Protected areas
Research 6 protected areas within weekend reach of Arnhem, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Arnhem. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Arnhem. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Arnhem, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Planken Wambuis is a forest reachable from Arnhem as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Planken Wambuis, about 10 km (6 mi) from Arnhem
Image credit: Image: Agnes Monkelbaan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Veluwezoom National Park is a national park of heathland and forested moraine hills north of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Veluwezoom National Park, about 10 km (6 mi) from Arnhem
Image credit: Image: MartinD / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Deelerwoud is a forest reachable from Arnhem as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Deelerwoud, about 11 km (7 mi) from Arnhem
Image credit: Image: Marc Ryckaert / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Hoge Veluwe National Park is a national park of heath, sand drifts and woodland on the Veluwe northwest of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hoge Veluwe National Park, about 14 km (9 mi) from Arnhem
Image credit: Image: Deb Collins / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Otterlose Bos is a forest reachable from Arnhem as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Otterlose Bos, about 14 km (9 mi) from Arnhem
Image credit: Image: Gouwenaar / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Duivelsberg is a mountain reachable from Arnhem as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Duivelsberg, about 18 km (11 mi) from Arnhem
Image credit: Image: Gouwenaar / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain