Hotel Jans

Two marked trails have been set out through the Rijsterbos, the red (3 kilometers) and the blue trail. This is the blue trail through the beautiful Rijsterbos. The forest used to be an estate, built in the 18th century around Huize Rijs. The mansion no longer stands, but the forest through which you walk was largely planted at the same time. The hike takes you over stately avenues, surrounded by age-old trees and where you can still see the traces of a star forest. The route also leads to 't...

The Rijsterbos is an old forest on the banks of the IJsselmeer, where the Mirnser Klif beach is located. In the 17th century, Dutchman Hiob de Wildt bought the piece of land where the Rijsterbos is now located. He founded his estate here, at first only a few farms, and soon after Manor Rijs. He built gardens in baroque style around the manor. The house was demolished in the 20th century, but the Rijsterbos fortunately survived. It has now grown into an old forest in which the old avenues of...

Walk along and over many dikes, through the old villages of Stavoren, Hindeloopen and Workum, famous for the Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour). You start in the Gaasterland nature reserve and along the De Mokkebank landscape, a bird reserve. The route also passes through the smallest fishing port in Europe, Laaksum.

Loop through the southern part of the idyllic nature reserve De Wyldemerk. The most important part of the nature reserve is the lake which is centrally located in the nature reserve. This route starts at the lake, but you leave the water immediately behind you and walk south, to the quieter forests. You make a short round on winding paths through the dense forests.

The Wyldemerk is a nature reserve, with a lake and village of the same name. You leave the village and lake behind with this route to enter the forests south of the area. You hike a bit along the canal that flows on the edge of the area. Then you will walk into the winding paths of the Fonteinbos, where you will walk past the pond and the war memorial.