The Netherlands

Pieter Path Part 16 – Gennep to Vierlingsbeek From Gennep to Vierlingsbeek Very early in the morning, when calmness prevails, Gennep revealed her beauty and history (even though it was heavily damaged during WW2)! The Romans already knew its importance! Gennep has always been strategically important for several countries because it has been in the […]

Pieter Path Part 15 – Leuth to Gennep From Leuth to Gennep Three days later, we were back hiking the Pieter path. Every time, it surprises me that we often arrive at our destination within two or two and a half hours even though the Pieterpad cities are often very remote – probably the reason

Pieter Path Part 14 – Zeddam to Leuth From Zeddam to Leuth The nice part of hiking early in the morning in gloomy weather is having the trails and forests to ourselves. We experienced a serene silence. We noticed the green, shiny leaves; the rain washed away the dust during the night. We climbed the

Pieter Path Part 13 – Slangenburg to Zeddam From Slangenburg to Zeddam Today, we started the Pieter path hike with rain. The weather forecast had already indicated that the chance of persistent showers was most significant in the countries’ east. I’m not going to complain; nature needs rain to keep the environment pleasantly green! Still,

Pieter Path Part 12 – Vorden to Slangenburg From Vorden to Slangenburg After yesterday’s dinner, a good night of sleep, and another delicious meal this morning at hotel restaurant De Gravin, we were ready to hit the Pieterpad again! Near Castle Vorden, we followed Toos Goorhuis-Tjalsma en Bertje Jens, the masterminds of the Pieterpad, in

Pieter Path Part 11 – Holten to Vorden From Holten to Vorden Via the majestuous beech avenue along the Schipbeek, we entered the Achterhoek. The Achterhoek is a unique part of the Netherlands with a varied scenic landscape of meadows, hedgerows, brooks, and forests. While hiking, we could feel and see the Achterhoekse history when

Pieter Path​ Part 10 – Hellendoorn to Holten From Hellendoorn to Holten It was hard to get up out of the comfortable bed this morning! However, a delicious breakfast was waiting! We wanted to have an early start to avoid the rainy weather rolling in in the afternoon. The weather had changed overnight, and today

Pieter Path Part 9 – Ommen to Hellendoorn From Ommen to Hellendoorn On this hot summer day, we walked from Ommen to Hellendoorn over the Dutch “mountains,” the Sallandse Heuvelrug. Glaciers pushed these hills up during the last ice age about 150,000 years ago. The moraine is about 14 km long and has different widths.

Pieter Path Part 8 – Gramsbergen to Ommen From Gramsbergen to Ommen We stayed the night in the B&B Stadslodge de Meiboom in the center of Gramsbergen with an industrial-looking B&B in a former bakery. The friendly owner brought a wicker basket with breakfast to our room at half-past seven, precisely at the agreed time.