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Moderate Hiking Trails in De Sallandse Heuvelrug

There are 9 hikes in De Sallandse Heuvelrug in our database that fit. They average 10.0 km and 220 m (722 ft) of ascent.

That is 38 percent of the 24 routes we map in De Sallandse Heuvelrug. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 10.0 km against 6.4 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 220 m (722 ft) on average versus 140 m (459 ft) across the wider area.

Moderate routes are the sweet spot for most regular walkers: enough climbing to feel like a proper day out, never enough to turn into an ordeal. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Moderate

Pieterpad deel 1 - 11

De Sallandse Heuvelrug · Overijssel

Distance
15.5 km
/ 9.6 mi
Elevation gain
340 m
Typical duration
3 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Twilhaar wandeling

De Sallandse Heuvelrug · Overijssel

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
180 m
Typical duration
1 hr 58 min

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Pieterpad deel 1 - 11De Sallandse Heuvelrug15.5 km340 m3 hr 45 minModerateApril to October
Sallandse Zandloper - aanlooproute HoltenDe Sallandse Heuvelrug11.7 km258 m2 hr 50 minModerateApril to October
Sallandse Zandloper - aanlooproute NijverdalDe Sallandse Heuvelrug10.7 km234 m2 hr 34 minModerateApril to October
WNW Twente - Holterberg/Dagrecreatieterrein - gele routeDe Sallandse Heuvelrug9.0 km197 m2 hr 10 minModerateApril to October
WNW Twente - Sallandse Heuvelrug - oranje routeDe Sallandse Heuvelrug7.1 km157 m1 hr 43 minModerateApril to October
WNW Twente - Sallandse Heuvelrug - paarse routeDe Sallandse Heuvelrug12.8 km283 m3 hr 6 minModerateApril to October
WNW Twente - Sallandse Heuvelrug - rode routeDe Sallandse Heuvelrug8.3 km183 m2 hr 1 minModerateApril to October
WNW Twente - Zuidbroek - rode routeDe Sallandse Heuvelrug6.6 km144 m1 hr 35 minModerateApril to October
Twilhaar wandelingDe Sallandse Heuvelrug8.2 km180 m1 hr 58 minModerateApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Pieterpad deel 1 - 11, WNW Twente - Sallandse Heuvelrug - paarse route, Sallandse Zandloper - aanlooproute Holten. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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