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Loop Trails in Gelderland

There are 345 hikes in Gelderland in our database that fit. They average 8.9 km and 196 m (643 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 23.6 km.

That is 58 percent of the 596 routes we map in Gelderland.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 143 are rated easy and 41 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Easy

Belevingsroute

De Hoge Veluwe · Gelderland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Grijze Wandelroute

Veluwezoom · Gelderland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kale Berg Route

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
9.5 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
209 m
Typical duration
2 hr 17 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lochemse Berg Route

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
187 m
Typical duration
2 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Hanzestedenpad - A

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
22.0 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
484 m
Typical duration
5 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Hanzestedenpad - B

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
21.3 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
468 m
Typical duration
5 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hanzestedenpad - D

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
9.1 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
199 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Hanzestedenpad - E

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
19.8 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
436 m
Typical duration
4 hr 55 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Hanzestedenpad - H

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
18.6 km
/ 11.6 mi
Elevation gain
409 m
Typical duration
4 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Beek- en Bultpad

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
266 m
Typical duration
2 hr 55 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Baakse Beek Wandeling

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
5.8 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
129 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Het Bilderspad

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
14.5 km
/ 9.0 mi
Elevation gain
319 m
Typical duration
3 hr 30 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Het Brook

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.9 mi
Elevation gain
172 m
Typical duration
1 hr 53 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bos & heideroute

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
138 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Edese Bos route

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
92 m
Typical duration
1 hr
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Mentink Bos

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
9.6 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
210 m
Typical duration
2 hr 18 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

't Bultepad

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
11.6 km
/ 7.2 mi
Elevation gain
254 m
Typical duration
2 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

't Griezeveldpad

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
13.7 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
301 m
Typical duration
3 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

't Kloosterpad

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
12.4 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
273 m
Typical duration
3 hr
  • Waymarked route
Easy

't Kuierpaodje

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
110 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

't Leesten

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

't Meekenpad

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
118 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

't Olde Baotenroute

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
13.0 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
286 m
Typical duration
3 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

't Onland - Slangenburg

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
8.7 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
192 m
Typical duration
2 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

't Onland - de Wrange

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
237 m
Typical duration
2 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

't Pad van Zus

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
11.5 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
252 m
Typical duration
2 hr 46 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

't Peeske route

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

2 Bruggentocht

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

3 Lochemse Bergen

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
17.4 km
/ 10.8 mi
Elevation gain
384 m
Typical duration
4 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Aaltense Goorroute

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
144 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Achter(om) Wehl

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
139 m
Typical duration
1 hr 32 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Achterhoeks Coulissenpad

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Achterveldroute

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
156 m
Typical duration
1 hr 43 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Achterwooldsepad

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
218 m
Typical duration
2 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Achterwooldsepad Verlengd

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
17.5 km
/ 10.9 mi
Elevation gain
385 m
Typical duration
4 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Akkermansbeekroute

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
9.5 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
208 m
Typical duration
2 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Albapad Hoofdroute

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
238 m
Typical duration
2 hr 37 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Beekhuizen Keienberg VeluwezoomVeluwezoom3.9 km86 m56 minEasyApril to October
BelevingsrouteDe Hoge Veluwe1.5 km33 m22 minEasyApril to October
Grijze WandelrouteVeluwezoom1.6 km35 m23 minEasyApril to October
Westerborkpad - 14 - DagwandelingGelderland20.4 km449 m5 hr 5 minHardApril to October
Langs duinen, kolken en kastelenGelderland21.9 km481 m5 hr 29 minHardApril to October
Kale Berg RouteGelderland9.5 km209 m2 hr 17 minModerateApril to October
Lochemse Berg RouteGelderland8.5 km187 m2 hr 3 minModerateApril to October
Hanzestedenpad - AGelderland22.0 km484 m5 hr 31 minHardApril to October
Hanzestedenpad - BGelderland21.3 km468 m5 hr 19 minHardApril to October
Hanzestedenpad - DGelderland9.1 km199 m2 hr 11 minModerateApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Beekhuizen Keienberg Veluwezoom, Belevingsroute, Grijze Wandelroute. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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