Today you are going to make a beautiful cycling route over the Sallandse Heuvelrug.
The start is at "Erve de Pas" on the edge of the Salland village of Haarle.

At Erve De Pas you can imagine yourself on the farmyard of the past. De Herberg dates from 1891 and has been stylishly restored, preserving the old details and trusses. Here you can enjoy a cup of coffee with traditional pastries, a delicious regional lunch, drinks or inn meal.
The old stables and inn
The old pot stable opposite the inn is used for meetings and training. The information barn of Natuurmonumenten is located in the former pig barn next to the inn. Fun, educational workshops and activities are organized here.
Farm 'de Pas' used to be on the other side of the dirt road. It was then an inn. Tradition tells that Lodewijk Napoleon spent the night there with a convoy, being on its way to Twente. That dirt road, a pass between the two Koningsbelts, ran over the mountain to Rijssen, the so-called 'Weverspad'.
At the old barn next to the inn, a third horse was hitched to the stagecoach for the arduous journey up the loose dirt road. The inn stood at an important point, a crossroads of the roads to Deventer, Raalte, Hellendoorn and Twente. However, the inn burned down; the two linden trees in front of the facade still show the marks in their half-burnt trunks. The large lime tree behind the house was spared and is still there. With the burning down of the inn, a new piece of history begins at De Pas. The current main building was built in 1891.

The route initially takes you past the Monument for the raid of October 14, 1944. The monument consists of a large boulder with a bronze plaque and a black and white photo. Next to the boulder is a second smaller boulder on which a bronze plaque and two black and white photographs have also been placed. This in memory of three victims who were murdered by the Germans during the raid on October 14, 1944 during the Second World War.
The victims were Marinus Stevens, Resistance member Gerrit Jan Piksen and the Jewish man in hiding Maurits Bachrach.
If you follow the path to the left of the monument, after about 500 meters there is a hiding hut from the Second World War on the right. Its location is indicated by a sign. This hiding hut, in the woods near Holten, housed several people in hiding during the Second World War, including Dutch men who had fled the German Arbeitseinsatz.
(Source: Traces of war).
You can see everything in and around the hiding place because it is well maintained.

After about 10 kilometers you can have a cup of coffee at the Dondertman petting zoo. This is operated by the Stichting Kinderboerderij Dondertman. The petting zoo is set up by volunteers. The increased crowds have now resulted in partial professionalization. You can enjoy a cup of coffee or another snack here.
After coffee you can enjoy the beautiful nature that the Sallandse Heuvelrug can offer you. You will pass the Canadian cemetery Holten just a stone's throw away. It is definitely worth taking a look here (it is included in the route).
It is a piece of Canada on the Holterberg. The 'Canadian Holten Cemetery' on the Holterberg is an impressive reminder of the Second World War. In the spring of 1945, after five years of oppression, (predominantly) Canadian troops liberated the northern and eastern Netherlands. The Dutch government made land available to give the 1,394 soldiers who died a final resting place.

In the adjacent information center we keep the memory of the fallen soldiers alive with personal stories, anecdotes and photos. In the cinema, watch an impression of the liberation of the Northern and Eastern Netherlands, discover background information about the cemetery and listen to impressive stories about the fallen liberators. At the information tables you will discover even more about the liberation and our liberators.

After this impressive visit, the route takes you along the Goudzoekerspad.
Never a dull moment on the Sallandse Heuvelrug. Not now and not then. You don't come up with names like 'Het Goudzoekerspad' for a cycle path, 'Gouden Bergen' for a campsite and 'Alaska' for a house out of nowhere... We would like to take you back to the year 1901. The deep-lying railway line near Nijverdal - in popularly also called the ravine. The steep sandy slopes suggest that there may be gold in the ground.
On January 12, 1902, 25 workers started work. They constructed trenches of approximately 12m depth. Samples were taken from various soil layers and sent to laboratories. At first it seemed like a successful story. The samples contained gold, but the result made it more than likely that this quantity is of no commercial value. The trenches and trenches were closed, the workers dismissed. Only a cycle path through the Ravine, the gold seekers' path, still reminds us of these glorious months of Nijverdal history.

At the end of this gold seeker's path you need to be careful. You will then be standing in front of a busy road, the N35. You must cross this to continue the route. The last kilometers of the route go through a beautiful forest area. The well-maintained paths lead you back to the place where you started (Erve de Pas).
In the summer periods you can also enjoy a delicious lunch or a nice cup of coffee here.

Extra information Inheritance of the Pas:
Van Wulfften Palthe bought hundreds of hectares of wasteland on the Sprengenberg in 1898 during a sale in Raalte. He also came into possession of the farm 'De Pas'. A few times another farmer came to live. After his purchase, Van Wulfften Palthe converted the farm from a hall house to a stool house by building the white part straight in front of it. On the beautiful green shutters we see round hourglasses in red and yellow, the colors of Huis Sprengenberg (Palthetoren). In 1905, a deep stable was built opposite the farm for young cattle. A little later, in 1932, a pigsty was added, which is now the information shed of Natuurmonumenten.