Norg - Veenhuizen

Circular walk, 19 km

Route: Norg - Veenhuizen

The route starts and ends at the church of Norg. Via a second green in the Schoolstraat the route goes through fields to the village of Westervelde. After the Tonckensbosch the stream is crossed over the Slokkert and the route continues through the woods to Veenhuizen. In Veenhuizen along the penitentiary institution (prison) "Esserheem" and the former Second Institution. The route returns to Westervelde via the brook valley of the Slokkert in the Tempelstuk reserve. Along the dolmen and the Norgerholt back to Norg.

shape
loop
length
19 km 178
location
Drenthe, The Netherlands
start / arrival
Brink, Norg
path
path:70%  road:30% 
elevation
rise: 135m / fall: -135m
lowest: 3m / highest: 23m
 
Photo: Sint-Margaretakerk, Norg
Sint-Margaretakerk, Norg
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Points of interest

  • Dome church Veenhuizen
  • Hiëronymus Aemilianus
  • Sint-Margaretakerk
  • Hunebed D02

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References

Source

We found this trail in publication ‘De mooiste wandelingen in Nederland’ of Manuel Dekkers / Marian Kingma / SNP, published by Van Reemst Uitgeverij/Unieboek bv in 2004.

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