The last evening of the evening 4-day event June 21, 2019, a great route.
From the starting point "Café de Lindeboom" in Schalkhaar we went towards Deventer. Over the old IJssel bridge towards Steenenkamer.
Then it really started to get fun. We actually only rode on beautiful roads that are a treat for motorcyclists. Via Posterenk, Wilp, Bussloo, Klarenbeek, Lieren towards Zutphen.
It is especially worthwhile to take a look at the Bussloo recreational lake.

Bussloo is a recreational lake in Bussloo in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The lake is located in the middle of the Stedendriehoek between the cities of Apeldoorn, Deventer and Zutphen. The lake has a surface area of 100 hectares and is approximately 12 meters deep. The entire recreational area is approximately 300 hectares in size. The lake is managed and operated by Leisurelands.

The lake was created by sand excavation for the A1 motorway. The excavation began in 1968 and was completed in 1977, the year it was opened for recreation.

The recreational lake is used for many purposes: swimming (there is a large nudist beach), surfing, canoeing, pedal boating, diving (there is an underwater park with an underwater house, an underwater bus stop, an underwater touring car and diving courses are given), there are play facilities on the beaches, there is a golf course and a mini golf course in the immediate vicinity, there is a riding route and a dressage arena. In 2006, a sauna complex and 'wellness centre' (Thermen Bussloo) were also opened at the recreational lake. Outside the high season, Bussloo is also often visited by day visitors, for walking and walking the dog (Source: Wikipedia).


We can say that we found Gelderland at its most beautiful. Especially the second part of the route is spectacular. "The beautiful long bends along the IJssel".

The IJssel is a branch of the Rhine that was formed between 1500 and 2000 years ago after a sudden natural change in the course of the river. Recent research has shown that the river was only fed with water from the Rhine in the early Middle Ages, between around 500 and 950 AD, which allowed it to become much wider and deeper. Before that, the area southeast of Zutphen drained south via the Oude IJssel and the Berkel. Due to a deteriorating drainage over time, a barrier near Zutphen is said to have been breached, causing the direction of the IJssel to shift north. Archaeologists point out that Deventer was already an important trading post around 800 with free passage to the south. After all, Rhineland products were traded on a large scale and in 896 Deventer took over the position of the river trading post Dorestad. The IJssel is in any case a relatively young river that follows a valley between Veluwe and Salland that has existed for much longer. (source: Wikipedia)

IJsselrijders thanks for the beautiful ride, it was again a party for the motorcyclists.

I gave the route 4 stars because this is a pleasure for every motorcyclist. No height differences, but nice bends, a recommendation to ride once.

Route details:

Route point 1 - Start of the route at café De Lindeboom Schalkhaar (open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 11:00 am)
Route point 34 - Coffee stop / Break at Rest Point Het Jodink
Route point 54 - View over IJssel with parking lot
Route point 58 - End of the route at café De Lindeboom Schalkhaar