Dwingeloo: Achter 't Zaand

Dwingelderveld National Park

Circular walk, 3 km

Route: Dwingeloo: Achter 't Zaand

Small circular walk from parking and picnic area Achter 't Zaand. You first walk through the forest. You end up at the sheepfold Achter 't Zaand. You look out over open field, the Noordenveld, which consists of meadow, heath and peat lakes. You walk around a peat lake and in two places with a boardwalk through the peat lake. With a narrow forest path you walk back to the parking lot.

shape
loop
length
2 km 573
location
Drenthe, The Netherlands
start / arrival
parking area Achter 't Zaand, Dwingeloo
path
path:100% 
elevation
rise: 18m / fall: -18m
lowest: 10m / highest: 21m
 
Photo: Schaapskooi Achter 't Zaand, Dwingeloo
Schaapskooi Achter 't Zaand, Dwingeloo
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Route "Dwingeloo: Achter 't Zaand" is recorded on 28th June 2025 and placed on 30th June 2025. The route has been viewed 265 times.

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Points of interest

  • Schaapskooi Achter 't Zaand
  • Achter 't Zaand, Dwingeloo
  • Picknickplaats Achter 't Zaand

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References

Source

We found this trail in publication ‘Familiepad Noordenveld bij Dwingelderveld’, published by Natuurmonumenten in 2025.

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