Hikingroute Laarsenberg

(4.6 km) 7,077 steps

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This trail includes the Laarsenberg hill near Rhenen. It makes for an ideal combination with a visit to the city of Rhenen itself. The walk is a mix of deciduous and coniferous woodlands, scenic fields of wheat, burial mounds and monumental farmhouses. Its highest point, the Laarsenberg, offers panoramic views of the Gelderse Vallei. Although less steep than nearby hills like the Grebbeberg, its lynchets (narrow earth terraces found on the side of a hill) are unique for the area and not found anywhere else outside southern Limburg. The trail continues past the bear enclosure of Ouwehands Zoo.

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Sights on this route

Starting point: Parkeerplaats van het Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg
Grebbeweg 123
3911 AV Rhenen

Grebbeberg Military Cemetery

The largest battle of the Dutch army in WWII took place on Grebbeberg Hill. Here poorly armed and untrained men held their ground against a very powerful and ruthless opponent for three days.

Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen

Stand face-to-face with polar bear twins, watch the bears from the new observation post in Expeditie Berenbos and go on an adventure in Gorilla Adventure and RavotAapia, Europe's largest play jungle.