In September 2021, I completed the last hike from the booklet Green Heart trails of the ANWB. This booklet contains 43 round trails in the Green Heart region in the Netherlands. The booklet is no longer for sale and the hexagonal ANWB trail markings are outdated or no longer present everywhere, but the trails can still be hiked and found here and there on the internet. Therefore, I created an overview of where you can find these trails online. I also describe a top 5 of favourite hiking trails from this booklet.
Back in time!
Overview Hiking trails in the Green Heart
Back in time!
Overview Hiking trails in the Green Heart
Wooden shoes trail: Grift and Graften trail – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wooden shoes trails are fun and always a surprise! This blog post contains a brief description of the trail (a trail shortcut 😉), a few photos and a simple sketch to illustrate. No need for a hiking map, the info on the website is clear enough. This time a report on the Grift and Graften trail.
Wooden shoes trail: Overlangbroek trail – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wooden shoes trails are fun and always a surprise! This blog post contains a brief description of the trail (a trail shortcut 😉), a few photos and a simple sketch to illustrate. No need for a hiking map, the info on the website is clear enough. This time a report on the Overlangbroek trail.
Wooden shoes trail: Hamaritha and Halosta trail – ⭐⭐⭐
Wooden shoes trails are fun and always a surprise! This blog post contains a brief description of the trail (a trail shortcut 😉), a few photos and a simple sketch to illustrate. No need for a hiking map, the info on the website is clear enough. This time, a report on no less than two wooden shoe trails: the Hamaritha trail and the Halosta trail.
Migration birds trail: from Loenen to Brummen – ⭐⭐⭐
During my summer holiday (in 2025), it is time for the next part of the Migration birds trail from Loenen to Brummen in the Netherlands. Along the way, I will pass through the town of Eerbeek and various estates, such as Huis te Eerbeek, Leusveld and Engelenburg.
Old Dutch Waterline trail: from Gorinchem to Loevestein castle – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
At last, I’m setting off on a new long-distance hiking trail. The last trail I completed was the Southern Waterline trail, and now it’s the turn of the Old Dutch Waterline trail! The trail guide has been sitting on my shelf for months. Today I’m hiking the section from Loevestein Castle to Gorinchem, but in the opposite direction.
Wooden shoes trail: Merckenburg trail
Wooden shoes trails are fun and always a surprise! This blog post contains a (not so brief) description of the trail (a trail extender 😉), a lot of photos and a simple sketch to illustrate. No need for a hiking map, the info on the website is clear enough. This time, a report about the Merckenburg trail.
Migration birds trail: from Hoenderloo to Loenen – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Today, I am hiking the section of the Migration birds trail between Hoenderloo and Loenen in the Netherlands. I have fond memories of holidays in Hoenderloo. Many of the places I pass are still recognisable from the past.
Wooden shoes trail: Teisterbant trail – ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wooden shoes trails are fun and always a surprise! This blog post contains a brief description of the trail (a trail shortcut 😉), a few photos and a simple sketch to illustrate. No need for a hiking map, the info on the website is clear enough. This time, a report about the Teisterbant trail.
Digital Christmas card (2)
For four years in a row, I have had the pleasure of creating a digital Christmas card for the company Purive. In the first year, it was still an animation. A year later, it was decided to create only an illustration. And now it has become a regular event for me in November/December to create a nice Christmas illustration.