Hoge Veluwe National Park in Gelderland, about ninety minutes from Amsterdam, spans 5,400 hectares and offers 40 kilometers of cycling paths through heathland, sand dunes, and Scots pine forests. The park provides around 2,000 free white bikes for visitors to use.
The landscape includes palatial houses, a sculpture garden, and a museum with Van Gogh works, all accessible by bicycle. Autumn cycling through the reserve shows dusty pink heathland, sloping sand dunes, and forests where sunlight filters through red-barked trees.