From the visitor center De Klapekster you walk through the wooded landscape of the Wortel Colony, with stately woodland, open fields, fens, heathland and grasslands. Pretty soon you come to the beautiful Bootjes fen. Then walk through a forest to a more open landscape with fens, heathland and grasslands in the direction of the Merkske valley. The Merkske Valley is a beautifully continuous area along the small river 'the Merkske'. You go through wet meadows, which are fed by groundwater and along the forest-guiding forests. The stream valley can sometimes be quite soggy, but a few bridges and bat paths help you to keep it dry. You then walk through the Halsche Beemden in the direction of the Castelreesche heath. The last part of the route goes through the woods of Wortel Kolonie, passing the cemetery for vagrants.