Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park
Glacial ridge with heath, shifting sands and forest in central Netherlands
A glacial ridge from the Saalien ice age gives the park its name, with heathland, shifting sands and the second largest forest area in the Netherlands. Country estates and castles, shaped by centuries of human use, sit among the woods.
Things to do
- By bikeCycle the 20 km Lage Vuursche Royal Cycle Route past royal palaces and pancake stops in the woods
- On footWalk the wet heaths beside the Leersumse Plassen (Pools of Leersum)
- HeritageLook for bluethroat and shoveler on the grazed wild river land next to Amerongen castle
- On footClimb the Pyramide van Austerlitz near the park
Also worth seeing
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Leersumse Plassen
Pools with wet heath, sundew, marsh gentian and wolf's-foot clubmoss.