169 Outdoors- Other to Explore in Netherlands

De Wieden is a lake and marsh area in the municipality of Steenwijkerland in the Kop of the Dutch province of Overijssel . It is an excavated low moor area . The Belterwijde and Beulakerwijde are two large peat lakes that are part of this nature reserve . Together with the Weerribben , the Weerribben-Wieden National Park forms an area of approximately 9,500 hectares. Together, the two areas form one of the most important wetlands in Europe.

The Zaanse Schans is an open-air museum that's fun for all ages. It offers a perfectly preserved glimpse into the Netherlands' industrial past with its traditional houses, windmills, warehouses and workshops. From 1961 to 1974 old buildings from all over the Zaanstreek were relocated using lowboy trailers to the area. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994 near the first Zaanse Schans windmill, is located south of the neighbourhood.

The Deurzerdiep is one of the upper reaches of the Drentsche Aa in the Dutch province of Drenthe .The Deurzerdiep starts at Schieven , where the Amerdiep and Anreeperdiep converge. The deep then flows in a northerly direction past Deurze . The canalized section bends to the west and empties into the Havenkanaal , a branch of the Noord-Willemskanaal . The original Deurzerdiep meanders through the area west of Kampsheide and turns south of Loon into the Looner Diep .

Diependal is a wetland nature reserve in Central Drenthe . It is managed by the Drenthe Landscape . The area borders the Hijkerveld near the village of Oranje . Not far from Diependal is the Fochteloërveen . Diependal is 1000 hectares in size. There is a bird hide in Diependal . The red-necked grebe can sometimes be seen from this hut. There is a long tunnel of 160 meters long, at the end of which is the hut. There is a booklet available in which observations can be noted.

The Domburgse Golf Club is a Dutch golf club west of Domburg in the province of Zeeland. The course was built in 1914 and is located close to the sea. There are nine holes . Each hole has a double tee, so the course can be played as an 18-hole course. There are a number of grass bunkers that were created from bomb craters from the Second World War.

This is a 29-hectare estate of Natuurmonumenten on the north side of Paterswolde , consisting of park forest, meadows and mixed forest. At the beginning of the 19th century, the landscape-style park forest was designed by the landscape gardener Roodbaard, with winding lanes and graceful ponds. There is a maze and berceau in De Braak. Nearby, the estate is known for its rookery of up to 400 pairs, and the blue heron colony of 30 pairs. The centuries-old trees serve as shelter for many bats.

Duursche Waarden is a 120 hectare nature reserve owned by Staatsbosbeheer in the municipality of Olst-Wijhe near the hamlet of Fortmond . The Duursche Waarden consists of channels, levees and pieces of forest in the floodplains of the IJssel . The area is named after the nearby hamlet of Duur . River clay was extracted for centuries for the brick production that took place there on a fairly large scale.

The Dwingelderveld is Europe's largest wet moorland area. It is covered by numerous fens and marsh flats featuring a wide variety of rare plants. The park covers about 37 km2 and is mainly managed by the State Forest Service and the most important Dutch private nature management organisation Natuurmonumenten. It is the largest wet heathland of Western-Europe. Dwingelderveld is also designated as a Natura 2000-area.

Singraven is a country estatebeautifully situated along the Dinkel close to the village of Denekamp. It offers a varied landscape with forests, lanes, fields, meadows, marshes, and the ever-present Dinkel. Tehre are also many special monumental buildings, including the stately House Singraven, behind the Coach House and the ancient water mill with three wheels.

The EV15 Rhine route is a 1,230 km long EuroVelo cycle route along the Rhine River from the source at Andermatt in Switzerland to the estuaries of the river at Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands . The route passes through four countries, Switzerland, France , Germany and the Netherlands.

The Gasselterveld is a recreation area in the middle of the Hondsrug in Drenthe. You will find the swimming pond 't Nije Hemelriek and the swimming lake the Gasselterveld. Improbably blue water, forest views and a dazzling white beach. A wonderful place where you can swim and sunbathe!

Gasterse Duinen is a nature reserve in Gasteren that consists of sand ridges and wet peat bogs . The area was formed in the Pleistocene by land ice, meltwater, snow storms and rivers. The nature reserve falls under the Drentsche Aa area , a Natura 2000 area. The Pieterpad runs through the area .

The Gemeentegrot, in the Dutch Limburg town of Valkenburg is a limestone quarry where marl was extracted until the 1950s.The marl originated in the time when South Limburg was still a sea. This also explains the large amount of shells that are still in the marl. The Romans were already busy mining marl in the Municipal Cave, among others. The cave was mapped in the 1960s by G. Essers. Works of art in the form of drawings or sculptures have been placed in many places in the quarry.

De Hondsrug UNESCO Global Geopark is a large area covering almost the whole Eastern part of Drenthe and also a part of the province of Groningen.The ridges and valleys of the unique Hondsrug landscape were created in the ice ages. Prehistoric people left archaeological treasures behind. For thousands of years man has re-shaped this land, creating a landscape that reflects all ages.

A beautiful canal linking Ghent in Belgium to the port of Terneuzen on the Westerschelde (Scheldt) Estuary in the Netherlands, thereby providing the former with better access to the sea. It is now 200 metres wide and 32 kilometers long, capable of accommodating ships of up to 125 000 gross tonnage. The largest permitted vessel size has increased, correspondingly, to 265 metres long x 34 metres wide, with a draught of up to 12.5 metres.

The Haaksbergerveen is a sub-area in the Buurserzand & Haaksbergerveen . It is a high moor-like nature reserve of approximately 500 hectares in the border area of ​​the Dutch province of Overijssel and Germany. It is located south of Enschede in the east of the municipality of Haaksbergen. The Haaksbergerveen largely consists of a partly excavated raised moor area.

The Harderbroek is a nature reserve that was created in 1974 in the municipality of Zeewolde as a swamp and pond area. The area is 187 hectares and is managed by the Vereniging Natuurmonumenten . It is located opposite Harderwijk , sandwiched between the Knardijk and the Ganzenweg , and borders the Randmeer Wolderwijd . The Harderbos stretches out on the other side of the Ganzenweg.

De Heerlijkheid Beek is a nature reserve near Berg en Dal in the municipality of the same name , which is managed by the Het Geldersch Landschap foundation. It covers a hilly area of ​​49 hectares , which is part of the moraine around Nijmegen . The landscape consists of forests in the higher parts and meadows in the lower parts, also known as the Elysian Fields.

The Hulsbeek is a Dutch recreation area , located west of Oldenzaal . Originally it was an estate situated around Erve Het Hulsbeek. The area, with a total area of ​​230 ha, consists on the one hand of the landscaped recreational lakes and meadows with a skateboard track and on the other hand of the original forest and heathland.

The Heumense schans is a former defense work and current nature reserve near Molenhoek in the Dutch province of Limburg and is located near the current Nijmegen-Venlo railway line within walking distance of Mook Molenhoek Station. The redoubt and the surrounding area is a nature reserve and is owned by Natuurmonumenten . The area connects to the Mookerheide and the Heumensoord forest area.