#8 - Opende - Haulerwijk
Opende, Groningen, NetherlandsLength: 13.6 mi • Est. 5 h 42 m
This varied trail with, every now and then a beautiful nature reserve, starts in Opende, the Groningen village where they speak Frisian. From here you enter the first nature reserve, Jilt Dijksheide. It is the last peat area in the Westerkwartier Groningen. Jilt was the last owner. You may walk past it, but not through it. From here you walk on straight paths to De Wilp. That is a place that was created for peat extraction. In De Wilp there is a bridge monument over the Wilpervaart. The walk takes you past the three provinces point. Here lie the beautiful nature reserves Allardsoog and Mandeveld, where old graves can still be found and a Landeweer, which served to stop the looting gangs of Drenthe. You end up in Haulerwijk, another village that originated from peat extraction.
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