Veluwe Wander Trail part 23

2026-04-25 17:00

Hiked part 23/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 19.0 kilometres from Schaarsbergen to Otterlo.

A long walk through the Hoge Veluwe National Park, with woods at the start and end and wide open heath in the middle. I saw deer in the heather and a Mouflon grazing on its own. The trail finished in Otterlo, where a small memorial honours the Canadian troops who freed the village in 1945.

Hike report

A sandy path through a forest of tall trees in spring A long straight track lined with tall beech trees An old farm building with red doors under a cloudy sky A forest path beside a tree wrapped in ivy A sandy path leading from woodland out to open heath A path crossing heathland with a single birch tree beside it A memorial stone under a pine tree on the heath An information board about a Dutch aviation pioneer A narrow path through woodland in bright sunlight A paved cycle path with street lamps running between trees A wide brick road lined with tall trees and grass A park entrance with a parking sign and a red car Rows of white park bicycles parked under racks A sandy path through woodland with a green marker post A wooden hut among bare trees in open woodland A sandy path through tall trees in bright sunlight A path crossing heathland with birch trees under a blue sky A path on the heath with a bare oak tree under a blue sky A sandy track between birch trees with two walkers in the distance A sandy path running between pine and birch trees A sandy path between pine and birch trees with long shadows An open heath of brown grass under a blue sky A sandy track on heath with a line of pine trees behind A wide heath framed by two oak trees in the foreground A sandy track running between heath and a row of trees A small pond on open grassland under a clear blue sky A sandy track stretching far across the heath A flat brown heather plain reaching the horizon A Moeflon on the edge of the heath Two Moeflon standing on the heath with a wall of trees behind A sandy track across the heath with two walkers ahead A sandy track curving through low brown heather A grass track running between a tree line and a green field A grassy track beside trees with a yellow flower in the foreground A sandy track on the heath leading to a clump of birch trees A winding track across heather with a single tree on the right A single tree standing in the middle of the heather plain A heather plain with a line of pine trees in the distance An open grass heath with a single pine tree on the left A sandy track on the heath passing under a low pine tree A red deer standing in the heather beside the sandy track

A sandy track winding through heather with a deer in the distance A single pine tree alone on the heather plain A grass track between heather and a row of pine trees A sheep grazing on the open heath A twisted dead branch lying across the heather A sandy track on the heath with a tall pine tree on the right A wide sandy track running through a pine wood A sandy track between two stands of pine trees under a blue sky A fallen pine tree leaning against another tree in the wood An open pine wood with a mossy floor under a blue sky A sandy track between heath and a row of pine trees An open wood of pine and birch with a bright green floor A small orange butterfly resting on the sandy path A sandy track through an open mixed wood Two tall pine trees standing alone in a clearing A sandy track curving past a tall pine tree on the right A forest path running below a green mossy slope A bumblebee on bare sandy ground next to a twig A wooded slope with bright green ground cover between bare trees A narrow path running between trees with green ground cover A park gate with a thatched roof house beyond A wooden visitor building beside a cycle path A quiet road lined with tall trees on both sides An old white farmhouse with dark red shutters A tall metal sunflower sculpture standing in a garden The town entry sign for Otterlo beside a 30 zone sign A Canadian war memorial with a maple leaf between two flagpoles An old green military jeep parked on a street in Otterlo