Oostwaardpad

Oostwaardpad 23 km (can be shortened to 7.5 km, 8.5 km and 15 km detours)

The Oostwaardpad is a walking route across farmland in the Oostwaard on the edge of National Park De Biesbosch. The route runs along and across fields and creeks. You walk, marvel and sail across the small Bakkerskil water with a draw ferry.

Each time you walk the trail, the view is different. The fields are still bare, just sown, full of crops or have just been harvested. You see the farmers toiling and plowing.

Enjoy the flora and fauna in the vast landscape and be moved by fairy-tale still lifes you just happen to find yourself in during this hike.

The route on the Oostwaardpad brings tranquility above all. If you want a relaxing walk through a beautiful natural area, then you should really explore this part of the Biesbosch Line.

Sometimes a deer suddenly appears at the edge of a field or a beaver swims in a body of water. Of course, you never know where and when. Nature is unpredictable and unimaginably beautiful. That is what makes the Oostwaard so attractive for peace seekers and nature lovers.

Learn more about the Oostwaardroute, and more routes across farmland, in the Agrarische Natuur Vereniging brochure. Keep in mind that the route can be very muddy when it rains a lot. Because you walk across farmyards, dogs are not allowed on this route.