Great hiking around versatile Oosterbeek

Of all the clog paths in this Collection, this walking tour around Oosterbeek is perhaps the most versatile. Unique landscapes in the middle of nature are interspersed today with various historical highlights. During this circular walk from the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek you will fall from one surprise to the next for 13 kilometers.

The start of the walk takes you over the Hemelse Berg, where you continue to be amazed at all the beauty that you encounter in the forest. You walk past nice waterfalls, a special cave house, beautiful ponds and idyllic streams.

After the last stream you walk on a boardwalk towards the Kerkpad, which goes past the Old Reformed Church in Oosterbeek. The church is no less than 1000 years old and since WWII it has been an important place to visit for veterans and relatives.

Once you have admired the church, you can stroll through the floodplains of the Rhine on your way to an old ring kiln, which belonged to the brickworks, of which you can still find remnants on this site.

After a visit to the ring kiln, you continue your way to the Rosande Polder: an ideal place for a picnic. In the 14th century there was a castle in the Rosande Polder with the name, you guessed it, 'Rosande'.

A few kilometers away you exchange the Netherlands for France, because it is as if you are in another country when you walk through the characteristic vineyards. Enjoy the un-Dutch landscape before diving back into the woods. Although that is certainly not a punishment, because you walk on beautiful narrow paths along the water. The cute tea dome that you encounter along the way completes the picture.

In Oosterbeek you stop at the Air Despatch Monument, which commemorates the 79 victims of the Air Despatch Squadron who died in the Battle of Arnhem. You let the text on the monument sink in the last kilometers of the route, before you reach the point where you started earlier today.

In Oosterbeek there are more than enough catering establishments where you can eat and drink something. For thirst and appetite on the go, make sure you bring enough food and drinks in your backpack. Fortunately, there are plenty of beautiful places along the way for a picnic.

The starting point is easily accessible by public transport, you can get off at the Airbornemuseum stop in Oosterwijk. You can also start walking directly from Oosterbeek station, which is only a fifteen minute walk from the starting point. If you come by car, you can park it at the museum.

I wish you a varied walk!