Berend Boer's Pit – Holtingerveld Nature Reserve loop from Holtingerveld

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Westerveld

Berend Boer's Pit – Holtingerveld Nature Reserve loop from Holtingerveld

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Berend Boer's Pit – Holtingerveld Nature Reserve loop from Holtingerveld

02:06

8.25km

20m

Hiking

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

Last updated: September 30, 2026

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Holtingerveld

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338 m

Berend Boer's Pit

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

This is a beautiful walking section next to the so-called Gat van Berend Boer.

This is a former sand quarry near Fliegerhorst Havelte. The name of the lake is derived …

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1.49 km

Sandy Heathland Trails of Holtingerveld

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It is beautiful to walk in the sand here. If you are here in August and September, you have a chance to see the heather in bloom.

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3.32 km

Holtingerveld Gateway

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From Brasserie OER, it's a short walk to the famous dolmens of Havelterberg. The Holtingerveld gateway marks the entrance to the nature reserve. Children can play happily by the stream …

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3.84 km

Holtingerveld Nature Reserve

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beautiful walking area

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4.24 km

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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4.31 km

View of burial mounds in Holtingerveld

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In the immediate vicinity of the Havelterberg numerous burial mounds, grave fields and urn fields have been found that were used to bury the dead in the Bronze Age and …

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4.38 km

Shepherd's Flock at Holtingerveld

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lots of variation and even some small climbs

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8.25 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.26 km

3.49 km

277 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.29 km

1.70 km

1.43 km

600 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

August 18, 2025,Gat van Berend Boer – Vlinderparadijs papilorama

Berend Boer's Hole was nothing special, and the narrow-gauge railway was a pile of scrap metal. The Butterfly Garden was nice; they sat on my hand and clothes. The walk across the heath was beautiful. We also encountered a slow worm, a lizard, a grass snake, and an adder sunning themselves on the path.

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October 11, 2022,🥾Wandelen in het wandelgebied Holtingerveld

Today I ran this great tour that was shown to me on komoot. It was fantastic!
Mostly forest paths, some of them Sandwenge, which led us through the nature reserve. In addition to the art along the way, there was also a lot of heathland to admire and also animals. Some behind fences, others wild in the forest, but not …

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