Holiday apartment in Wolfheze – forest, hiking trails and history

Wolfheze combines ancient forests, marked hiking trails and remarkable traces of the past. The Wolfheze nature area lies directly south of the village of Wolfheze and includes one of the oldest forests in the Netherlands. At the same time, paths lead to Wodanseiken oaks, burial mounds, heathland and historic buildings.

Forest, heathland and marked hiking trails

The historic hiking route near Wolfheze leads through a varied natural area, passing the Wodanseiken oaks and Bronze Age burial mounds. Six of the seven reptile species found in the Netherlands occur in the Wolfheze nature area. These reptiles provide a specific focus for nature observation, while the Wodanseiken oaks and burial mounds connect the route with local history. The “Laag Wolfheze” hiking route is marked with a blue arrow. Another way to find your bearings is the Wolfheze circular walk: it leads through the Wolfheze forests along the Wodanseiken oaks, ancient pine trees, undulating heathland and the Heelsumse Beek, and is partly marked with yellow and yellow-red arrows. The colored arrows distinguish the two routes by their markings from the outset.

Wodanseiken oaks, burial mounds and local history

At the start of the historic hiking route stand five Wodanseiken oaks, which are about 450 years old. Around 1850, these trees were popular with landscape painters from the Oosterbeek School; the painters gave them their name. Twenty burial mounds have been found in the area around Wolfheze, especially along the stream. Old Wolfheze (Wolvenbos) is also part of the village’s history: it was destroyed by the Spanish in 1585 during the Eighty Years’ War. The Wolfheze station building and its associated storage building are municipal monuments. The surviving Wolfheze station building is also the only station building from this series that has been preserved. For those interested in culture, the Wodanseiken oaks, burial mounds, monuments and the history of old Wolfheze stand alongside one another as themes in Wolfheze.

Museum about Operation Market Garden

The Glider Museum presents the gliders and the courageous people who took part in Operation Market Garden, carried out around and in Arnhem between 17 and 25 September 1944. The museum is located at Camping & Chaletpark “Lindenhof”, Wolfhezerweg 111–113, 6874 AD Wolfheze, Netherlands. The exhibition relates to Arnhem, while its location is in Wolfheze.

Nature corridor and bodies of water

The Wolfhezerheide ecoduct is accessible to wildlife and hikers alike. On both sides of the Wolfhezerheide ecoduct are ponds where frogs, toads and salamanders can reproduce. For nature observation, the six reptile species in the nature area and the frogs, toads and salamanders at the ponds can be considered as different topics.

Travel orientation

The starting point of the Wolfheze nature area is just over one kilometer from Wolfheze NS railway station. This makes it possible to plan around specific highlights: the historic hiking route with Wodanseiken oaks and burial mounds, the circular walk along the Heelsumse Beek, or the Glider Museum with its connection to Arnhem.

More places for your travel planning: Doorwerth, Oosterbeek, Heelsum.

For the general travel overview: Renkum.