Gravel rides from De Proloog cycling café – from Amerongen in all directions

Cycling, music, and books all have one thing in common – a prologue. At the foot of the Amerongse Berg in the Netherlands, these worlds come together to make a prologue that you experience in real life.

Welcome to De Proloog (The Prologue) cycling café, situated in the village of Amerongen on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The dreaded and much climbed ‘mountain’ makes the village popular with cyclists. It’s also much loved for its surrounding forests, open landscapes, hills and rivers. We should mention the endless rural gravel roads, unpaved lanes, excellent paths, fast double tracks, and winding single tracks too.

GRAVEL ROUTES FROM THE PROLOGUE
De Proloog sits in the middle of all that gravel excitement. Gijs Bruinsma, a guest and friend of De Proloog and, above all, gravel king and route master, created a Collection of six colourful gravel routes which start and finish at De Proloog. The gravel routes head off in all directions and offer you the best of the Heuvelrug and its surroundings. Take the unpaved climb of the Amerongse Berg, the Let de Stigterpad path winding through the woods, the backroads of the Gelderse Valley or one of the many other unpaved highlights. Please note that an MTB vignette is required for some routes which you can get from us. See the description of the Tours for more information.

NOT JUST ANY PUB
Before and after your ride, you can come to De Proloog for coffee, snacks or a local beer. Whether you’re covered in dust, muddy or not; just step inside and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and local delicacies. Our team, which consists of a combination of experienced staff and people that are distanced from the labour market, is always ready to serve you. Every week, we bake our cakes and pies from local produce. Be sure to try our nut caramel cake; you will come back for it!

For the cyclist, we have some extra services on offer; you and your bike can have a wash, use our tools and repair stand, we have inner tubes and outer tyres in stock and, of course, we have cycling beers on the menu. Moreover, you can park for free in the immediate vicinity of our cycling café.

Enjoy this Collection of gravel routes from De Proloog and we hope to see you soon!