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Mantingerzand

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Mantingerzand

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Location: Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands

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1. Mantingerzand Nature Reserve – Ancient Oaks of Mantingerzand loop from Nieuw-Balinge

8.45km

02:08

10m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Mantingerzand Nature Reserve – Ancient Oaks at Mantingerzand loop from Nieuw-Balinge

5.00km

01:16

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Mantingerzand Nature Reserve – Ancient Oaks at Mantingerzand loop from Nieuw-Balinge

14.1km

03:33

20m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Niek 🇳🇱

October 30, 2025

The Mantingerzand is a vast nature reserve in Drenthe, known for its sand drifts, heathlands and woods.

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Marieke Duchatteau

March 13, 2024

The Mantingerzand is a beautiful Natura 2000 area, consisting of drifting sand and wet and dry heath and juniper. This landscape is interrupted here and there by small coniferous and deciduous forests. Did you know that the Mantingerzand mainly consists of former agricultural lands? This land is used for the development of new nature.

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Theo

January 30, 2022

The Mantingerzand is located northeast of Hoogeveen and was created by cutting heath sods and the presence of sheep in the area. It is one of the most beautiful drifting sand areas in the Netherlands where you can enjoy walking and cycling. Because the humans and the sheep caused so much damage to the top layer of the sand, the underlying sand layers were exposed. This created sand drifts. The Mantingerzand area is very old (dating from the Middle Ages) and was thus created because humans had influence on the area. Because the area with sand drifts became larger and larger, oak and pine trees were planted at the end of the nineteenth century. The juniper has also been planted, which grows especially well on drifting sand. drenthe.nl/locations/1343236262/mantingerzand

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Elevation 30 m

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Monday 8 December

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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