Trage Tocht Vilsteren 13 km
95% unpaved walking past the Kluizenaarsmeer (Hermit’s Lake), the tea pavilion and the hermit’s hut — the estate’s finest half-day hike.
The Trage Tocht Vilsteren is a much-loved route from the well-known Trage Tochten (‘slow walks’) series: 13 kilometres along forest paths and sandy tracks, almost entirely unpaved. You pass the Kluizenaarsmeer, the tea pavilion and the hermit’s hut — the romantic folly structures with which the estate was embellished in the landscape style.
Along the way dense forests, moorland pools and viewpoints alternate. Bring water and something to eat; there’s barely any catering en route, and that’s exactly the charm.
Practical
- GPS track and full route description free via Wandelzoekpagina
- Sturdy shoes recommended — after rain the paths can be muddy
Starting point
Sint-Willibrordus church (next to the estate centre)
📍 Vilsterse Allee, 7734 PB Vilsteren
🅿️ Parking: free by the church
🏡 From the bungalow: ± 5 min by car or ± 12 min by bike
Route from the bungalow to the starting point (± 3.6 km): 🚗 ± 5 min, free parking by the church — navigation ↗ · 🚲 ± 12 min — navigation ↗
You’ll find the exact route, current waymarking and any GPX track at the official source above. We describe the route in broad outline — subject to changes by the route manager.
Stay here?
Five minutes from the start, then the sauna
Our bungalow is in Vilsteren: five minutes by car from the starting point, twelve minutes by bike. After the walk the private sauna, and the wood fire in the evening.