Belmonte
Ede-Wageningen → Wageningen
In this varied landscape, you'll walk across the Hoekelum estate and along the winding Molenbeek. Take your time on the Wageningse Berg to enjoy the beautiful view over the Rhine and the Betuwe. Conclude your walk in the famous 'Belmonte' garden with magnificent magnolias and rhododendrons.
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The map shows the main signposted route. Variants follow the same trail with shortcuts or extensions — see Practical info and Route notes for details.
Highlights
- Prehistoric burial mounds
- Veluwe spring streams
- The botanical garden of the 'Belmonte' estate
Practical info
- Distance
- 12 km or 18 km
- LAW
- Maarten van Rossumpad and Trekvogelpad
- Dogs allowed?
- Yes. Dogs are allowed on a leash.
Description
From the station, you walk via the Hoekelum estate to the nature friends' house De Bosbeek. You pass several prehistoric burial mounds. The route follows the stream valley of the winding Molenbeek. The stream was dug to provide energy for watermills.
Through the forests of the Oranje Nassau's Oord estate, you walk to the Wageningse Berg with beautiful views over the Rhine and the Betuwe. The famous botanical garden 'Belmonte' is a beautiful finale. Here you will see magnificent magnolias and rhododendrons.
Route
After 12 km, you can walk to bus stop Begraafplaats, Wageningen. On weekdays, a local bus departs from here to Wolfheze (line 590) and to Renkum (line 589). Please note that this bus does not run on Saturdays and Sundays. Check current departure times in the NS app or in the Reisplanner on NS.nl (including bus times).
Please note: due to extensive renovations of the station area, the 'old' route north of the railway is no longer accessible. You now walk south of the railway over Landgoed Hoekelum. Just past the A12, you pick up the existing route. NS-Belmonte has therefore become 2 km longer (total 18 km).
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