Loenense waterval — Attraction in Apeldoorn

January 2023: Still as beautiful as ever. Beware that between now and May 2023 the waterfall might not be operational due to work being done to it. See photo below. When we were here water was still flowing.

July 2022: Beautiful piece of nature. Perhaps not the most exciting waterfall if you're spoiled with seeing some of them in countries such as Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, but for The Netherlands it doesn't get any more exciting than this. Awesome to cool your feet in warm weather. Freely accessible. Free parking. Just a short 5 minute walk from the parking lot to get to the 4 story waterfall. Clean fresh water. Picnic tables and trashcans are available. Our kids...

You get what you see - A flight of stairs with a tiny amount of water trickling over them. Nothing more. This man made "waterfall" is not worth the pomp and ceremony built up around it. Children seemed to enjoy stomping their feet in the water, so that is great. The "waterfall" is really just a children's playground, nothing more. For adults, the juice is not worth the squeeze. You would rather go hiking in the Veluwe forest instead. P.S., visitors are not allowed to go to the waterfall after sunset (but there is no gate so technically, you can go...

If you expect a grandiose waterfall, you might be disappointed 🌊🙈 Although, It is the largest waterfall in the Netherlands 🇳🇱☝️🤓 - 15 m / 50 feet tall 📏 and part of an artificial canal made in 1869. The canal is almost four miles long and is supposed to transport groundwater from the top of mount Vrijenberg to the Apeldoorns canal. The ‘waterfall’ was made to prevent the steam to go too fast. The waterfall is located close to a road and a pretty large parking lot (250 m) 🅿️ no problem to park a motorhome (at least...