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Primeval Forest Monument

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Primeval Forest Monument

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Primeval Forest Monument

Recommended by 30 hikers out of 33

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Leekstermeergebied

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Location: Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

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Best Hikes to Primeval Forest Monument

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1. View of Leekstermeergebied – Onlandsedijk Bridge loop from Roderwolde

11.4km

02:52

10m

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

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2. Bridge Over Leekster Hoofddiep – View of Leekstermeer loop from Midwolde

21.6km

05:27

30m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Schippershoaven Roderwolde – De Onlanden Nature Reserve loop from Roderwolde

12.4km

03:07

20m

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

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Theo

September 26, 2020

Read the story of the drowned jungle. Almost ten thousand years old. Interesting!

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jan

March 3, 2023

"The Story of the Submerged Primeval Forest"
From Groningen, you drive to Drenthe. You leave the city and the A7 motorway behind and enter a vast peat bog that stretches from Eelde to Leek. This peat bog was almost reclaimed and dried up, but has since been fully restored. Here, the wetlands store the excess water, so that elsewhere, feet can stay dry. The De Onlanden nature reserve clearly visualizes the boundary between two completely different worlds: the transition from the young Groningen sea clay to the old Drenthe sand...
Source: information sign at the monument

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Elevation 40 m

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Location: Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

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Primeval Forest Monument

1. View of Leekstermeergebied – Onlandsedijk Bridge loop from Roderwolde

2. Bridge Over Leekster Hoofddiep – View of Leekstermeer loop from Midwolde

3. Schippershoaven Roderwolde – De Onlanden Nature Reserve loop from Roderwolde

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