Utrecht Path part 09

2026-01-24 17:00

Hiked 13.5 kilometres from Baarn to Hollandsche Rading.

You walk through the wooded area of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, starting at the Baarnse Bos with its French style. Past Soestdijk Palace through the Royal Domains with forest, sand, heath and fens to the Lage Vuursche for delicious pancakes.

Hike report

A tree-lined brick road near Baarn station with bare winter trees, railings, parked bicycles, and a building in the distance A formal tree-lined avenue in the Baarnse Bos with bare winter trees, wooden benches, and leaf litter in French garden style A rectangular ornamental pond partially frozen over with a fountain in the centre, surrounded by bare winter trees in the Baarnse Bos A wide gravel avenue flanked by bare winter trees with moss-covered trunks stretching into the misty distance in the Baarnse Bos A rusty metal arch sculpture straddling a gravel path, with spruce trees and bare deciduous trees on either side and autumn leaves on the ground A tunnel-like path beneath intertwining bare beech branches still holding dried copper leaves, creating a natural archway The front facade of Soestdijk Palace, a grand white neoclassical building with wings on both sides, seen along a gravel drive with green lawns Bronze statues of Queen Juliana waving and Prince Bernhard standing in front of the white facade of Soestdijk Palace A tree-lined pavement beside a road with green iron railings on the left marking the Soestdijk Palace grounds, autumn leaves on the ground A muddy path through bare winter woodland with a wire fence on the left, pine trees, and birches in the Royal Domains A gravel path through pine woodland with moss on the ground and bare deciduous shrubs under a pale winter sky A forest path dwarfed by very tall larch and pine trees reaching high into a clear blue winter sky A winding path through mixed woodland with bare deciduous trees and pine trees, backlit by low winter sun creating a misty glow A stately beech avenue with tall smooth trunks creating a perfect corridor, copper leaves on the ground, in the Royal Domains A sandy path curving through pine woodland with a large bird's nest visible high in one of the pine trees against a blue sky A misty fen landscape with a bench beside a still pond, silhouetted bare trees, and the low winter sun creating long shadows A fen pond reflecting the low winter sun, with tussocks of golden grass, still water, and a pine tree line on the misty horizon A winter fen with a still pond, golden dry grass, a solitary bare tree reflected in the water, and woodland in the background under a clear sky A misty golden heathland with dry grass, fence posts, a small young pine tree, and bare deciduous woodland in the hazy background A sandy path along the edge of woodland with bare oak trees, dry heather and grass, and a hazy winter atmosphere Open winter heathland with brown dormant heather, a solitary bare tree, and a pine tree line on the misty horizon under a clear sky A narrow path through frosty heathland with pine trees on the left and bare birch and oak trees, lit by low winter sun A sandy fork in the path on open heathland with a bare birch tree in the centre, dry heather, and woodland in the background under a clear winter sky A gated entrance to a woodland estate with a house visible through bare trees, green lawn, and hedges in winter sunlight A misty tree-lined lane through bare winter woodland with soft diffused light creating a mysterious atmospheric effect A narrow path through dense coniferous woodland with sunlight filtering through the misty canopy and moss on the ground A tree-lined lane through bare winter woodland with long shadows and warm afternoon light, leading into the distance The thatched-roof pancake restaurant De Vuursche Boer in Lage Vuursche with red-painted woodwork, parked bicycles, and cobblestones A long stack of neatly piled firewood logs between pine trees on a forest floor covered with needles and leaves A quiet country road through bare winter woodland with beech hedges, a walker in the distance, and warm late afternoon light An open sandy clearing with scattered pine trees, bare branches, and low winter sun creating a hazy backlit atmosphere A close-up of a large stack of freshly cut pine logs showing their circular cross-sections with growth rings and marking paint A winding path through tall pine woodland with warm afternoon sunlight, mossy ground, and a gentle uphill climb