km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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3.46 km

Zandenplas

Highlight • Lake

Large recreation area in the forest right on the lake

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8.17 km

"We now find the unexpected wildness of the forests, through which the very easy to drive concrete slopes lead, particularly impressive.
Let it lie and rot, look for the jungle, all of these near-natural concepts seem to be firmly anchored in the actions of the "state bosses".
And then there are the wild boars, which are even warned against feeding, which have dug up and torn up the ground next to asphalt, concrete, gravel or earth so violently for at least 70 kilometers along our entire route that every plowing countryman turns green with envy.
It's crazy how many gangs populate these woods and heathlands.
Impudence not even showing himself to us.”

komoot.de/tour/962639030

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9.96 km

Wooden Horse Bench, Nunspeet Heath

Highlight • Structure

Opposite the Fletcher hotel is this special bank.

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10.8 km

Vierhouten village centre

Highlight • Settlement

Vierhouten is - largely due to its location - perhaps the most touristic place in the Veluwe. This means that it is often pleasantly busy, but in addition to various holiday parks, it is also chock full of facilities.
In addition to a snack bar, some smaller restaurants and a lunchroom, there is also a small supermarket here, making it the perfect place for a coffee/lunch stop and to refill your water bottles.
On busier summer or weekend days, take into account full terraces or queues.

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12.1 km

Wildlife Observation Screen Veluwe

Highlight • Structure

Not much wildlife to see, but a beautiful spot.

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12.2 km

Jewish Memorial Stones Tongerenseweg

Highlight • Monument

The memorial stones on Tongerenseweg, just outside the village of Vierhouten, were erected in memory of eight Jews who did not survive the Het Verscholen Dorp – or Pas Opkamp – hiding camp. Six of them were shot at this location on October 31, 1944. The other two died on De Paasheuvel. The eight Jews had a hiding place in the hiding camp on Pas Opweg. From April 1943 to the end of October 1944, around eighty people stayed there. These included Jews, people who did not want to work in Germany, resistance fighters and English and American soldiers. Even a deserted German soldier and an escaped Russian prisoner of war stayed there. The camp was discovered by chance by two Landstürmers (a Bundeswehr unit). Most residents were able to escape. Eight Jews were captured and imprisoned in the basement of De Paasheuvel in Vierhouten. Kaatje Gompes-Schoonhoed (66 years old) died in the basement. Her husband Max Gompes (73 years old) was murdered while digging the grave on De Paasheuvel. The couple came from Arnhem.

Back to camp:
The other six Jews had to run back to the camp with a shovel to be shot. SD man Frankenstein (an Austrian) came up with this. The execution had to be carried out together with another SD member, the Belgian Van 'd Joos, and three land strikers (aged 42, 18 and 17). On the way there was panic and Frankenstein decided not to continue. Three pits were dug and the six Jews were shot. Finally a six year old boy. Be:

• The Meijers family from Voorburg: father Arend Samuel Meijers (45 years old) and his son John Roedolf (6 years old). Mother and daughter survived the war.
• Hartog Speijer (59 years old) from Amsterdam. His wife and two children hid elsewhere and survived.

source and auto. translated via Google:
nunspeetuitdekunst.nl/nunspeetherdenkt/tongerenseweg

See also :verscholendorpvierhouten.nl

Personal note:
The fact that adult civilians are murdered in war is terrible,
but how can one sink so far,
and six year old completely innocent children murdered I can't even express in words. Human beasts - disgusting and sickening.
Shameful for the human species.

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18.1 km

View of the Heather Fields in the Veluwe

Highlight • Viewpoint

These heathlands in this area are usually in bloom between mid-August and mid-September.

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18.5 km

View of the Washkolk Pond

Highlight • Lake

That's the Washkolk...
Formerly a large fen, it was dry for years due to a leak in the ground. In the 1990s, the Hell's Angels came to spend a few days there every year.
The province has restored the Washkolk to its former glory and was a favorite place for dog owners to take your dog for a swim or to bathe its paws. This has also been prohibited for a number of years and dog lovers have to look for another place ... that would come but is not yet.

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