Esmeer (Fochteloërveen) – Appelo Bench in Fochteloërveen loop from Huis ter Heide

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Esmeer (Fochteloërveen) – Appelo Bench in Fochteloërveen loop from Huis ter Heide

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4.6

(5)

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Esmeer (Fochteloërveen) – Appelo Bench in Fochteloërveen loop from Huis ter Heide

00:47

3.10km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Fochteloërveen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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42 m

Forest of the Future II Huis ter Heide

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A special place full of memorial trees. The memorial trees planted here are allowed to grow in a natural environment: nature is allowed to take its course here and Staatsbosbeheer only mows the paths.

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1.71 km

Esmeer (Fochteloërveen)

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The Esmeer is the remains of a pingo, also called a pingo ruin or frost mound. This originated during the last ice age in the Netherlands.

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1.90 km

Birch forest and wetlands in Fochteloërveen

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Not always, but it is regularly a soggy mess.

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1.95 km

Frozen Esmeer

Highlight • Lake

The Esmeer is the remnant of a pingo, also known as a pingo ruin or frost hill. This originated in the last ice age in the Netherlands.

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1.95 km

Appelo Bench in Fochteloërveen

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The bank bears a shield with the name of a mister Appelo. It is not clear whether the bank was created thanks to or in memory of him.

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3.10 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.53 km

409 m

149 m

Surfaces

2.71 km

378 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

17°C

9°C

72 %

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Esmeer (Fochteloërveen) – Appelo Bench in Fochteloërveen loop from Huis ter Heide

Forest of the Future II Huis ter Heide

Esmeer (Fochteloërveen)

Birch forest and wetlands in Fochteloërveen

Frozen Esmeer

Appelo Bench in Fochteloërveen

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