Tour of Dwingeloo, Dwingelderveld and Oldengaerde

Your route starts at Camperparc Stee in Lhee. First you walk across the Dwingelderveld, a national park. In addition to typical heather plants, you will also encounter the rare legume and bell gentian. It is the last place in the Netherlands where the very rare peat butterflies still occur. Almost all Dutch reptiles are represented on the wet heathland. A little further on you will pass the former manor Oldengaerde. The first mention of the estate dates from 1420. In 1717, the manor house was radically renovated with a new facade. The second house was also built around this time. The houses are surrounded by a beautiful garden, which was designed after the garden of Versailles. You walk back along the terraces on the Brink, the beautifully restored green village square of Dwingeloo.