Along Loonse and Drunense dunes, forests and heath

Description

Park at tavern "De Roestelberg" (point 66). Alternative: point 31 "Bosch en Duin" or point 82 "De Rustende Jager".

Right at the start, you get an overwhelming impression of one of the largest sand drift areas in Western Europe. You feel as though you're at the seaside without hearing, smelling, or seeing the sea. The "Loonse en Drunense Duinen", declared a national park in 2002, has grown in about 100 years into a protected nature area of approximately 3500 hectares.

The hilly track over and between sand dunes, birch forests, coniferous forests, and heath brings about the presence of some special animals such as the nightjar, tree pipit, stonechat, dune pipit, viviparous lizard, grayling butterfly, digger wasps and bees, sand beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, roe deer, and so on. Yet, it also contains a large off-leash area for dogs, where attention to other visitors must always be maintained.

Catering: points 66, 31, and 82.

Sturdy hiking boots necessary. Dogs welcome.

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