We did this last part during a heat wave. The humidity was killing us, especially between Brummen and Zutphen. Nevertheless, the Graafschapspad offers a lot of different views till the end. The farms are not that interesting anymore, but this river valley walk has its' own charm. Bronkhorst is a beautiful tiny town (yes, it is a real town with a little bit more than 200 inhabitants.) Medieval charm and nice cafés. However, we can't recommend the 'Gouden Leeuw'. Bad service and we did not get what we ordered. They tried a simplified cheaper version on us: no dressing, in spite the promised variety of shellfisch only the cheap iceland shrimps and half the portion of bread and butter. We complained twice till we get something reasonable for the price they charge. To be honest, it was not the first bad experience we had there, but we thought everyone deserves a second chance. Better visit the neighbouring restaurant or enjoy the ice-cream made by local farmers at the Boerderij-winkel (farmshop).
All in all we found the Graafschapspad to be a really beautiful walk. The path is a bit dull between Ruurlo and the Slangenburg, but more than 80% are really lovely. it is difficult to tell what part is my favorite, because the parts are so different. The Graafschapspad is really recommendable!
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