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Walking from Ommen to Vorden
Walking from Ommen to Vorden
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6 days
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NL46001
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Walking from Ommen to Vorden
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A truly picturesque Pieterpad section!

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Hiking trip: Walking from Ommen to Vorden - 6 days

A picturesque section of the Pieterpad through Overijssel and Gelderland, starting in charming Ommen on the Vecht. Walk through forests and heathlands on the Sallandse Heuvelrug with breathtaking views along the way. Enjoy old estates and pause at monuments from World War II. Further south through the open coulisse landscape of the Achterhoek with its hedgerows and atmospheric villages. You end in picturesque Vorden, surrounded by castles and manors, symbolic of the rich history of this region.

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Route
Day 1: Arrival Ommen
Day 2: Ommen - Hellendoorn (12.4 mi)
Day 3: Hellendoorn - Holten (9.6 mi)
Day 4: Holten - Laren (9.3 mi)
Day 5: Laren - Vorden (9.9 mi)
Day 6: Departure Vorden

Day 1:    Arrival Ommen

Travel to the Hanseatic town of Ommen, on the Vecht, on your own. After checking in, you can always explore the town a bit.

Day 2:    Ommen - Hellendoorn (12.4 mi)

The Pieterpad continues through the Vecht and Beneden-Regge basins, a hilly part of Overijssel. This is evident from the Ommerland watchtower at the top the Besthemerberg (112 ft). Climb the tower and enjoy the beautiful view over the Vecht valley! Other Dutch 'mountains' on the route include the Archemerberg (256 ft) and the adjacent Lemelerberg (144 ft). In this undulating landscape, pass the 'Fat Stone' boulder and walk along the juniper bushes on the Lemelerberg. Admire the monumental 'Lion' in Park 1813 and reach Hellendoorn via the wooded Eelerberg estate.
 

Day 3:    Hellendoorn - Holten (9.6 mi)

Today, traverse the Sallandse Heuvelrug, a moraine stretching from Ommen to Holten. This is Overijssel at its highest, where soft hills are covered by forests and heaths. Via the Hellendoornse Berg, walk towards 't Ravijn. View the 'Stardust' artwork here, installed after a brief gold rush in the past. Pause at the poignant monument commemorating the Twilhaar forced labor camp. Enjoy the nice panoramas atop the Haarlerberg and Holterberg and walk through the Noetselenberg estate to finally enter Holten.

Day 4:    Holten - Laren (9.3 mi)

Leave Holten via the hamlet Beuseberg, located on the outskirts of the Overijsselse moraine. Follow a stately beech lane near the Schipbeek brook, cross the water, and enter the region of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek with his typical farms. Be sure to visit the beautiful Verwolde manor with its pleasant tea garden. This estate also houses the so-called 'Dikke Boom' (Fat Tree), the largest oak tree in the Netherlands. Further along the route, before reaching Laren, you will pass De Binnenhof, an 18th-century rectory expanded into a beautiful villa in the 19th century.

Day 5:    Laren - Vorden (9.9 mi)

This day starts with a walk-through Groot Dochteren, a unique hamlet with scattered farms. Cross the Twente canal and the Berkel river on your way to the Velthorst estate, with its magnificent viewpoint over the Kienveen area. Then stroll through an extensive heathland where conifer forests were planted after 1920. Arrive at the stately manor Het Enzerinck, built in neoclassical style in 1826. If you have time and energy left upon reaching Vorden, consider visiting the nearby beautiful Hanseatic city of Zutphen, just 9 minutes away by train!

Day 6:    Departure Vorden

After breakfast, the third part of the Pieterpad ends here for you.

Prices

Price pp
Single room, breakfast 855.00
Double room, breakfast 575.00
Extra services
SGR per piece 5.00
No Pieterpad Routebook? per piece -19.00
Accommodation
Ommen - Hotel en Spa Paping
Hellendoorn - Hotel Hellendoorn
Holten - B&B aan de Enk
Laren - B&B Pica Bella
Vorden - Hotel Bakker
Practical info

Overnights

Tourist tax included

Breakfast included, Lunch package optional

Detailed roadbook with maps and tourist information

7-day service hotline

Luggage transport to your next hotel

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Parking available at the hotel

GPS tracks available

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