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Woldberg walking route

  • Type
    Wandelen
  • Distance
    13.8 km
  • Period
    3:27
  • Calories burnt
    1656 kcal
  • Intersection
    23
  • Places
    4
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Discover the beautiful, forested area on and around the Woldberg and Steenwijk. The route takes you across the beautiful country estate of ‘de Eese’, the cultural and historical area with its characteristic structure of lanes.

Starting point

Take the train or park your car at Steenwijk train station. There is a 2.5-km approach trail that leads you to the route, just follow the yellow arrow from B61, via B45, with green arrow to B44. From B44, follow the 'color route' as indicated in the description below. Eventually you will return to B45 and there you can turn left and follow the yellow arrows to B61.

  1. Fortified city

    Eight bastions were tasked with protecting Steenwijk from the Spaniards. A 2-kilometre route runs past all the fortifications that played an important role in the Eighty Years’ War. Nowadays, Steenwijk is a pleasant city with great places to shop, eat and drink.

  2. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B44

  3. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B42

  4. Woldberg

    Beautiful Steenwijk surroundings. The Woldberg is literally the region’s high point. The 26-metre hill formed during the penultimate ice age, about 150,000 years ago.

  5. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B43

  6. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B33

  7. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B32

  8. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B16

  9. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B17

  10. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B20

  11. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B21

  12. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B25

  13. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B24

  14. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B27

  15. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B26

  16. Eeserveld

    De Eese country estate is a family estate spanning approximately 800 hectares. The estate is considered a cultural-historical mansion thanks to its extraordinary buildings and characteristic structure of lanes. The estate includes an old stronghold, bearing the year 1619 and surrounded by a moat.

  17. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B31

  18. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B30

  19. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B34

  20. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B35

  21. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B47

  22. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B46

  23. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B45

  24. ROUTE::WALKING_POINT B61