Veluwe Wander Trail part 15

2026-04-18 17:00

Hiked part 15/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 19.9 kilometres from Hoenderloo to Loenen.

Woeste Hoeve is renowned for its wildlife overpass above the A50, built to prevent ancient migration routes from being blocked. In Loenen, a shepherd daily drives his sheep flock onto the heathland of the Loenermark in all weather conditions.

Hike report

Quiet street in Hoenderloo with parked cars beside a tall hedge and bare trees White village church with green steeple and clock behind wooden paddock fencing White church with green spire next to a small thatched barn behind a wooden fence Sandy path along a row of tall beech trees with garden sheds and hedges Hoenderloo town sign beside a sandy road with a brick house and road-work barriers Field of grass dotted with yellow dandelions under a cloudy sky with a distant barn Sandy track leading into pine woods with a green pasture glimpsed through bare trees White farmhouse at the edge of a forest seen across a bare green field Sandy forest path lined with pine and birch trees with fresh spring greenery Wide sandy track through a mixed forest of birches and pines under a cloudy sky Sandy forest track with a solo hiker ahead and two cyclists on a parallel path Curve in a sandy forest track with a red-and-white trail marker on a tree Two hikers walking down a sandy forest track lined with pines and birches Sandy path leading into open heathland with birch trees and drifting clouds Heathland path winding under a large bare oak tree on a hazy day Sandy path curving through heather with birch trees and a dramatic cloudy sky Open heathland dotted with grasses and small shrubs under a layered cloudy sky Trail marker post beside a sandy path crossing rolling heathland Track winding across open heathland with a bare oak tree on the right Heathland with a distant hiker in a red jacket and a bright spring-green tree Forest path lined with pines and birches with fresh spring growth Tall avenue of douglas firs over a sandy forest road receding into the distance Wide sandy forest road lined with tall pines and spruces Sandy road along the edge of a pine wood with heather undergrowth Singletrack path through an open oak wood with a leaning tree and fallen branches Straight sandy avenue flanked by oak trees and green blueberry shrubs Sandy forest track with a trail marker post showing multiple hiking route symbols Open pine forest with blueberry bushes and scattered dead wood on the ground Dark-red wooden house with white trim standing on a grassy clearing in the forest Road crossing with blue directional signs pointing to Apeldoorn, Arnhem and Loenen Thatched-roof inn at Woeste Hoeve with a vintage Land Rover parked in front Memorial slab engraved with a Dutch poem by Dietrich Bonhoeffer at Woeste Hoeve Woeste Hoeve memorial with a wooden cross and radiating steel beams listing victims' names View over the A50 motorway from a bridge with cars passing below and a blue railing Wide sandy forest track under oaks with a few distant hikers Sandy track through pine forest with a solitary birch tree and a cloudy sky Sandy forest track branching off between pines and birches Narrow path through a tall douglas fir plantation Stack of freshly cut pine logs on the side of a forest road Close-up of cut pine log ends showing growth rings and bark Lone leafy birch tree beside a sandy path crossing the Loenermark heathland View across the Loenermark heathland from under a gnarled bare tree with fallen branches Small group of hikers crossing the heathland with a row of pines and birches behind Sandy track across Loenermark heath between two birch trees and juniper shrubs Broad solitary pine tree beside a sandy path across open heathland Loenermark heathland with juniper bushes and a bare tree in the foreground Sandy path through heathland lined with birch trees and sparse pines Narrow forest singletrack through a pine wood with bright green blueberry undergrowth Winding sandy path through young pines with heather bordering the trail Rectangular forest pond reflecting the surrounding bare trees and sky Long straight forest brook seen from a bridge with a small weir downstream Narrow forest stream flanked by two tree trunks receding into the woods Sandy forest path under spreading beech trees coming into leaf in spring Sandy track forking through a pine plantation with blue sky between trunks Curved sandy lane through the forest at the edge of a village Farm buildings seen across a green pasture with a flowering spring tree Meadow of dandelions in front of a paddock with two horses grazing Protestant church (N.H. Kerk) in Loenen with a wooden signboard showing service times Brick hotel-café building in Loenen with an orange-yellow flag flying from a pole