Outdoor PitstopMountain bike trail · Lochem · Updated on 6 November 2026
Lus Zutphen (MTB Achterhoek)
Lus Zutphen (MTB Achterhoek) is a mountain bike trail of 12.5 km from Lochem that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 15 benches and picnic tables and 1 public toilet.
The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 12.5 km
- ± 1:05 h
- ↑ 3 m · ↓ 3 m
- Easy
- Loop
- Local route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Lochem
0 km12.2 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
12.2 km378 m
Back at the start
12.5 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 12.2 kmBetween 0 km and 12.2 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 3 m
- Down
- ↓ 3 m
- Highest point
- 12 m
- Lowest point
- 8 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
12.5 km in total- Road: 7.3 km
- Path: 3.6 km
- Cycle path: 1.2 km
- Track: 350 m
- Street: 25 m
Surfaces
12.5 km in total- Asphalt: 5.4 km
- Paved: 1.9 km
- Gravel: 1 km
- Natural: 50 m
- Unpaved: 25 m
- Unknown: 4.1 km
About the mountain bike trail Lus Zutphen (MTB Achterhoek)
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you ride?
Lus Zutphen (MTB Achterhoek) is a loop of 12.5 km from Lochem: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 3 m in total and descend 3 m. Allow ± 1:05 h, without breaks. The level is easy.
What trails do you ride on?
The longest part is road (7.3 km), path (3.6 km) and cycle path (1.2 km). Of the surface, 5.4 km asphalt and 1.9 km paved. For 4.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 15 benches and picnic tables and 1 public toilet. The longest stretch without a toilet is 12.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Zutphen loop (MTB Achterhoek) is a 12.5 km MTB trail in the municipalities of Lochem and Zutphen, past Almen and through the Huis de Voorst and 't Velde nature reserves. More than half of the loop is on roads and almost a third on paths. It is flat and no permit is needed. You follow the blue waymarks anticlockwise. There are 15 benches and one toilet along the route, but we know of no drinking water.
Mountain bike trails nearby
6- Verbinding 1 Lussen Gorssel -> Zutphen (MTB Achterhoek)Easy · From A to B2.8 km
- Verbinding 1 Lussen Zutphen -> Gorssel (MTB Achterhoek)Easy · From A to B2.8 km
- Verbinding Lussen Gorssel -> Vorden (MTB Achterhoek)Easy · From A to B5 km
- Verbinding Lussen Vorden -> Gorssel (MTB Achterhoek)Easy · From A to B5 km
- Verbinding 2 Lussen Gorssel -> Zutphen (MTB Achterhoek)Easy · From A to B1.7 km
- Verbinding 2 Lussen Zutphen -> Gorssel (MTB Achterhoek)Easy · From A to B1.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kasteel HackfortCastle · 5 km from the route - 2
Huis VerwoldeCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 3
Kasteel AmpsenCastle · 8.9 km from the route - 4
Kasteel VordenCastle · 5.4 km from the route - 5
Halverwege PieterpadMemorial · 5.5 km from the route - 6
Kasteel 't SuiderasCastle · 5.3 km from the route - 7
Den BramelCastle · 3 km from the route - 8
Gideon-monumentMemorial · 2.9 km from the route - 9
Kasteel ReuversweerdCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 10
Huis BaakCastle · 7.1 km from the route - 11
Huis het VeldeCastle · 203 m from the route - 12
De WildenborchCastle · 6.6 km from the route - 13
KiefskampCastle · 7.3 km from the route - 14
Huize de WiersseCastle · 9.1 km from the route - 15
't MedlerCastle · 7.5 km from the route - 16
Slot WilpArchaeological site · 9 km from the route - 17
Het RegelinkCastle · 10 km from the route - 18
Huis de VelhorstCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 19
Het OnsteinCastle · 8.4 km from the route - 20
Kasteel NijenbeekCastle · 6.7 km from the route - 21
Monument Lindesche KapelMemorial · 8.2 km from the route - 22
Het EnzerinckCastle · 3.3 km from the route - 23Fluisterboot ZutphenAttraction · 2.7 km from the route
- 24't JoppeCastle · 5.7 km from the route
- 25Ons BelangAttraction · 8.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Lus Zutphen (MTB Achterhoek)?
Lus Zutphen (MTB Achterhoek) is 12.5 km long. Allow ± 1:05 h of riding: 12 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a loop?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Lochem.
How hard is this route?
Easy, with 3 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 12.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
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