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Bakkeveen Dunes – Stientiespoele loop from Wijnjewoude

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Bakkeveen Dunes – Stientiespoele loop from Wijnjewoude

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Bakkeveen Dunes – Stientiespoele loop from Wijnjewoude

06:42

26.6km

30m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Bakkeveense Duinen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.28 km

Freulevijver

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The freule pond was created after a dike breach in nearby Koningsdiep. Maid E.E.R. Lycklama à Nijeholt had this 'wheel' enlarged around 1890. A tea house and a boat house …

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6.60 km

Slotplaats Manor and Restaurant

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The castle that once stood here, known at the time as 'het Blauwhuis', was built in 1668 and demolished in 1838. The castle farm has always been standing and you …

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8.12 km

Bakkeveen Dunes

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Beautiful sand drift where young and old, humans and animals, can enjoy themselves.

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8.38 km

View of Bakkeveense Duinen

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Nice view

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8.40 km

Harmsdobbe Pingo Ruin

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The Harmsdobbe is a pingo ruin.
Pingo ruins are the remains of a pingo when the ice melts in the underground. This creates an annular crater that is filled with …

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8.71 km

Heather fields at Bakkeveense Duinen

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It can be very hot on the heath.

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16.8 km

This fen is called Blauwe Stientjes or Stellingwerfs Stientiespoele. The municipality of Ooststellingwerf has chosen as many Stellingwerf names as possible. The fen is an idyllic piece of water hidden …

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19.0 km

De Knipsloot

Lake

21.9 km

Biskopswyk

Lake

24.9 km

Pingo Ruin (Pingo Ruin Pond)

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Between 115,000 and 10,000 years ago there was a tundra climate in the Netherlands. Pingos were also found in the Netherlands at that time. A pingo is a mound created …

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26.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

9.63 km

4.05 km

746 m

308 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

7.10 km

6.50 km

2.46 km

193 m

160 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 14 July

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Bakkeveen Dunes – Stientiespoele loop from Wijnjewoude

Freulevijver

Slotplaats Manor and Restaurant

Bakkeveen Dunes

View of Bakkeveense Duinen

Harmsdobbe Pingo Ruin

Heather fields at Bakkeveense Duinen

Stientiespoele

Pingo Ruin (Pingo Ruin Pond)

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