Discover Laren: Holiday Apartment, Trails and Pancake Ride

Laren can be discovered through distinctive natural sites, varied trails and a summer tradition. The Dikke Boom, the Laorns Enkenpad and the Pancake Ride offer different ways to shape your stay. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Laren, you can prioritize nature, activities and destinations in the surrounding area according to your interests.

The Dikke Boom and forest-rich trails

The Dikke Boom in Laren is a pedunculate oak estimated to be 450 to 500 years old. In 2018, it was voted Boom van Gelderland. Its age and this distinction make it a tangible point of reference when planning your time in Laren. The paved Dikke Boompad leads to the Dikke Boom with yellow-and-black markings and also improves accessibility for people with reduced mobility.

The Laorns Enkenpad leads through fields and meadows, past centuries-old ash trees and across old and new country estates. It is marked in both directions with a blue wooden-shoe symbol. The Laren–Vorden section of the Pieterpad runs through forest-rich surroundings. Oranjewoud consists predominantly of Scots pine forest with dense birch undergrowth. This places open areas, old trees, country estates and woodland side by side as different landscape impressions.

Routes and a summer tradition

The Pancake Ride is a summer tradition organized by TBL (Toeristenbelang Laren), featuring cycling and driving routes followed by a pancake. The cycling and driving routes start and finish at the Woestenenk family’s home on Marsmansteeg. Afterwards, you can eat a self-decorated pancake for a fee.

Fietsvierdaagse De Achterhoek offers new routes every year, with distances of 30, 45 and 60 kilometers. The three route lengths can be taken into account when planning a shorter or more extensive cycling trip.

Castles, parks and Paasberg

Joppe, De Voorst, Landgoed het Haveke and Huize't Medler are castles in the area around Laren.

Blankenbergse Veld is a park in the immediate vicinity of Laren. ’t Nijenhuis and Het Galgenveld are parks in the area around Laren. Paasberg is a hill in the area around Laren.

Choose a holiday apartment in Laren based on your interests

When choosing a holiday apartment in Laren, you can align your preferred holiday focus with specific destinations. The combination of natural sites, marked trails, forest-rich surroundings, cycling routes, castles and parks offers several ways to plan your stay. Depending on your interests, you can focus on nature and trails, cycling and route days, or destinations in the surrounding area. This is especially helpful when weighing up a landscape-focused day, a route on two or four wheels, or an excursion to the castles and parks.

Discover more places

For further orientation in the region, you can also discover Kring Van Dorth, Gorssel, Eefde, Almen and Barchem.

For the overarching travel overview: Lochem.