This cycling vacation takes you through one of the oldest landscapes in the Netherlands. Formed during the Ice Age when glaciers raised the hills into ramparts. Later, the Rhine and Meuse rivers found their way to the North Sea from here, forming the Dutch Delta. Because the area is above sea level, settlement by hunting peoples took place here as early as the third century. Their burial mounds are still recognizable in the country. Later, the border of the Roman Empire, the Limes, ran through this area. Nijmegen was a major Roman settlement, making it one of the oldest places in the Netherlands. The moraines and rivers also formed natural boundaries and thus often became a battleground of war and destruction.

A BRIDGE TOO FAR
The area became world famous for the movie "A Bridge Too Far," which told the story of Operation Market Garden: the Airborne air landings and fighting in September 1944. World War II left deep scars. During Operation Market Garden, the Allies tried to bring the German army to its knees with large-scale air landings at Arnhem and Nijmegen, thus shortening the war. The operation largely failed and later led to the harsh famine in large parts of the Netherlands. Cycling past visible memories: 75th anniversary liberation of the Netherlands Many of these historical events have left visible memories. Museums and listening spots along the way tell the story of the long road to freedom. At the same time, the routes take you through a variety of unusual and beautiful landscapes. The cycling routes are between 37 and 55 km long and are easy to cycle using so-called junctions. Signs indicate connecting nodes. The cycling routes are also available in GPX format.

You can choose a rental bike, or you can use your own.

Two different overnight locations

During your cycling vacation, you will stay in luxury 4-star hotels in two different locations, in Berg en Dal and Wageningen. You will start the trip in Berg en Dal, south of Nijmegen, for the first bike rides. During the second part of your trip, you will cycle to the next hotel in Wageningen where your luggage will be waiting for you upon arrival. From the hotel in Wageningen, cycle the remaining routes of your cycling vacation.

THE JOURNEY IN A NUTSHELL
During the cycling routes in the Berg en Dal area, you will be introduced to a wide variety of landscapes, such as the river landscapes of Maas and Niers and the lateral wall landscape near Groesbeek. The bicycle routes pass numerous historic sites, monuments and listening spots. A bike path leads you along an old railroad line to the German town of Kleve on the edge of the imposing Reichswald Forest, a historic site because of the Airborne airborne landings.

You will cross the famous bridge of Nijmegen and cycle over dikes and typical Dutch polder landscapes through the Betuwe. The hotel in Wageningen is located on a moraine overlooking the Lower Rhine River. During the second part of the trip, the cycling routes will visit Arnhem, Oosterbeek and the Kröller-Müller Museum in Park De Hoge Veluwe, among other places. This trip is an extended version of the 5-day Airborn Route cycling vacation