The 5 most beautiful walking routes from Under the Linden

Onder de Linden is the perfect base for hiking around Roden. Within a few minutes you can walk into the vast Mensingen forest. From there, you can take a short stroll through the Sterrebos or perhaps go for a long walk through the Kop van Drenthe. Once back, you can stop by Onder de Linden for a delicious snack and drink. Walking around Roden starts at Onder de Linden. We list the 5 most beautiful walking routes from our hotel and restaurant.

The Heritage Route

We start the list with a very special walking route. Because this walking route was developed partly on our initiative! With the Heritage Route, we want to introduce both tourists and residents of the municipality of Noordenveld to Roden's rich heritage. Because rich it certainly is! Get to know the village of Ot and Sien and discover the beautiful Mensinge forest during the Heritage Route. This marked walking route starts on Roden's Brink by the statue of Ot and Sien. Via the smallest theatre in the North; theatre de Winsinghhof, you walk to the 13th century Catharinakerk, past the monumental Scheepstraschool in the direction of the Mensingebos. The Mensingebos is also called Drenthe in miniature. Here you will find heathland, fens, a meandering stream and woods. The Heritage Route concludes with a real manor house. Mensinge Manor in Roden is the most authentically decorated historic manor house in the Netherlands and is open for visits. More information about the manor house can be found at you here. Want to get a good idea of Roden and its surroundings? Then the Heritage Route is a great way to get to know one of the liveliest villages in northern Drenthe.

Starting point

The Brink Roden

Distance

9km (can be shortened to 5km)

Tags

Brown sign with arrow

Dogs

Are allowed on a leash

Starting point

The Brink Roden

Distance

7km

Tags

Blue sign with arrow

Dogs

Both leashed and loose,
the Mensinge forest is a dog walking area.

Mensingebos

Under the Linden is located on the edge of the Mensinge forest, so a walk through this beautiful forest cannot be missed. The Forestry Commission has set out a fun 7-plus-kilometre pole route that takes you past all the highlights of the Mensingebos. First, you are introduced to the Sterrebos, where all paths are designed with a ruler. These lead you to a very special piece of water management. The fish ladder in the Lieversche Diep. You can hear the water from metres away and if you are lucky you can see the fish swimming.

The signposted route takes you along wide tree-lined avenues and winding forest paths to the last stretch of heathland in the Mensinge Forest. Here land goats keep the grass short and birch trees don't stand a chance. Via the large pond in the woods, a favourite swimming spot for dogs, you walk quietly back to Roden's Brink. Hiking around Roden starts in the Mensingebos.

Ommetje Sterrebos

Within 10 minutes you can walk from Under the Linden to the Star Forest. Here you can take a nice walk of about 2.5 kilometres. Ideal if you want to stretch your legs after dinner or if you just want to go for a short walk after breakfast before heading home again.

The Sterrebos was probably laid out around 1700, making it the oldest part of the Mensinge forest. The forest owes its name to the pattern visible from above in the footpaths. This is because the eight paths that converge in the middle of the forest form a star. This is not entirely coincidental, as the Sterrebos belongs to the former territory of Mensinge estate. The forest was mostly used for hunting; because all the paths converge in the middle, hunters could see the hunted game crossing and kill it more easily.

Starting point

Car park Sterebos

Distance

2.5km

Tags

None, check the map

Dogs

The Sterrebos is a dog walking area

Starting point

Mensingebos car park

Distance

17km (can be split into 2 separate loops)

Tags

None, follow the directions or the GPX file

Dogs

Both leashed and loose,
the Mensinge forest is a dog walking area.

Knapsack route Lieveren - Roderesch

For the hiker who likes a bit more mileage, we recommend the Knapsack Route Lieveren-Roderesch. With 17 kilometres, you have a nice day trip ahead of you and get to know the beautiful surroundings of Roden. Knapsack routes have been a household name in Drenthe for years. They are hiking routes with an average distance of 15 kilometres and offer a guarantee of the most beautiful, unknown hiking trails between small villages in Drenthe.

The Knapsack Route Lieveren-Roderesch introduces you to the Drenthe villages Lieveren, Roderesch, Steenbergen and Alteveer. Along the way, you walk through the Mensinge forest, along the Lieversche Diep and through the Noorderduinen. Naturally, a hunebed cannot be missed on a walk through Drenthe. So pack that knapsack and be surprised by this beautiful walking route.

The Drenthe Trail

Get to know the oldest regional path in the Netherlands: the Drenthepad. In 329 kilometres, hikers will see all corners of the province of Drenthe. During the Drenthepad, you will also walk through Roden and the Mensinge forest. Onder de Linden is therefore the perfect base or resting place for hikers on the Drenthepad.

The Drenthepad can be walked in both directions and the stage that leads through Roden is stage number 7, from Roderesch to Peizerwold. Quite a distance of over 25 kilometres, leading you through the beautiful Mensinge forest, via the Lieversche Diep to the Brink in Roden. Time for coffee at Onder de Linden!

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The 5 most beautiful walking routes from Under the Linden

The Heritage Route

Mensingebos

Ommetje Sterrebos

Knapsack route Lieveren - Roderesch

The Drenthe Trail

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