This route with the start and end point in Nieuw-Heeten in Overijssel goes through Salland, Twente and a small part of Germany. After coffee we can start a beautiful route. You will soon drive past the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park* and before we reach Hellendoorn, we drive through the park and pass the Adventure Park. This is an amusement park near Hellendoorn in Overijssel. The park was founded in 1936 by Jan van den Berg. He started with a tea house and some playground equipment. In the years that followed it grew into a large Adventure Park: (Source Wikipedia) *The Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park covers a large part of the ridge between Hellendoorn, Haarle and Holten in Overijssel. The park is located entirely south of the N35 Zwolle - Almelo, and includes the Haarlerberg, Holterberg, Noetselerberg and the Koningsbelten. The ridge is a striking part of the Overijssel landscape. It can be seen from all sides from far away. Conversely, many views are possible from the heathlands. The forests are also extensive by Dutch standards.

We continue our way towards Vriezenveen where we will drink a cup of coffee near Reutum. Then we drive towards Oldenzaal and De Lutte where we cross the border to take a small piece of Germany (near Bad Bentheim). Our lunch spot is restaurant Driland, near Overdinkel. After lunch we drive further via Enschede and Haaksbergen towards Lochem.

The route takes us further along Zwiep (Achterhoeks: Zwéép) known for the Witte Wieven. Here we stop to stretch our legs and drink a cup of coffee.

Legend of the White Ladies:
A young man is saved by white women from falling into a pit. In gratitude, he brings them a cake on a plate. Later, he has to compete with another farm boy for the hand of a farm girl. The young man is the only one who succeeds in throwing a hair spit into the pit of the white women. He is then chased by a white woman with the hair spit. The boy barely escapes into the barn and the white woman throws the hair spit** into the door. Once the boy and the farm girl are married, he receives a golden plate and hair spit from the white women, so that they are no longer poor.
**A hairspit is a portable anvil for the hairs of a scythe or scythe, in combination with a hair hammer. The image in the middle shows a hairspit being used by hitting it with the point into a tree stump, in combination with a normal hammer. If you want to read the whole story, click on the link below the review.

After the coffee stop at the Witte Wieven we head back to the end point in Nieuw-Heeten, where we end the ride with a cup of coffee.
Along the route you have several opportunities to stop for a cup of coffee and/or something to eat or to take a picture. The places where we stopped briefly I have included in the details.

I gave the route 4 stars, a nice route and a nice day out. The roads in Salland and Twente are generally fine to drive.

Route details:
rp 1 – Start route (Café Vree-Egberts) Nieuw-Heeten
rp 5 – Hellendoorn Adventure Park
rp 18 – Coffee stop (café de Molenberg)
rp 42 – Lunch (Restaurant Driland)
rp 52 – short stop (Possibility to take some pictures)
rp 65 – Coffee stop (the White Ladies)
rp 83 – End of route (Café Vree-Egberts Nieuw-Heeten)