Den Treek-Henschoten country estate

On the transition from the Utrechtse Heuvelrug to the Gelderse Valley lies Landgoed Den Treek-Henschoten. This vast area of forests, nature, agriculture and heath covers almost 2,200 hectares.

Den Treek-Henschoten estate is one of the largest private estates in the Netherlands. The shareholders of Den Treek-Henschoten are descendants of the estate's founder, Jonkheer W.H. de Beaufort. In 1807, he bought the Den Treek country estate with surrounding woods and lands.

What can you find on this beautiful estate?

The Hazenwater is a marsh, heath and shifting sand area on the Den Treek-Henschoten estate southwest of Leusden in the province of Utrecht. The rolling wet and dry heathland area west of Paradijsweg is part of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The policy aims to create a heathland corridor between the Hazewater via the Ring hills and Treekermeer via Kelderbos and Treekerpunt with the Leusderheide.

Primary forest found
Researchers have a unique opportunity to see how the climate changed thousands of years ago in the Netherlands, thanks to the discovery of 12,900-year-old pines on the Den Treek-Henschoten Leusden estate. Read more on the website: https://www.historieleusden.nl/oerbos.html

Walking and cycling
Den Treek-Henschoten estate is open to nature lovers. On the information panels at the various parking places you will find mapped out walking routes, which are definitely worthwhile:

- 4.1 km walking route Akkersesteeg
- 4.5 km walking route De Troet
- walking route Ringheuvels of 4.8 km

For a nice bike ride, you can also visit Den Treek-Henschoten. Paved cycle paths have been constructed throughout the area.

Mountain biking, Treeker MTB trails
A Treeker MTB Trail has been created with two routes. The northern (blue) route across Den Treek is over 22 kilometres. The southern (red) route across Henschoten is over 15 kilometres. Both routes have plenty of challenges. Extensive attention has also been paid to signposting. Especially the intersections with other roads and bridleways have been carefully designed. Read more information here.

Treeker bridleways
There are some 62 kilometres of well-maintained bridle paths on the estate. The junctions on these bridle paths are numbered and can be found on the topographical bridle path map. This map can be downloaded from the website, where you will also find all other information.

Treeker Info Punt
The Treeker Info Punt, the estate's visitor centre, opened its doors in 2017. It offers extensive information in words and pictures about the management, nature and culture on the estate and about the primeval forest. The address of the Treeker Info Point is: Doornseweg 23 in Woudenberg. Current opening hours can be found on the website.