Recreational area Kwintelooijen
Kwintelooijen is open to recreationists daily from sunrise to sunset. The IVN Veenendaal-Rhenen organises excursions in the area fairly regularly. See website IVN.
Kwintelooijen is a sand excavation from the 1970s. When excavating the sand, the composition of the various soil layers and the bones and tools found in them revealed a lot about the ice ages and even the times before. It turned out that people were already bivouacking in the area before the creation of the Hills, living from hunting.
Scientifically, Kwintelooijen is of special significance. More than 300 plant species grow there and, for example, special pools have been created for the natterjack toad. Part of Kwintelooijen is a protected nature reserve.
The well-known staircase contains 169 steps and from the edge of the site you have a great view over the Gelderse Vallei, among other places.
Opening hours
- Every Monday open
- Every Tuesday open
- Every Wednesday open
- Every Thursday open
- Every Friday open
- Every Saturday open
- Every Sunday open
- from sunrise to sunset