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Views of De Borkeld – Borkeld Nature Reserve loop from Borkeld

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Views of De Borkeld – Borkeld Nature Reserve loop from Borkeld

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Views of De Borkeld – Borkeld Nature Reserve loop from Borkeld

02:41

10.6km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

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After 8.78 km for 1.34 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

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1.02 km

Views of De Borkeld

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An area that grows from pasture to heather.

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1.36 km

Viewpoint

2.18 km

View of the heathland — De Borkeld

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In the archaeological reserve De Borkeld you will find traces of residents from a distant past. The round burial mounds are about 6000 years old.

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3.05 km

Borkeld Nature Reserve

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A little further on there is a beautiful fen, shallow and deeper parts with many birds.

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3.72 km

Bench with a view over Borkeld

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The part of the route through the swamp is no longer accessible, but you can still get to the bench.

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6.71 km

View from Friezenberg

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Nice resting point, with beautiful views!

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6.92 km

Entrance gate to the Borkeld Nature Reserve

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At the foot of the Friezenberg you enter the beautiful nature reserve Borkeld through this gate

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7.31 km

Cows at Borkeld

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You run into them every now and then, keep your distance!

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7.71 km

Borkeld

Nature Reserve

8.47 km

View of the Borkeld Heath

Highlight • Natural

In August/September the heather here is a beautiful purple

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10.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.25 km

4.56 km

771 m

Surfaces

4.64 km

2.84 km

2.14 km

763 m

177 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 13 August

36°C

15°C

0 %

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Comments

June 10, 2026,Markelo, De Borkeld

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

5-star hike on the Borkeld.

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First, you mainly follow the blue route from the Borkeld recreation start point. After 2.3 kilometers, you switch to the purple route that starts at the Friezenberg and Bovenberg start points. Then I see all sorts of colors, and after 8.5 km, the blue arrows again. But just follow this …

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September 6, 2025,Noch ein Windtelefon gefunden mit wunderbarem Spruch 🥰

Even more heathland 💜 💜 💜 🤭🙈
This morning I saw a tour by Robert that I really liked, and we spontaneously decided to go there and do the tour, albeit a bit shortened.

It was worth it! It was endless heathland again, but it's also beautiful right now, and the splendor will soon be over anyway.

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February 15, 2023,TT nWitten De Borkeld Friezenberg Def

Beautiful route. Nice weather. Too bad hotel Kemper was closed.

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August 8, 2024,dagcamping de Borkeld, volop bloeiende heide

walked another heathland route this afternoon, after I was allowed to go home early... started at day camping de Borkeld... it was very busy with cyclists on the cycle path, but I had the walking path to myself... how special... also on this route the heath is in full bloom and the heather beetle has not been voracious... I have …

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November 15, 2025,Na-de-regen-herfstwandeling over de Borkeld…

Actually, it dried up later in the morning today...wonderful to be able to put on my hiking boots and go for a short walk...this time I walked through the beautiful nature reserve of Borkeld again...and it was beautiful today...I didn't expect there to be so many mushrooms...well, then I knelt down again to take pictures of the most beautiful mushrooms...a …

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January 6, 2026,Stil genieten op 'de Borkeld'...

After we finally got a decent amount of snow here yesterday, I wanted to get out today and quietly enjoy the winter landscape at Borkeld...and I succeeded...a walk like no other that never gets old...certainly not today with all that snow...wonderful to walk at Borkeld on a weekday; a lone walker, 2 runners and otherwise nothing at all...quietly enjoying the …

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January 13, 2022,de Borkeld op een mistige dag

Today I visited my parents in Twente again. A great opportunity to couple it with a walk. This one had been with my ever-growing pile of planned walks for a while; De Borkeld nature reserve. A large part of the area is currently being excavated for flora and fauna development. Nevertheless, a beautiful, largely unpaved walk. I think it will …

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May 18, 2025,Rondje De Borkeld (Markelo)

A beautiful round, entirely on unpaved paths so without traffic. Except for the noise of the A1, but that is not too bad. The heath must be absolutely beautiful when in bloom in August… In short: highly recommended, Milla gives it a ten again today. Despite the fact that the sun hardly showed itself, which made some photos a bit …

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Views of De Borkeld – Borkeld Nature Reserve loop from Borkeld

Views of De Borkeld

View of the heathland — De Borkeld

Borkeld Nature Reserve

Bench with a view over Borkeld

View from Friezenberg

Entrance gate to the Borkeld Nature Reserve

Cows at Borkeld

View of the Borkeld Heath

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