Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Day Trip B – De Hoofdige Boer . SP11 Day Trip B – “The Stubborn Farmer” We were back in Zutphen to hike the “De Hoofdige Boer” trail and bundled up because it was freezing cold weather with a strong breeze. The SP11 Day Trip B hike started immediately at the …
Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Brummen to Zutphen . SP11 Brummen to Zutphen After a good night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast, just after nine o’clock, we set off again in good spirits. With dry clothes on but still with soaked shoes. Given the possible bus strike in the region, we walked to the station in …
Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Doesburg to Brummen . SP11 Doesburg to Brummen Although the weather forecast promised wind and rain, we set out to hike the first stage of the Hanseatic Cities Path, SP11 Doesburg to Brummen. The hike starts near the old city wall at the eastern edge of medieval Doesburg, which received city …
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Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Day Trip A – The Old IJssel Valley . SP11 Day Trip A – The Old IJssel Valley – 1 After a day at home getting acclimatized to the Dutch timezone again, we started with a brand-new long-distance walk: the regional path “De Hanzestedenpad” (the Hanseatic Cities Path). This route connects …
Pieter Path Part 23 – Valkenburg to Pietersberg . From Valkenburg to Pieter Mountain Today, we walked our 23rd leg of the Pieter Path from Valkenburg to Pieter Mountain, which means we completed the trail! Although the Pieter Pad is about 500 km, our distance was a little longer, about 550 km. We added extra …
Pieter Path Part 22 – Sittard to Valkenburg . From Echt to Sittard Although we planned to start early today, the NS (Dutch Railway System) did not cooperate. Due to delayed construction, the intercity would not go to its final destination, Sittard. Instead, we went to Sittard via Nijmegen and Roermond to avoid further delays. …
Pieter Path Part 21 – Echt to Sittard . From Echt to Sittard We ended yesterday’s walk in Echt; however, we took the train to stay and ate at the monumental hotel “De Limbourg Sittard,” located in the medieval inner city of Sittard, the Markt. We had a delicious dinner outside, sat in the shade, …
Pieter Path Part 20 – Swalmen to Echt . From Swalmen to Echt Although we had hoped for cooler weather, the predicted weather and temperature for this September day were no different from other scorching days we experienced in August. We had booked a hotel in Sittard and could not postpone our Pieter Path hiking …
Pieter Path Part 19 – Venlo to Swalmen . From Venlo to Swalmen Around a quarter to eight, we were ready to start the third Pieter Path day. We thanked hotel restaurant Wilhelmina in Venlo for a great night’s sleep, a delicious dinner, and an extensive breakfast! Within an hour, we entered the Jammerdaalsche Heide, …
Pieter Path Part 18 – Broekhuizen to Venlo . From Broekhuizen to Venlo The view in our room in the Maashotel in Broekhuizen was magnificent; I quietly watched the ferry go back and forward while sipping a freshly brewed coffee. Unfortunately, I only could enjoy the view for a short time because we wanted to …
