Arrival. Walk Noorder Es and Eppies Bergie (10 – 12km)

After the welcome drink at the hotel, it is time to explore the surroundings of Odoorn. Through the Duck Pit, hike on to the Noorder Es also called the Papenveld. These were the fields of the pastor and later the pastor. Experience a piece of history, pass contours of hunebed D34 and pause at "Eppies Bargie," an ancient high burial mound located in the northern fields of Odoorn. The walk ends again at the hotel in Odoorn.

Odoorn – Vahlte – Emmen (16km)

Today the first stage of the Drenthepad is on the program .Through the south field of Odoorn you walk towards the nature reserve the Schaangedennen and the Hunzebos; a whimsical, varied forest with many historical features from the ice age. Brinkdorp Valthe is known for its centuries-old Saxon farms on the old brink and the famous apple pie of baker Kuipers! In the Valhterbos are many burial mounds and several dolmens. You pass the hiding place from World War II where Albertus Zefat, hid Jewish people from the German occupiers.

The forest of Emmerdennen is an oasis of tranquility. It is a beautiful forest with ancient sand dunes. Giant pines here seem to stand on legs. The wind blew away the sand around their roots. You will walk out of the forest toward Emmen, where today's hike ends.

Odoorn- Exloo-Ees-Borger (15km/18km)

Walking through the old brink village of Exloo, you will pass the thatched beautiful sheepfold. Here you really imagine yourself in the land of Bartje. The Mill Field is the last large moorland in the area and gives a good impression of what it must have looked like here before 1900.

The short route ends in Ees, also a nice place for lunch. The long route continues to Borger. When you think of dolmens, you end up in Borger: the dolmen capital of the Netherlands. The Hunebed Center in Borger is the place where you can learn all about these mysterious structures. The Hunebed Center is also the end of the hike.

Borger-Gasselte-Gieten (9km/15km)

You will hike past several dolmens such as the dolmens in Bronneger. Walking through the village of Drouwen, you can visit Exposition Farm Versteend Leven. Gasselte is a village located on the Hondsrug, amidst the Drenthe state forests and moorlands. It is mainly the unspoiledness, the vast forests, heathland, sand drifts and cultural landscapes that makes Gasselte so special. The long route continues toward Gieten via the Brummeler trail. This beautiful trail, enclosed by lush greenery, runs along a former railroad track and was dug right through the Hondsrug to minimize elevation changes for train traffic. In the village of Gieten you will find several beautiful old farms and is also the end point of this walk.