Radio Kootwijk – Radio Kootwijk Building A loop from Varenna

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Radio Kootwijk – Radio Kootwijk Building A loop from Varenna

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Radio Kootwijk – Radio Kootwijk Building A loop from Varenna

02:37

44.8km

130m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 3.73 km for 7.51 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 15.5 km for 2.59 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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466 m

Schenkenshul, Hoenderloo

Highlight • Natural

Enjoy the vast heathland landscape. Come in the right season to enjoy the heather bloom. The Schenkenshul nature reserve has everything that makes the Veluwe attractive: vast forests and endless heathlands in a rolling landscape, where you can cycle wonderfully.

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12.5 km

Plantsoen De driehoek

Forest

13.3 km

Radio Kootwijk Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

Built in 1922 by the same architect as the main building.

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13.4 km

Radio Kootwijk

Highlight • Monument

The former radio station Radio Kootwijk is a unique and monumental building. You really have to stop here to see the imposing building up close. Everything is special about this building: the history, style and location.

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14.3 km

Heather fields at Radio Kootwijk

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice sand/gravel path with adjacent bike path.

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20.0 km

Kootwijk village centre and church

Highlight • Settlement

The village of Kootwijk has only 275 inhabitants, but is definitely worth a stop. The picnic benches in front of the church invite you to take a rest. Fancy a …

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22.3 km

Kootwijkerzand

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Kootwijkerzand is a unique nature reserve. With approximately 700 hectares, it is the largest drifting sand area in Western Europe. Characteristic of this area are the irregularly shaped pine …

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24.5 km

Grassy path along the edge of the Veluwe

Highlight • Trail

Here it goes straight for a long time along the edge of the military area, partly at the edge of the forest, partly with a view of the sand fields and Radio Kootwijk.

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44.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.1 km

11.9 km

4.89 km

776 m

178 m

Surfaces

26.0 km

10.5 km

4.82 km

3.03 km

402 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Saturday 17 October

12°C

4°C

42 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2024,Kootwijkerzand – Radio Kootwijk Runde von Otterlo

Beautiful tour through the nature reserve in our neighboring country.

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October 4, 2024,Fietstocht - Radio Kootwijk - 04-10-2024

Mary and I had a wonderful 43-kilometer bike ride through the Veluwe, our second ride together. We thoroughly enjoyed the perfect combination of nature and history. We started at the iconic Radio Kootwijk, an impressive building in the middle of the Veluwe, and then cycled to the vast Kootwijkerzand. There we took some time to climb the lookout tower and …

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August 22, 2025,Hoge Veluwe Nord

First stop in Europe's largest quicksand area: the 700-hectare Kootwijkerzand. Check out the tangle of roots! Great view from the tower 🙂, which, by the way, you can even reach without pushing your bikes through the deep sand 😅

After the circuit, there are wonderful bike paths through forest and heath to Kootwijk Radio Station. This Art Deco building once …

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