Hoogersmilde: Walking Routes Between Forest and Heath

Hoogersmilde is a good place to orient yourself for a trip by looking at its routes and a cultural and historical site. The route distances range from about 2.5 to 16 kilometres; a carriage-driving and horse-riding route through protected countryside also starts here. The paths differ in length, landscape, and theme. This lets you choose Hoogersmilde based on what you would like to do during your trip.

Walking Routes by Distance

The Belevingspad Hoogersmilde is about 2.5 kilometres long and is mainly intended for children aged four to twelve. It leads through forest, across heathland, and along the hills of Hoogersmilde. For your planning, this route combines an approximate distance with a clearly specified age range.

The Historische wandelroute Hoogersmilde is a 7.5-kilometre route starting in Hoogersmilde; a 4.5-kilometre option is also available. The two stated distances let you compare the lengths directly within the same route. If you want to choose based on distance first, you can pick between a shorter and a longer option here.

The Boswachterspad Olde Smildeger is 16 kilometres long and starts at the car park at Sportlaan 1 in Hoogersmilde. It passes through coniferous and deciduous forest, over sandy areas, across heathland, and alongside small moorland pools. Forest, sandy areas, heathland, and moorland pools all feature along this route. If you also want to consider the character of the trail when choosing, you can use these specifically named landscape features as a guide.

The three walking routes range in length from the approximately 2.5-kilometre Belevingspad, through the 4.5- and 7.5-kilometre options of the Historische wandelroute, to the 16-kilometre Boswachterspad. This comparison highlights the difference between a short route, two mid-length options, and the longest route. You can first narrow down the distance you want, then consider the landscape or focus of each route.

Carriage-Driving and Horse-Riding Route Through Protected Countryside

The Oranje men- en ruiterroute Drents Friese Wold also starts in Hoogersmilde and leads through varied, protected countryside. As a carriage-driving and horse-riding route, it offers a different focus from the walking routes. You can park your horse trailer at Dagcamping Noordelijke Veldhuizen, Bosweg 27b, Hoogersmilde. If you are travelling with a horse trailer, you can include this parking location in your trip planning.

Cultural and Historical Connection

The Protestantse Kerk in Hoogersmilde is of cultural and historical significance as an expression of spiritual development. This adds a cultural and historical dimension to an interest in the landscape and routes. If you do not want to choose Hoogersmilde solely by route distance, you can also take this aspect into account when deciding where to stay.

Discover more destinations: Mantinge, Elp, Ruinerwold, Drijber, Smilde, Westerbork, Witteveen, Wijster.

For the overview of the wider area: Midden-Drenthe.