Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
protected area in Kingdom of the Netherlands
About Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park
TheSallandse Heuvelrug(Salland Hill Ridge) is one of the hill ridges in the Netherlands that has formed under the force of glaciers during the Saalian, some 150,000 years ago. It contains some of the higher points of the country north of the major rivers, coming in at75 metres (246ft)above mean sea level. The moraine formed during the Salian, the second-last ice age some 150,000 years ago. Preceding it, rivers, specifically the Rhine, had carved up the landscape and deposited thick layers of sand, stones and thinner layers of clay. During the Salian, glaciers stretching down from the North Pole pushed these layers into hills and valleys. The glaciers of the last ice age, the Weichsalian, never reached the Netherlands. Instead, they stretched into the modern-day North Sea, leaving the Nethe
Top Attractions in Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park:
- ★Hellendoorn Adventure Park
- ★Het Ravijn swimming pool
- ★Holten Canadian War Cemetery
- ★Memorial for Labour Camp Twilhaar
- ★Natuurmuseum Holterberg
- ★Publiekssterrenwacht Hellendoorn
- ★Speelbospad
- ★Uitzichtpunt Noetselerberg
Where to Stay in Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park
- 🏨B&B De Kleine Kolonel
- 🏨Camping Besten
- 🏨Camping de Noetselerberg
- 🏨Camping Holterberg
- 🏨De Heidebloem Recreatie
- 🏨De Swarte Ruijter
Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: