Tabakker tour

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Walking tour through one of the oldest forests on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, the Amerongse forest. The forest owes its age to the castle lords of Amerongen Castle, which is located in the Amerongse Bovenpolder. In addition to its age, the Amerongse forest has another special feature: the 69 meter high Amerongse Berg, the highest point of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug.

Tabakker tour

Tabakker tour

Distance: 18 km

Duration: 4h00

Grade: Moderate

Gps track: Yes

Route description: Yes

Type: Circular

Height gain: No information available

Way mark: See route description

Wheelchair: Not suitable

Dog: NOT allowed

The Amerong forest and the Amerongse Bovenpolder.

During the trip you will pass some characteristic tobacco barns. In the seventeenth century there was a flourishing tobacco growing in this region. The tobacco leaves were picked in July and August. The tobacco man (tobacco grower), after which this route is named, threaded the leaves on a stick and hung them in such barns to let them dry. The other sights are Amerongen castle, 't Wissel flour mill, a burial mound and the Zuylenstein estate with sheepfold and country house.

96% of this walk is unpaved

The Amerongse Bovenpolder is closed during the period from 1 October to 1 April, during this period you can follow the alternative route as described in the PDF route description.