Botanical cycle route around Wageningen
Wageningen, Renkum, Hemmen
Get ready for a green discovery tour. Between Wageningen, Renkum and Hemmen, you cycle from one remarkable arboretum to another. For example, Belmonte, one of the largest in the Netherlands and the largest on this route. Here you can enjoy panoramic views over the Nederrijn and the Betuwe while walking through collections of roses, camellias and rhododendrons. Not much further, you will find two gardens located directly opposite each other. Arboretum De Dreijen takes you through a rich botanical history with its English landscape style and an impressive giant sequoia. Cross the road to the park-like Arboretum Hinkeloord, centred around a 19th-century villa, and see how art and nature complement each other. After cycling through the forests of the southern Veluwe, you arrive at Arboretum Oostereng. This is a wilder, more natural forest where biodiversity takes centre stage, with more than 700 species of trees and shrubs and a butterfly garden. From there, it is a short ride to the Renkum Stream Valley, where winding streams, flower-rich hay meadows and scenic views lead you to the Nederrijn. The Renkum ferry takes you to the river floodplains. As a final highlight, you cycle past the castle gardens of Hemmen. End your route at this fairy-tale-like place with old avenues, orchards and colourful flower borders.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Oude Diedenweg 75, 6704 AB Wageningen | 39.1 KM | |
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From
35
to
17
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1961 M | 2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Oude Diedenweg | 952 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Diedenweg | 297 M | ||
| Continue onto Selterskampweg | 712 M | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
to
89
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2463 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head east on Prins Hendrikweg | 318 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 1.5 KM | ||
| Make a slight left onto Fransekampweg | 42 M | ||
| Turn right | 397 M | ||
| Turn right | 243 M | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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From
89
to
41
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2485 M | 2.5 KM | |
| Head southwest | 2.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 41 | 0 M | ||
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From
41
to
97
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1476 M | 1.5 KM | |
| Head southeast on Hartenseweg | 632 M | ||
| Make a slight right to stay on Hartenseweg | 844 M | ||
| You are now at section 97 | 0 M | ||
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From
97
to
11
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165 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head east on Waterweg | 165 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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From
11
to
20
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966 M | 1 KM | |
| Head southeast on Waterweg | 346 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bellevue | 37 M | ||
| Continue onto Kerkstraat | 583 M | ||
| You are now at section 20 | 0 M | ||
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From
20
to
2
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321 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head east on Dorpsstraat | 223 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Dorpsstraat | 60 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Melkdam | 38 M | ||
| You are now at section 02 | 0 M | ||
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From
2
to
76
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2019 M | 2 KM | |
| Head south on Melkdam | 194 M | ||
| Turn left onto Veerweg | 282 M | ||
| Turn left | 29 M | ||
| Take the ferry Renkumse Veer | 424 M | ||
| Continue straight | 77 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Renkumse Veerweg | 229 M | ||
| Turn right | 705 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Renkumse Veerweg | 43 M | ||
| Turn right to stay on Renkumse Veerweg | 36 M | ||
| You are now at section 76 | 0 M | ||
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From
76
to
51
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1814 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Steenkuil | 445 M | ||
| Turn right onto Nijburgsestraat | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 51 | 0 M | ||
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From
51
to
52
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1619 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head southwest on Nijburgsestraat | 431 M | ||
| Turn left onto Lipperstpad | 419 M | ||
| Continue straight | 5 M | ||
| Turn left onto Knoppersweg | 743 M | ||
| Make a slight right | 4 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Heldringstraat | 17 M | ||
| You are now at section 52 | 0 M | ||
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From
52
to
56
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1660 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head southeast on Heldringstraat | 21 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 22 M | ||
| Turn left | 5 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Weteringsewal | 1.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 56 | 0 M | ||
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From
56
to
55
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641 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head south on Slopsestraat | 641 M | ||
| You are now at section 55 | 0 M | ||
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From
55
to
54
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807 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head southwest on Bredestraat-Noord | 807 M | ||
| You are now at section 54 | 0 M | ||
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From
54
to
58
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1734 M | 1.7 KM | |
| Head south on Bredestraat-Noord | 578 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bredestraat-Noord | 458 M | ||
| Continue straight | 130 M | ||
| Continue onto Bredestraat-Zuid | 568 M | ||
| You are now at section 58 | 0 M | ||
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From
58
to
17
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5312 M | 5.3 KM | |
| Head southwest on Hoofdstraat | 775 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kerkstraat | 217 M | ||
| Turn right onto Beneluxstraat | 153 M | ||
| Turn left onto Wageningsestraat (N836) | 153 M | ||
| Turn right onto Tielsestraat | 4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 17 | 0 M | ||
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From
17
to
16
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477 M | 0.5 KM | |
| Head northwest on Waalbandijk | 477 M | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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From
16
to
18
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1875 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head north on Kerkstraat | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 18 | 0 M | ||
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From
18
to
53
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2242 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head east on Boelenhamsestraat | 1.7 KM | ||
| Turn right to stay on Boelenhamsestraat | 523 M | ||
| You are now at section 53 | 0 M | ||
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From
53
to
50
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2999 M | 3 KM | |
| Head north on Veldstraat | 2.4 KM | ||
| Make a slight right onto Hemmensestraat | 551 M | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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From
50
to
95
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183 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head northwest on Knoppersweg (N836) | 183 M | ||
| You are now at section 95 | 0 M | ||
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From
95
to
81
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1085 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head northwest on Veerweg | 465 M | ||
| Take the ferry Lexkesveer | 178 M | ||
| Continue slight right onto Veerdam | 442 M | ||
| You are now at section 81 | 0 M | ||
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From
81
to
61
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178 M | 0.2 KM | |
| Head west on Veerweg | 178 M | ||
| You are now at section 61 | 0 M | ||
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From
61
to
80
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2598 M | 2.6 KM | |
| Head northwest on Westbergweg | 553 M | ||
| Turn right onto Generaal Foulkesweg | 816 M | ||
| Turn right | 16 M | ||
| Turn left | 105 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Ritzema Bosweg | 396 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bosrandweg | 356 M | ||
| Turn right onto Dorskampweg | 356 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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From
80
to
35
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2051 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head north on Zoomweg | 1.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Buissteeg | 604 M | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M |