Vakantiepark Eiland van Maurik

Red marked trail of Staatsbosbeheer through the Amerongse Bovenpolder. The route is also called the "boots path" of Amerongen, waterproof footwear is recommended for this hike. It can get quite wet in the Amerongse Bovenpolder, which is why the trail is closed from October 1 to April 1. The polder forms the buffer between the Rhine and Amerongen. In the summer the area turns into a sea of wild flowers in which many breeding birds find their home. The grass dikes are grazed by cows and sheep....

Start this trail at Amerongen Castle. You walk past the church into the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park. Here you hike through woods and moors, where you occasionally come across a burial mound. You make the steep climb to the top of the Amerongse Berg and visit the Lonely Oak, in the center of an 18th century star forest. The last part runs past the windmill of Elst and through the Amerongse Bovenpolder, an area filled with birds, flowers and water.

Explore the most special places of historic and characteristic Amerongen with this alternative route. The loop starts in the heart of the monumental village of Amerongen. Amerongen is located on the edge of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, near the highest point of the province, the Amerongse Berg. This route makes the climb up the 69 meter high hill, deep in the woods. After the climb you will arrive at the Lonely Oak, a star-shaped clearing in the middle of the forest with a gigantic and old oak...

Beautiful hike from the historic village of Amerongen along the castle, the Amerongse Bovenpolder and the Amerongse Berg. Countless rare flowers and grasses bloom in the water-rich Bovenpolder. It is an excellent area for birdlife. The castle of Amerongen is located on the edge of the polder, in an oasis of greenery. The beginning and end of the route runs through the Bovenpolder, past a beautiful viewpoint. The middle part of the trail runs through the Amerongen forest, part of the...

The 13th stage of the Trekvogelpad runs between Amerongen and Rhenen, over the Galgenberg, Plantage Willem III, Landgoed Remmerstein and the Grebbeberg. Follow the routes of the birds with the Trekvogelpad ("Migratory Birds Trail"), a beautiful multi-day hiking trail right through the Netherlands. From North Holland to the Achterhoek, over the Utrechtse Heuvelrug and the Veluwe. The route is over 400 kilometers long and divided into 23 stages. The hiking trail is marked and an official...