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Solse Gat – Speulderbos — Dancing Trees loop from Oud Groevenbeek

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Gelderland

Ermelo

Solse Gat – Speulderbos — Dancing Trees loop from Oud Groevenbeek

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4.6

(40)

144

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Solse Gat – Speulderbos — Dancing Trees loop from Oud Groevenbeek

01:37

6.35km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Veluwe

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446 m

Ermelo Remembers Freedom Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Start at the Boshuis. Walk is wonderful through the forest, nice and cool

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979 m

Veluwe Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

This place is especially worth a visit in October and November, when the autumn colors are beautiful.

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1.05 km

Bench in the Veluwe

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can sit for a while and enjoy the surroundings.

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2.93 km

Wooden sculptures made from tree trunks by an unknown artist

Highlight • Structure

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3.35 km

Picnic spot at Anna Schroder bench, Veluwe

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Here you can sit for a while and enjoy the surroundings.

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3.71 km

According to folk tales, there used to be a monastery here, where dark practices took place... The abbot and the monks who lived in the beautiful monastery did not take the pious life very seriously. They drank gallons of wine, gorged themselves during meals and organized meetings with witches and ghosts. Together they danced until it became light again.

This went on for a long time. The monks partied, drank and enjoyed life. Until, sometime in the Middle Ages, a stormy Christmas evening put an end to the wicked excesses in the forest. Suddenly, local residents heard a huge lightning strike. The next morning a little boy passed by the site and discovered that the entire monastery had disappeared into a large hole in the forest. All that could be seen were some uprooted trees around the site, the brick path that was the access road and a deep hole.

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5.31 km

Speulderbos — Dancing Trees

Highlight • Forest

In some places there is an almost fairytale atmosphere. The forest is also known as the dancing trees of the Speulderbos.

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6.35 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.06 km

2.25 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.55 km

2.20 km

1.23 km

348 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 27 May

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Solse Gat – Speulderbos — Dancing Trees loop from Oud Groevenbeek

Ermelo Remembers Freedom Memorial

Veluwe Forest Trail

Bench in the Veluwe

Wooden sculptures made from tree trunks by an unknown artist

Bench at Solse Gat

Picnic spot at Anna Schroder bench, Veluwe

Solse Gat

Speulderbos — Dancing Trees

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