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Overijssel

Ommen

Low-threshold Overijssel routes - culture, greenery and history in the Vecht valley

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Netherlands

Overijssel

Ommen

Low-threshold Overijssel routes - culture, greenery and history in the Vecht valley

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4.5

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Low-threshold Overijssel routes - culture, greenery and history in the Vecht valley

01:11

4.59km

30m

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Welcome to this fascinating walking route through the beautiful Vechtdal in Overijssel! Do you want to discover Dutch nature and history without having to travel long distances? Then this accessible route is exactly what you are looking for. This 4.6 kilometer walk is ideal for families and hikers who want…

Last updated: June 10, 2024

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Vecht- en Beneden-Reggegebied

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563 m

Besthmenerberg Observation Tower

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It is a steel tower of no less than 18 meters high. I decide to climb up and I start in good spirits. I soon realized that the stairs are …

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770 m

Bostheater Ommerenland

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The largest open-air theater in the Netherlands, it can accommodate no fewer than 2,500 people! Performances are held regularly.

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1.11 km

Memorial for Jacob Philip Musch, Derk Webbink, and Jan van Putten

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A memorial plate for killed resistance fighters in the Second World War.

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3.40 km

Besthmenerveen

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Beautiful fen, there is a walking path right along a large part of the bank, including a short but creaky and squeaky boardwalk. There is a rest area at the …

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4.30 km

Camp Erika Memorial

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The walk over the Besthmenerberg leads past the monument of Camp Erika. During the Second World War, Camp Erika was a punishment camp. After the war, 2,000 collaborators were imprisoned …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.40 km

1.58 km

602 m

Surfaces

3.52 km

900 m

147 m

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Weather

Friday 17 July

22°C

13°C

30 %

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September 1, 2024,Laagdrempelige Overijsselse routes – cultuur, groen en geschiedenis in het Vechtdal

Walking around the former prison camp Erika, with a memorial stone along the way for three resistance fighters who were murdered here in 1944. There is also a forest theatre in the forest.

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October 25, 2023

Welcome to this fascinating walking route through the beautiful Vechtdal in Overijssel! Do you want to discover Dutch nature and history without having to travel long distances? Then this accessible route is exactly what you are looking for. This 4.6 kilometer walk is ideal for families and hikers who

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Low-threshold Overijssel routes - culture, greenery and history in the Vecht valley

Besthmenerberg Observation Tower

Bostheater Ommerenland

Memorial for Jacob Philip Musch, Derk Webbink, and Jan van Putten

Besthmenerveen

Camp Erika Memorial

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