A quick getaway – short hikes in the Netherlands

Have you ever spent the night in the middle of the forest to start the next day with a foray into nature? In the Drentsche Aa National Park you have several options for this. For a micro-adventure you can rent a cabin in the heart of the forest (cabiner.com/drentsche-aa ) or stay overnight with a camper… read more

In the Bekendelle nature reserve you can embark on a discovery tour as an adventurer along the Boven Slinge. This hike, which is a good seven kilometers long and only runs along flat paths, starts at the Berenschot bus stop and then takes you into the protected area with its swampy jungle.



The Bekendelle… read more

Once a part of the sea where fresh and salt water flowed together, today a water-rich paradise for birds and amphibians. On this hike you will get to know a section of the Dutch North Sea coast better.



It is a good ten kilometers from the parking lot at the Kwelderweg through a dune and meadow landscape… read more

The Vijlenerbos, the longest forest in the Netherlands, stretches out in South Limburg where badgers and wild cats say good night. A dreamy place to clear your head after work or at the weekend. This eight-kilometer tour will help you with that. It starts at Boscafé 't Hijgend Hert, where you can park… read more

At the edge of Lake Markermeer, you hike through the Oostvaardersveld nature reserve on this nine-kilometer tour. From the parking lot of the visitor center it goes with a view of fascinating herds of wild horses and along small ponds to various vantage points from which you can observe the many birds.

Heath, dunes and forest unite this hike to a wonderful break in nature. From the hiking car park, the route takes you once in a large circle through the nature area. Dreamlike rest areas and complete tranquility are guaranteed here.

The highest dunes in the country can be found just above Alkmaar in western Noord-Holland. On this tour you walk a good six kilometers through the impressive area of the "Schoorlse Duinen".



Particularly beautiful - and an absolute must for every hobby photographer - are the wooden stairs and bridges that… read more

In the lake district north of Utrecht it seems as if time has stood still. You can also observe a particular abundance of birds there and switch off from everyday life on flat and quiet paths.



This hike takes you from the parking lot at Regionalmuseum Vredegoed in an arc to De Trouwe Wachter mill and… read more

Sometimes after a hard day or an eventful week, all you have to do is put your nose in the sea air and take a deep breath to switch off. You can do this wonderfully on this short hike in the north of the Walcheren peninsula.

Through the nature reserve Oranjezon we go to the beach and then back to the… read more

Get out quickly, do a lap with a view of lush green forests, admire sparkling blue lakes, feel sand under your feet and finally enjoy a delicious pancake in the Meijendel pancake house.



You can do all of this on this short, seven-kilometer hike through the largest dune landscape in South Holland. Along… read more

Especially in late summer and autumn there is a real explosion of color in Mastbos Forest. But a visit to the grove is not only worthwhile when the heather is in bloom and the first falling leaves.



The wooden plank paths through the Galderse Heide and the forest paths through beautiful avenues, which… read more

Sometimes wild, sometimes canalised, the Dommel flows 120 kilometers as a tributary of the Meuse through Belgium and the Netherlands. Near Liempde you follow the river on this hike through a particularly sparsely populated and natural landscape.



You hike a good ten kilometers to the adventurous hand train… read more