Echtener Esch route
5 hours 20 minutes
(13 km)
Walking route Echtener Esch is a signposted route of 13 km and runs around Echten through forestry Ruinen. Along the way, you will enjoy hamlets, beautiful Drenthe farms, a beautiful forestry and the manor of Echten. The route is not paved everywhere.
Parking and public transport
The route starts at Plattelandswinkel 't Huus met de belle, there is ample parking here. The route is not easy to reach by public transport. Plan your trip here.
Signposting
The route is signposted with white hexagonal signs with brown print.
Dogs
Dogs are allowed along if leashed.
Food & drink
Want something to eat or drink during this walk? You can do so at many different places in Hoogeveen or at the station itself.
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Echtener Esch route sign
Echtener Esch route sign
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Forestry Ruinen
Forestry Ruinen
Boswachterij Ruinen, a 1,000-hectare forest and heathland area, was created in 1940 from a former peat, heath and shifting sand area. Largely consisting of conifers, with limited present...
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Echtenerzand
Echtenerzand
Photography: Marco LokThis is what you will see in the EchtenerzandThe vast rolling sand drift with heather plants and ancient juniper bushes. Winding forest paths...
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Huize Echten
Huize Echten
Huize Echten is a historic manor house with roots in the Middle Ages. The house was inhabited by the Van Echten family, descended from the Van Coevorden family from the early 13th century. This noble background gave the house an important position within the region.
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Description
Additional info
- You walk into Echten. This old esdorp originated around 1180 as an area owned by the monastery of Ruinen. In the 13th century, descendants of the Van Coevorden family, the noble owners of the castle in Coevorden, settled in Echten and built the manor Huize Echten. The oldest part of the current house probably dates from the 15th century. The garden around the house is of much more recent date and was laid out in 1992. Drop in at country shop 't Huus met de Belle for local crafts and art.