Scherpenzeel - Veenendaal

From village to village - Scherpenzeel to Veenendaal

Hours going: 31/2
paved/unpaved: 60/40

Accessibility by public transport:
Scherpenzeel: Bus: stop Kerk
Veenendaal: Station Veenendaal Centrum

This route starts at the foot of the tower of the Grote Kerk of the Gelderland village Scherpenzeel and ends at its big cousin: the Utrechtse Veenendaal.
Turn the corner at the old town hall and you are face to face with Huize Scherpenzeel, formerly one whole with the estate of the same name. Once you have walked out of Scherpenzeel, the blue-white shutters of the Scherpenzeel Estate can still be seen on the farms on the left and right. The topper of this route is a grass path along, it seems, a forgotten piece of Valley Canal.
There is no cycle path along the canal here yet, so the walker has the empire alone and you can therefore enjoy, for example, the rustling of the reeds.
After the passage of the Utrecht-Arnhem railway line, we walk further along a forgotten part, but this time of the Grebbelinie: The 'Groeper Kade', which here formed a so-called second quay in the Grebbelinie.
For motorists who regularly travel on the A12 from Utrecht to Arnhem, it is a well-known beacon: 'The Emminkhuizerberg'. It's not a mountain; However, the hill of more than 20 meters high is never
wooded and therefore very visible and a striking appearance. This walk goes a bit of 'cross-country' along the foot of the 'mountain'.
The Fort on the Buursteeg that we then encounter is part of the Grebbelinie and is still subject to renovation. It has now been stripped of most vegetation so that its size and shape are clearly visible.
Once we have taken the A12 barrier, we walk into Veenendaal where we are greeted by windmill 'De Vriendschap'. Through one of the oldest streets of Veenendaal, 'De Achterkerkstraat' we finally arrive at The Market of Veenendaal.