Dolmen D54 – View of Brandeveen loop from Holtingerveld

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Dolmen D54 – View of Brandeveen loop from Holtingerveld

Moderate

4.7

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Dolmen D54 – View of Brandeveen loop from Holtingerveld

03:37

14.3km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Holtingerveld

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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378 m

Dolmen D54

Highlight • Historical Site

Hunebed D54 has six capstones, four of which rest completely on the supporting stones. The easternmost capstone is missing, as is the keystone below it. However, all fourteen sidestones are …

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2.69 km

Sand Drift Hunebeddenweg

Highlight • Natural

Whether it is a real sand drift I do not know. It could be that the Hunebeddenweg has simply become a bit wide here. In any case, a beautiful piece of Holtingerveld.

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6.38 km

View of Brandeveen

Highlight • Lake

The Brandeveen, a fen in the Holtingerveld

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6.73 km

Brandeveen

Highlight • Lake

The Brandeveen was created about 200 years ago by peat extraction, we read on the information board. In the past, the peat lay in the open fields. A peat canal …

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10.5 km

Bench with a View of Holtingerveld Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful break with a cozy bench and a wide view of the reed beds and the lake.

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10.7 km

Gull Colony Pond in Holtingerveld

Highlight • Lake

The Seagull Colony is a beautiful fen in the middle of the Holtingerveld Natura 2000 area. Take your binoculars with you and see if you spot any special water birds. If not, just enjoy the peace, quiet and beautiful nature.

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11.5 km

Forest Path in Holtingerveld

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

lots of mushrooms to be found along the path (autumn)

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13.6 km

Shepherd's Flock at Holtingerveld

Highlight • Natural

lots of variation and even some small climbs

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14.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.47 km

4.73 km

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.06 km

5.93 km

1.82 km

355 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

7°C

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Comments

February 16, 2025,Rondje Darp: met Hunebed D53 en Hunebed D54

Darp...I had never heard of it. Here you will find the second largest dolmen in the Netherlands: D53 and the smaller D54. It is a beautiful walking area around these dolmens, with the small sandy plain, surrounded by heathland, small forests and pastureland. Just after the start of the walk, the shepherd stood there with his flock. About halfway you …

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April 14, 2023,Brandeveen, Holtingerveld en Havelterberg

Before sunrise at the Brandeveen, intense silence. Roam across the Holtingerveld to the Havelterberg. Along the dolmens D53 and D54, sand drifts, old bomb craters and former aircraft hangars that were built during WWII.

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