Poolshoogte Tea House – Forest and Heathland Trails loop from Boswachterij Odoorn

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Poolshoogte Tea House – Forest and Heathland Trails loop from Boswachterij Odoorn

Moderate

4.7

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519

hikers

Poolshoogte Tea House – Forest and Heathland Trails loop from Boswachterij Odoorn

03:25

13.5km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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150 m

Poolshoogte Tea House

Highlight • Cafe

Tea house Pool height with beautiful terrace.

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717 m

Large Forest Hollow

Highlight • Forest

717 m

Bench with a View of the Heath

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.16 km

Forest and Heathland Trails

Highlight • Trail

2.99 km

Long Path Across the Heath

Highlight • Trail

7.45 km

Poolshoogte Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Climb the fire tower yourself! and enjoy a fantastic view of the surrounding area.
You can enjoy a cup of coffee on the nice terrace.

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7.60 km

Poolshoogte lookout tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Polish Heights is a hill with a lookout tower on the Boswachter Meelkerlaan in the Odoorn forestry in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.

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10.1 km

Zwemkoel Pond

Highlight • Lake

13.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.56 km

3.75 km

204 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.50 km

5.19 km

480 m

275 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

14°C

6°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

January 28, 2024,Schapenparkwandeling bij Odoorn

Beautiful walk but with many straight paths and avenues

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January 16, 2022,Schapenparkroute Poolshoogte

A beautiful route over heathland and through the woods. With the tower as icing on the cake. What a view!

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January 21, 2024,Wandeling

This is the yellow route of Boswachterij Odoorn. Dogs are not allowed on a large part of the route, not even on a leash! A nice open and varied route.

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November 19, 2022,Schapenparkroute bij Poolshoogte.

Nice walking, climbing and eating at Pools Hoogte. Went a bit wrong. (chatting 😂😂)

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