Veluwe Wander Trail part 06

2026-04-09 17:00

Hiked part 6/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 9.6 kilometres from Kootwijk to Garderen.

This short stage leads you from Kootwijk to Garderen, with a beautiful view of the enk. In the drifting sand area of Maanschoten near Uddel there is a half-covered, irregularly grown oak grove of thirty meters in circumference. It is of the oak strubben type from the beginning of our era.

Hike report

Kootwijk village sign with speed limit and a tree-lined road Freshly ploughed farmland with a row of conifers under a cloudy sky Paved path stretching straight through a pine forest Narrow paved lane between pine and birch trees bordering open heathland Curving path beneath tall Scots pines with heathland to the right Paved path leading to a railway crossing with warning signs and bare trees Straight railway tracks with overhead catenary wires through forested Veluwe Winding trail through a leafless deciduous forest with fallen leaves Narrow footpath through a mixed forest with early spring foliage Winding sandy trail through sparse pine and birch woodland Pedestrian underpass beneath a road with a path continuing into the forest View from inside an underpass looking out onto a pine-lined forest path Trail marker on a tree trunk along a path through bare oak forest Sandy trail climbing uphill through tall pines and young conifers Sunlit clearing among mature pine trees with dappled shadows Sandy forest track winding through pine woodland in Speulderbos Fallen tree trunk across a sandy path in a dry forest Trail marker posts at the entrance to a sandy pine forest path Sandy path through heather and scattered pines under a blue sky Wide sandy trail through open pine woodland with dry grass Narrow path through dense pine forest with overhanging branches Sandy path lined with heather leading between rows of pines Open heathland with scattered pine trees under a clear sky Large fallen pine trees on dry heathland at Maanschoten Paved forest road through tall mixed woodland with green verges White farmhouse with green shutters and a blooming magnolia tree Forest track through tall beech and spruce trees in afternoon light Winding path through a leafless beech forest with fallen leaves Yellow and red trail blaze on a beech tree along a woodland path Sandy lane approaching a thatched-roof farmhouse near Garderen Tree-lined road stretching into the distance with long shadows Traditional thatched-roof farmhouse at a village crossroads Old thatched barn with weathered wooden walls in a grassy yard Wide green agricultural field with farmhouses and trees on the horizon Village road with thatched-roof farmhouses and a wooden barn Farmhouse beyond a lush green field with bare trees in early spring Red tractor with a front blade parked at a farm between trees Straight narrow lane between green pastures leading to a distant tree line Windmill of Garderen rising above houses and a church spire Garderen village sign beside the windmill and a beech hedge Church tower with a pointed spire rising above brick houses in Garderen Medieval brick church tower of Garderen behind spring greenery and a bench