The military cycle route ‘Lunteren-Harskamp’ is a 36 km route through the entire municipality of Ede. Along the way you will read 11 war stories.
The military cycle route ‘Lunteren-Harskamp’ is approximately 36 km long and passes through very different landscapes of the municipality of Ede, each with their own charm. Along the way you will pass 11 information panels with impressive war stories.
Historic houses and unobstructed views
If you start at junction 65, you start at the highest point in Ede, the Paasberg. You drive past Kernhem Estate. The house has a long history and, with its forest and surrounding garden, is iconic in this part of Ede.
Then you cycle via Lunteren to Het Luntersche Buurtbosch, with the De Koepel lookout tower. On the way to Harskamp you will see the Wekeromse Zand on your left, a unique sand drift area with forests and heathlands.
After Harskamp, with the Infantry Shooting Camp, it goes to Otterlo. Very popular with tourists who, for example, find a wonderful resting place at De Waldhoorn (information panel 25). After junction 84 you cycle between the Mossel and Planken Wambuis nature reserves, and you end with views over the vast Eder Heide on the right and the Ginkelse Heide on the left.
Military stories on the go
During this route you will cycle past the following military stories:
8 | Hotel pension De Langenberg becomes German command post
12 | Education in Ede after the war
23 | The fatal weapons drop at the Keuenklep
24 | Evacuees on the Veluwe
21 | Air raid on Wekerom
29 | Model farm ‘De Harcamp of the Kröller-Müller family
26 | Reformed Church of Otterlo, the ‘Red Cross Village’
27 | The liberation of Otterlo
25 | Café de Waldhoorn in wartime
10 | Mussel with the Prangsma farm
7 | The liberation of Ede
Catering along the way
There are various catering establishments in the centers of the villages along the way.
Tip: Can’t get enough of military stories? Then visit the National Reserve Corps Historical Collection during this route.
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