A mountainous hike in the Netherlands? Walk the N70 hiking route at Rijk van Nijmegen – 15 km

Known as one of the most mountainous walks in the Netherlands: the N70 walking route at Rijk van Nijmegen. If you go walk the N70 route it will take you over no fewer than 8 ‘mountains’, so where can you get more of a challenge in your walk than here at Rijk van Nijmegen on the N70!

When spring really arrived in the Netherlands and the sun was shining, I went for a walk in the Kingdom of Nijmegen! I went with my friend and fellow blogger Anto, who had walked the N70 walking route before. She told us about the wonderful mountain area that we could even enjoy in the Netherlands.

On the rest of the N70 walking route you can also easily follow the green markings along the path.

Walk the N70 – Rijk van Nijmegen, The Netherlands

I really wanted to walk one of those nice Dutch mountain routes, so the choice was quickly made to take a walk there together again!

We agreed to start at Duivelsberg. Nice name, it is translated in Devils mountain 🙂 I had never walked in the area before and was very curious about what challenge it would give me. Always fun to walk in new areas, right? And so close too!

I do love to explore my homecountry! You to?

Go walk the N70 in Rijk van Nijmegen

As you can see, there are several routes! The famous Pieterpad also passes here.

How many kilometers is the N70 hikingroute?

The entire N70 walking route is about 15 kilometers. This mountain walk will take you about 4 to 5 hours. Of course, it depends on your condition and how often you take a break. But you won’t be walking 4 to 5 km in an hour on this walk, that’s for sure!

Did you know that the N70 walking route has about 500 steps?

How many mountains are in the N70?

The N70 takes you over 8 mountains with great names such as Boterberg, Sterrenberg and the Duivelsberg where we started. And so it also gives you views of beautiful valleys, such as the atmospheric Hengstdal. For a moment I really had the idea that I was not in the Netherlands…well…at one point we also came to the border with Germany. So in that respect I wasn’t far off 🙂

Where to start when you walk the N70?

As I indicated above, we started at Duivelsberg. You can park there in the area near the pancake house De Heksendans in Berg en Dal. It is also ideal that you can sit down after your walk and have something to drink and eat.

Walk the N70 – Border with Germany

Did you know that you came so close to Germany on the N70 walking route? At the Duivelsberg you are practically next to the German border. If you were to cross the Nieuwe Rijksweg there, you would be in Germany.

Somewhere halfway we had a nice spot where we could sit and enjoy the great view. In the distance we saw a church tower in a small village. I now read on the internet that this church tower belongs to the small village of Persingen.

They say this is the smallest village of The Netherlands! Only 105 inhabitants

Smallest village of The Netherlands – Persingen

When you look to the right you would see Germany.

Unfortunately it was a bit too foggy to see Persingen clearly in the photo.

If you like mountains, go hiking in Luxembourg! I hiked the Lee Trail there in 3 days and found it a great challenge!

If you are lucky you will come across Truffle and the owner who will be happy to tell you something about her pot-bellied pig. It’s a huge animal and yes… I was allowed to pet her at my own risk… That worked!

I enjoyed walking here in the mountainous area of ​​Rijk van Nijmegen. I can imagine that if you are preparing for hiking abroad, you will come here more often and walk the route a number of times. It is very suitable for that!

In Hellendoorn I of course live at the bottom of the Sallandse Heuvelrug and I can still climb a nice hill. Or how about Lemelerberg and Archemerberg? Just read about this walk.

At the end of the N70 walking route we had to make a really tough climb back up the Duivelsberg!

Yoga pose @ Duivelsberg

Walk the N70 – Rijk van Nijmegen

To pause the climb for a moment, I stood on top of a tree stump. You saw them more along the path up. They were made into ‘chairs’ and ideal for taking a rest!

Rijk van Nijmegen

16K hiking through a Hilly Netherlands

End / starting point N70 Pancake restaurant De Duivelsberg

After these kilometers, Anto and I certainly deserved a delicious pancake! The advantage of starting at the Duivelsberg is that you also end there… and that you can sit on the terrace at Pannenkoekenrestaurant de Duivelsberg!

The pancake was delicious and after a few of those climbs, resting and enjoying the sun was also very welcome!

Overnight stay in Berg en Dal near Nijmegen?

Would you like to spend the night in Rijk van Nijmegen after or before youwalk the N70? Who knows, maybe you will walk part of this walk twice? What a good exercise in preparation for a foreign mountain hike!

Check out this Fletcher Landgoedhotel. Perfect location as a starting point for your walk at Rijk van Nijmegen. The N70 walking route practically runs along it.

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Would you like to read some other hikes in The Netherlands too?

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Or how about that great Camino?

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