Solse Gat – Kootwijkerzand loop from Harderwijk

Netherlands

Gelderland

Harderwijk

Solse Gat – Kootwijkerzand loop from Harderwijk

Hard

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Solse Gat – Kootwijkerzand loop from Harderwijk

05:44

93.9km

240m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. 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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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 64.2 km for 150 m

Closed: • sunset-sunrise (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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28.0 km

Sprielderbos Cycle Path - Oude Prinsenweg

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice bike path. Recommended, but can be busy.

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32.5 km

Oud Groevenbeek

Nature Reserve

36.7 km

Nieuwe Prinsenweg through the Speulder Forest

Highlight • Cycleway

This is a paved cycle path through the dense forests of the Speulderbos. This forest is located on a moraine, which means that you will find considerable differences in height here - by Dutch standards.

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37.9 km

Three Monks and a Fox Wooden Sculptures

Highlight • Monument

On this crossing there are, carved from tree stumps, 3 different pilgrims. 1 with beer, 1 with jenever (gin) bottle, and with a sigar (and a dog). Let's hope that the cigar will last long.

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38.2 km

Solse Gat

Highlight • Forest

According to folk tales, there used to be a monastery here, where dark practices took place... The abbot and the monks who lived in the beautiful monastery did not take …

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39.2 km

De Laak, beautiful forest road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great forest road, winding and rolling littered with beautiful trees. The path is kind of hardpack forest path. Great for gravel bikes and those riding their MTB's.

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45.9 km

Houtdorperveld

Highlight • Natural

beautiful expanse of heathland. compact gravel is also fine to ride with a 'normal' bicycle.

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64.3 km

Boswachterij Kootwijk

Nature Reserve

65.9 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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69.8 km

Winding gravel bike path through the forest

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely narrow gravel cycle path through the woods of Boswachterij Kootwijk.
The cycle path is one of the few hard connecting paths in this forest and is therefore busy, especially …

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93.9 km

End point

Train Station

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