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Boardwalk – The Forest Pub loop from Spier

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Netherlands

Drenthe

Westerveld

Boardwalk – The Forest Pub loop from Spier

Hard

4.8

(12)

hikers

Boardwalk – The Forest Pub loop from Spier

05:09

20.2km

10m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 5.15 km for 544 m

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 13.6 km for 1.05 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 15.2 km for 1.03 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 16.8 km for 3.37 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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66 m

Spier Parking Lot

Highlight • Parking

Good starting point and large parking lot

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111 m

The Boslounge Visitor Center

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice starting point for a nice walk in this National Park. Easy to reach from the highway. However, the forest lounge is not always open. Look carefully in advance!

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702 m

Sunken Trees in Dwingelderveld

Highlight • Natural

National Park Dwingelderveld is a vast nature reserve in Drenthe, known for its diverse landscapes of heathland, forests, fens and sand drifts. The park offers a rich flora and fauna, including rare birds and plants.

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985 m

Boardwalk

Highlight • Structure

This boardwalk looks like a fairytale. Beautifully made.

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2.10 km

Wooden Boardwalk Dwingelderveld

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Very nice path over a (not always wet) swamp. A bit tight with oncoming traffic and can be busy in the weekend.

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2.14 km

Boardwalk Trail in Dwingelderveld National Park

Highlight • Trail

The boardwalks on this route are where the route gets its name from. Lovely playful walk on the plank paths over the water.

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12.2 km

The Forest Pub

Highlight • Pub

Often very busy, book if possible.

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12.8 km

Oude Hoogeveense Dijk Parking – Het Lheederzand

Highlight • Parking

Perfect parking space for a short walk of 4 km (red posts) through the gently sloping landscape with a view of the Dwingelderveld

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20.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.97 km

5.66 km

4.47 km

1.81 km

295 m

Surfaces

7.11 km

4.72 km

3.01 km

2.72 km

2.54 km

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 23 July

23°C

11°C

21 %

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Comments

May 20, 2024,Rondje Dwingeloo-Nationaal Park Dwingelderveld

On the last day of a wonderful ☀️ long weekend I took a last walk from Dwingeloo. Via the fields of Dwingeloo to the village of Lhee. From Lhee through the forests with its fens, peat bogs and boardwalks to the Dwingelderveld National Park. So diverse and beautiful. Excellent walking paths, both unpaved and paved. Part of our planned path …

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Boardwalk – The Forest Pub loop from Spier

Spier Parking Lot

The Boslounge Visitor Center

Sunken Trees in Dwingelderveld

Boardwalk

Wooden Boardwalk Dwingelderveld

Boardwalk Trail in Dwingelderveld National Park

The Forest Pub

Oude Hoogeveense Dijk Parking – Het Lheederzand

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