Pieterpad stage 05: Rolde - Schoonloo

The Pieterpad was conceived, walked, and described between 1978 and 1983 by Toos Goorhuis-Tjalsma from Tilburg and Bertje Jens from Groningen. Two friends who felt that the Netherlands could use a serious long-distance path. They were inspired by a hike in the Black Forest in Germany and wanted to create something similar in the Netherlands. At your own pace, you experience how enjoyable it is to walk through landscapes and regions that you might have only seen from the car or train before. The Pieterpad takes you over the smallest roads and paths, as unpaved as possible. You determine the distance each day yourself, but away from all daily worries, you always have a wonderful walking experience.