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Aekingerzand Sand Dunes – Aeckinger Vlakte loop from Appelscha

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Netherlands
Friesland
Ooststellingwerf

Aekingerzand Sand Dunes – Aeckinger Vlakte loop from Appelscha

Hard

77

runners

Aekingerzand Sand Dunes – Aeckinger Vlakte loop from Appelscha

05:03

43.7km

60m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Drents-Friese Wold

Drents-Friese Wold & Leggelderveld

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

6.91 km

Boardwalk Drents-Friese Wold

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Beautiful place, but be careful: can be slippery!

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2

7.40 km

Nice swimming location for the dogs.

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3

7.70 km

Sandy Beach at Canadameer

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4

8.16 km

Bench by Canadameer

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5

10.7 km

Here you walk through the beautiful heathlands that are so characteristic of this nature reserve. Especially beautiful in August and September, when the heather is in bloom.

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6

11.4 km

Don't be alarmed by the lump of sand that comes out of your shoes when you take them off.

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17.1 km

Tilgrup

Lake

8

38.6 km

Aekingerzand Sand Dunes

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In the Aekingerzand, the forester successfully revived the drifting sand. Landscaped forests have been cut down so that the sand can blow free again. In this way, the original and …

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9

38.7 km

Aeckinger Vlakte

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Beautiful and largest active sand drifts in the Northern Netherlands.

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43.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

14.8 km

1.66 km

693 m

334 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.9 km

11.1 km

6.17 km

978 m

882 m

686 m

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Tuesday 13 October

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