Three walking areas on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug each call for their own route

Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park lists 56 walking routes ranging from two to 21 kilometres. According to the park, the landscape consists of roughly twenty thousand hectares of continuous woodland and heath, formed from material pushed up by ice and water about 150,000 years ago. Such a large area means a single walk past Doorn, Amerongen and Leersum is not a given.

At Doorn, a five-kilometre route leads through the Kaapse Bossen. Natuurmonumenten names the De Kaap lookout tower as a spot for a wide view. The manager also warns that the marked routes are currently hard to follow by the waymarkers in the field; take a map with you.

At Amerongen, the Hoog en laag route runs through the old Amerongse Bos to the Amerongse Berg. Utrechts Landschap calls this hill, at 69 metres, one of the highest points of the ridge. The viewing platform has been declared unsafe and is closed to the public; a reopening in spring 2027 is still only a plan.

Staatsbosbeheer also describes an eight-kilometre forest ranger trail near the Amerongse Berg. The starting point is halfway along the Slaperdijk and has no car park. For the Utrechts Landschap route, the Tabaksschuur is the starting point; parking is available at Sportcomplex De Burgwal.

At Leersum, the six-kilometre yellow Leersumse Veld Route begins, according to the Staatsbosbeheer leaflet, at De Veldschuur at Maarsbergseweg 18a. Dogs must be kept on a lead there all year round. The leaflet dates from 2025.

The National Park reports that several wolves live on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Its own rules of conduct are to stay calm, keep your distance and not feed or lure wild animals.