Netherlands
Dunes, wadden and the hills of Limburg
The Netherlands is flatter than its reputation. Along the coast rise dunes that climb past fifty metres, with woods behind them; inland lie the sandy grounds of Utrecht, Gelderland and Brabant with heath, drifting sand and fens.
In the north lie the Wadden with their tides and birds, in the south the hills of Limburg with chalk grassland and sunken lanes. Water and meadow shape the land, and you see it in the paths: dikes, towpaths and gaps between fields.
You can walk all year; the heather flowers in August.
Trips in Netherlands
Salland · NetherlandsPieterpad Salland
Three days on the Pieterpad from Ommen to Laren: the Vecht, the ridge and the Holterberg.
Biesbosch · NetherlandsBiesboschpad Zuidrand
Three days on the Biesboschpad from Waalwijk to Werkendam: dikes, floodplains and creeks.
Weerribben-Wieden · NetherlandsZuiderzeepad Weerribben-Wieden
Three days on the Zuiderzeepad from Ossenzijl to Kampen: reed beds, lakes and the IJssel.
Achterhoek and Twente · NetherlandsTrekvogelpad Achterhoek - Twente
Three days on the Trekvogelpad from Ruurlo to Enschede: hedgerows, the Berkel and the Buurse heath.
Noord-Holland · NetherlandsNederlands Kustpad Noord-Holland
Two days along the North Holland coast from Wijk aan Zee to Groet: dunes, beach and the Klimduin at Schoorl.
Veluwe · NetherlandsVeluwe Zwerfpad Midden
Two days across the Veluwe from Hoenderloo to Dieren: the Loenermark, drift sand, the sheepfold and the IJssel valley.
Gelderland · NetherlandsRomeinse Limespad Gelderland
Three days from the Westerbouwing to Nijmegen: estates near Arnhem, the Roman temple of Elst and the Waal at Noviomagus.
Drenthe · NetherlandsDrenthepad Noordoost
Three days from Glimmen to Borger along the Hondsrug: the Drentsche Aa valley, the es villages of Zuidlaren and Gieten, and the largest hunebed in the country.
Zuid-Limburg · NetherlandsKrijtlandpad
Five days of hills, hollow roads and castles through the Mergelland of South Limburg, from Maastricht to the three-country point and back.
South Limburg · NetherlandsDutch Mountain Trail
The toughest long-distance walk in the Netherlands: four days across the hills of South Limburg, over the Seven Summits, through three countries, from Eygelshoven station to Maastricht.