Hikingroute Laarsenberg
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 GrebbebergGrebbeweg 123
3911 AV Rhenen
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Starting point
Parkeerplaats van het Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg
Grebbeweg 123
3911 AV Rhenen
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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.
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. Grebbeberg Military Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 800 soldiers and 1 citizen who perished here in the Second World War. It is located on Grebbeberg Hill at Rhenen, and was a battlefield of just a few square kilometres, but is full of stories of the courage of desperation in the Netherlands.
The information centre, with an exhibition about the events on Grebbeberg Hill during “The Battle for Grebbeberg Hill” in May 1940, is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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.
End point:
Parkeerplaats van het Militair Ereveld GrebbebergGrebbeweg 123
3911 AV Rhenen
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End point
Parkeerplaats van het Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg
Grebbeweg 123
3911 AV Rhenen
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