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Loop Trails in Gelderland

There are 982 hikes in Gelderland in our database that fit. They average 7.9 km and 173 m (568 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 27.6 km.

That is 70 percent of the 1,395 routes we map in Gelderland.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 470 are rated easy and 72 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

Paarse Wandelroute

Veluwezoom · Gelderland

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
119 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Summit push
  • Waymarked route
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

Rode Wandelroute

Veluwezoom · Gelderland

Distance
7.2 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Schaapskooi Veluwezoom

Veluwezoom · Gelderland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Zwarte Wandelroute

Veluwezoom · Gelderland

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
124 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
Easy

Galgenbergroute

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
142 m
Typical duration
1 hr 33 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
Easy

Needse Berg Route

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
126 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 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
Easy

Rondje Almen

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
99 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • 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
Moderate

Pannerdensche Waardpad

Gelderland · Netherlands

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

Rode Route Heerlijkheid Beek

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Toppenroute | Etappe Beek

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
213 m
Typical duration
2 hr 20 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wandelroute Beek

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
22 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
Easy

Wandelroute Mentink Bos

Gelderland · Netherlands

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
117 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Forest
  • 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
Paarse WandelrouteVeluwezoom5.4 km119 m1 hr 18 minEasyApril to October
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
Rode WandelrouteVeluwezoom7.2 km158 m1 hr 44 minModerateApril to October
Schaapskooi VeluwezoomVeluwezoom1.9 km42 m28 minEasyApril to October
WNW Veluwe - Jutberg - blauwe routeVeluwezoom3.3 km72 m47 minEasyApril to October
WNW Veluwe - Jutberg - rode routeVeluwezoom1.8 km40 m26 minEasyApril to October
Zwarte WandelrouteVeluwezoom5.6 km124 m1 hr 21 minEasyApril to October
Westerborkpad - 14 - DagwandelingGelderland20.4 km449 m5 hr 5 minHardApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Paarse Wandelroute, Beekhuizen Keienberg Veluwezoom, WNW Veluwe - Jutberg - rode route. 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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