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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around De Wolden

De Wolden’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around De Wolden. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 14, 2025

Dolmen D53

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Dolmen D53 is the third largest dolmen in the Netherlands, measuring about 18 meters long. The dolmen is almost complete and is beautifully situated on the edge of the heath. …

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Bomb Craters on the Havelteberg

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Holtingerveld is a nature reserve in a primeval landscape and included in the European network of nature reserves Natura 2000. A beautiful walking area with heathland and dolmens.

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Dickninge Estate Waterways

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This country house, built in 1791, has been owned by the De Vos van Steenwijk family since 1880.

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Several burial mounds

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There are several burial mounds at the Smitsveen. They are easy to spot because they are real hills in the field. This is what the National Park website says about it:

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Dolmen D52 (Hezenesch–Diever)

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D52 is a medium-sized dolmen consisting of six capstones, three of which rest on and three between the fourteen sidestones. There are also two 2 keystones and one gatestone. The …

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Faliebergbos

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The forest has an area of nearly 30 hectares. The Faliebergbos is occasionally used for commercial logging. Furthermore, it is already a recreational walking forest for the Zuidwoldigers. The forest …

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Sunken Trees in Dwingelderveld

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National Park Dwingelderveld is a vast nature reserve in Drenthe, known for its diverse landscapes of heathland, forests, fens and sand drifts. The park offers a rich flora and fauna, including rare birds and plants.

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Blue Lake

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Beautiful path along the water of the Blaauwe lake

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Brandeveen

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The Brandeveen was created about 200 years ago by peat extraction, we read on the information board. In the past, the peat lay in the open fields. A peat canal …

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Takkenhoogte Nature Reserve

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Beautiful nature reserve
Until 1997, Branch height consisted of two separate reserves. With a nature-friendly design of the intersecting water discharge and a piece of former agricultural land, a beautifully …

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Monument to the Executed Citizens of Hoogeveen in Spaarbankbos

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Beautiful and impressive monument. What madness war is!

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around De Wolden

Dolmen D53

Bomb Craters on the Havelteberg

Dickninge Estate Waterways

Several burial mounds

Dolmen D52 (Hezenesch–Diever)

Faliebergbos

Sunken Trees in Dwingelderveld

Blue Lake

Brandeveen

Takkenhoogte Nature Reserve

Monument to the Executed Citizens of Hoogeveen in Spaarbankbos

Other adventures around De Wolden

Most popular routes around De Wolden

Most popular attractions around De Wolden

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