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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 days. […]

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, an

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 start

Pieter Path Part 17 – Vierlingsbeek to Broekhuizen From Vierlingsbeek to Broekhuizen A few days later, we were back in Vierlingsbeek around 10 am to complete the next leg of the Pieterpath. It was a day seeing art, chapels, a war memorial, forests, moors, historic buildings, and industry. The whimsical Pieterpad art monument “Pieterpauze Punt”

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