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View of the Eerste Wiek – Koepelkerk Veenhuizen loop from Parkeerplaats Bonghaar

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Ooststellingwerf

View of the Eerste Wiek – Koepelkerk Veenhuizen loop from Parkeerplaats Bonghaar

Hard

4.5

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131

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View of the Eerste Wiek – Koepelkerk Veenhuizen loop from Parkeerplaats Bonghaar

05:44

22.8km

20m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

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Veenhuizen

Fochteloërveen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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239 m

Bruustinger Plas (Fochteloërveen)

Highlight • Lake

A beautiful expansive fen lake, where you can spot many different birds.

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690 m

Veenproza Monument by W.T. Oostenbrink

Highlight • Monument

A special literary break in nature, thanks to the poet W. T. Oostenbrink.

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3.08 km

View of the Eerste Wiek

Highlight • Viewpoint

For dog owners: dogs are allowed here separately.

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4.26 km

Kor Huiting Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

An idyllic bridge over the stream provides an adventurous crossing and a romantic picture.

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13.9 km

Beech Forest in Fochteloërveen

Highlight • Forest

Although the Fochteloërveen consists of a lot of raised peat, you will also find beautiful forests there, such as this beech forest. Listen to the rustling of the leaves and relax in the wonderful greenery.

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14.6 km

Koepelkerk Veenhuizen

Highlight • Religious Site

The church was built in 1825 as a water management church.

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15.4 km

Domineesbosje

Forest

19.9 km

Picnic Table and Wooden Crane Sculpture, Fochteloërveen

Highlight • Rest Area

This picnic table also features a beautiful wooden sculpture of a crane.

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22.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.2 km

3.36 km

691 m

327 m

287 m

Surfaces

9.62 km

6.53 km

3.31 km

2.48 km

839 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 31 August

20°C

12°C

15 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

May 21, 2024,Drenthepad. Dag 5. Veenhuizen - Appelscha.

Another beautiful day of walking on the Drenthepad.

Started in Veenhuizen on the Hoofdweg. First a bit through the forest, past the Maallust beer brewery and the Koepelkerk of Veenhuizen. Then cross a typical narrow white bridge - you see them everywhere - over the Veenhuizer Canal and then you end up in a beautiful mixed forest. Where the sun …

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November 16, 2024,Drenthepad 5 Appelscha - Veenhuizen

Beautiful route from Appelscha to Veenhuizen. Over Fochteloërveen and then through the woods the last part. Lovely morning and nice before the drizzle back again.

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View of the Eerste Wiek – Koepelkerk Veenhuizen loop from Parkeerplaats Bonghaar

Bruustinger Plas (Fochteloërveen)

Veenproza Monument by W.T. Oostenbrink

View of the Eerste Wiek

Scenic Bridge Over Waterway

Kor Huiting Bridge

Beech Forest in Fochteloërveen

Koepelkerk Veenhuizen

Picnic Table and Wooden Crane Sculpture, Fochteloërveen

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