Gelderland - 52 Attractions You Must Visit

The Spiegelwaal is a secondary channel of approximately 4 kilometers in the Waal near Nijmegen. The channel was constructed between 2013 and 2015 as part of the Room for the Waal project. The Spiegelwaal is not a through route for shipping. The water is therefore particularly suitable for water sports such as canoeing, rowing, windsurfing and sailing. A rescue brigade is also active for water sports enthusiasts and recreational swimming.

The Streekpad Nijmegen is a regional path with a length of 117 kilometers around Nijmegen . The trail is marked with yellow-red signs in both directions and described in a guidebook. The path is managed by Wandelnet. The route has connections to public transport with stations in Nijmegen , Wijchen and Ravenstein . The other places can be reached by bus. Camping options are reasonably widely available along and a short distance from the route.

The Struinpad is a new and special long-distance hiking trail. You are not following a marker or directions. You are literally looking for your own route, with the river as a guideline. But also figuratively, because while strolling you reflect on your everyday life.

The Valkhof Museum is an archaeology and art museum, housing a spectacular collection of Roman antiquities, old masters and modern art. The museum's collection includes a large and important collection of local Roman archaeological finds and art. The museum stands on the edge of the Valkhof park, site of a Roman army camp and a citadel built by Charlemagne. The museum's building was designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel .

Veur-Lent is a peninsula in the river Waal . The so-called city island is located in the Dutch municipality of Nijmegen , north of the city center. The island can be reached on foot from the Waalbrug , the Spoorbrug and the De Oversteek . From Lent, a road bridge, De Lentloper , and a pedestrian and cyclist bridge, the Zaligebrug, were built to Veur-Lent.

The Freedom Museum is a museum in the Gelderland town of Groesbeek , which shows the history of the Second World War in Germany and the Netherlands with a focus on the liberation of the Dutch-German border region in 1944-1945 . The museum is located just outside the village in the hills near the German border.

The Waalbrug is an arch bridge over the Waal River in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The full length of the Waalbrug is 604 metres, the middle of the arch being about 65 metres. Unlike many other bridges from the same period and with the same construction, like the IJsselbrug near Zwolle, the Graafsebrug and the bridge near Arnhem, the Waalbrug is an arch bridge in the literal sense: all forces truly work on the two pylons.

The Mookerheide is a forest and heathland area east of Mook in the Dutch province of Limburg at an altitude of about 50 meters, south of Nijmegen. The forest area between Nijmegen and Mook used to be a large heath, which in its entirety was called the Mookerheide. The Heumense Schans can still be seen in the landscape near Molenhoek . Natuurmonumenten owns an area of ​​235 ha in the Mookerheide.

Wijlermeer is a 25-hectare lake , nature and recreation area in the Duffelt region, along the German-Dutch border near Nijmegen. . There used to be a swimming pool on the site of the lake. The Wijlermeer is a wintering area for numerous waterfowl species , including the nun and the red merganser , black tern , teal , pochard and shoveler.

Wylerbergmeer is a 25-hectare lake , nature and recreation area in the Duffelt region, along the German-Dutch border near Nijmegen. It is a popular recreational area and also swimming is allowed here.

Wijlermeer is a 25-hectare lake, nature and recreation area in the Duffelt region, along the German-Dutch border near Nijmegen. On the Dutch side there is a beach that is popular with holidaymakers. This lake is a wintering area for numerous waterfowl species, including the nun and the merganser, black tern, teal, pochard and shoveler.