Hoge Veluwe National Park

Day 1: Arnhem
Day 2: Arnhem - Otterlo, hike and bike
Day 3: Otterlo -  Wageningen, 13 mi. (21 km)
Day 4:  Wageningen - Arnhem, 16 mi. (25 km)
Day 5: Arnhem

Day 1:  Arnhem
Your first night's accommodation is located just a ten-minute walk from Arnhem's Central Station. The hotel, located in the heart of the fashion district features rooms decorated by designers. Once you check-in and refresh a bit, you will want to explore the city. We suggest that you book an extra night here before (or after) so that you can have an entire day to take advantage of all that Arnhem offers. A stroll through the Fashion Quarter showcases the boutiques of famous and aspiring Dutch designers. galleries, studios, and small arts and craft shops housed in historic houses. Trendy cafes and bistros line the street. Maybe shopping is not your thing but the atmosphere is energy infused!  A visit to the city park of Sonsbeek, which is over a hundred years old, is a green alternative or a visit to the Arnhem Wine Museum, associated with one of Holland’s oldest wine houses may align with your interests.

Other attractions include the Arnhem Museum, featuring modern and contemporary art in an incredibly beautiful building from the 19th century as well as a sculpture garden, WW II aficionados will love the Arnhem War Museum and the John Frost Bridge, where you will learn more about the fate of the civilians and soldiers in the 'Slag om Arnhem' information center.

If you have booked an extra day here and you love WW II history, a visit to the Airborne Museum in nearby Oosterbeek is a must as well as the nearby war cemetery.

Accommodation: Hotel Modez

Day 2:  Arnhem -  Otterlo
Bike: 13 mi. (20.5 km)
Hike: 7 mi. (11 km)
Walking directly from Arnhem, through  Park Zypendaal and the Gulden Bodem, you reach the entrance of the Hoge Veluwe National Park via Landgoed Warnsborn. Here you grab one of the park's "white bicycle" (free of charge), allowing you the time to explore the park in depth. The narrow asphalt cycle paths lead through vast moors and forests to the St. Hubertus Hunting Lodge, the Kröller-Müller Art Museum, and the Visitor Center featuring the Museonder which focuses on the flora and fauna in the park.

Accommodation: Hotel Grand Cafe Kruller

Day 3: Otterlo -  Wageningen, 13 mi. (21 km)
Through the vast heath and forest area of ​​Planken-Wambuis, you trek to the picturesque hamlet of Mossel. Here, in the middle of the Veluwe, it is wonderful to relax with a refreshment on the terrace.  As you continue on the route to the Ginkel Heather (famous as the dropping zone for the soldiers during Operation Market Garden),  you will undoubtedly encounter grazing sheep and cattle.  It is possible to stop at the Panorama Farm before you start the last leg to the university town of Wageningen which you enter via the Wageningse Eng path, an ancient agricultural footpath along the edge of the forest and Veluwe moraine, that opens up into views over the Rhine.

Accommodation: Hotel de Wereld

Day 4: Wageningen - Arnhem, 16 mi. (25 km)
A long, but very varied walk is on the agenda today. First it leads along the floodplains of the Rhine through the Arboretum, then through the Renkum Brook Valley to the town of the same name. You then follow along the Rhine, across the Noordberg to the beautiful Kasteel Doorwerth, the perfect spot for a break on the terrace. Rested, you start the climb to the Duno plateau, with a very un-Dutch rolling view of the Rhine and the floodplains.  Via  Mariëndaal park, you enter Arnhem. You can take the bus to Arnhem in various places to shorten the route. 

Accommodation: Hotel Modez

Day 5: Arnhem
Official end of tour.
 

You will be accommodated in good hotels with an emphasis on location in relation to the walks, ambiance, cuisine, service, and hospitality. You will not spend the night in large hotel chains, but generally, in quaint, even boutique accommodations. On each day’s details you will find the name of the preferred hotel. If availability is an issue, you will be informed and offered another hotel.