Cycling & running events in Apeldoorn, 2026

Apeldoorn Training Notes

Running: Locals run west when they want forest legs and quiet Z2. The 10 km Kroondomeinen route starts in Wiesel and gives you unpaved paths without much fuss. The Oranjepark and Paleis Het Loo route also runs 10 km and keeps things closer to town. AV '34 trains from Sportlaan 19, and Running Movements Apeldoorn goes on Wednesdays and Fridays from 19:30 to 21:00 and Sundays at 9:30. Dennis Licht calls Kroondomein Het Loo his regular ground. Midwinter Marathon Apeldoorn is the anchor event, with Acht van Apeldoorn and Asselronde close behind.

Cycling: Locals ride the Veluwe side for texture and the IJssel side for flatter base miles. The Cycle route Crafts around Apeldoorn runs 44 km, the Geldersche Castles Route runs 68 km, and Versatile Veluwe runs 38 km. Gravel riders start from Giant Store Van Hest on Arnhemseweg and choose Kroondomein loops of 55 km, 76 km, or 96 km. Omnisport Apeldoorn gives the bike scene its big indoor marker. Ronde van Ugchelen is the local race name to know. Koningsweg, Miggelenberg, Woeste Hoeve, and Trapjesberg give the climbs, with Trapjesberg hitting a max of 8%.

Season: February belongs to Midwinter Marathon Apeldoorn, and locals treat it like the winter anchor. June brings Randerode Zomercross, with showers and changing rooms at Atletiekbaan Orderbos, and the course has no leaves to clear. September gives Baanloop legs, October gives Spelderholtloop rhythm, and December closes hard with Wisent Winter Trail on December 31st. Summer makes the forest paths, heath, drifting sands, and gravel roads feel fast and open. Winter shifts both sports toward mud, cyclocross habits, steady intervals, and routes outside Kroondomein when it closes from September 15th to December 25th.